Curated Stories Apr. 1, 2010

The internet has made it virtually impossible to take full control of your reputation today. But a new start-up is taking that premise a little further. Welcome Unvarnished, which purports to crowdsource repu…

Think the distinction between Facebook profiles, Pages, and Groups is confusing? Add a new wrinkle to the mix: the Facebook Community Page.The new feature looks a whole lot like the Facebook Pages businesses…

The Fed bailed out Bear Stearns without authorization from Congress or informing the public.

Jobs conjures iHTML
Apple will drop support for HTML in the upcoming version of its iPhone OS, slated for release this summer.…

One problem that I see a lot of bloggers falling into the trap of doing is simply writing what everyone else is writing about on their blog – and doing it in the same way everyone else is. The term ‘echo c…

Todd Hoskins Reviews Tools for Small Business

Todd Hoskins chooses and uses tools and products that could belong in a small business toolkit. He’ll be checking out how useful they are to folks who woul…

Let’s face it, the more people you follow, the more challenging it gets to notice all important updates on Twitter.
To me, following fewer people is not an option because I think this is anti-social. I follo…

Is it that hard to be kind to one another? It’s an important question to ask. Not just in life, but in business as well.

Is the simple act of having a culture of kindness going to affect the bottom line in a n…

The App Star Awards is a contest that highlights brilliant and innovative upcoming applications for the iPhone (and now the iPad, too). Created by AppsFire, the service for sharing iPhone applications, the even…

Author: John Sheldon, Director of Brand Dialogue, BBH New York
There’s nothing like working on a completely new platform to get everyone energized and excited.
Everyone here at BBH have been super excited abo…

“I don’t think of my life as a career. I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That’s not a career — it’s a life!”

Steve Jobs in a conversation with actor/writer Stephen Fry.

Nestle’ SA is suffering a groundswell of negative social media commentary that began March 17 when Greenpeace International released a report about Nestle’s purchase and use of palm oil. Gr…

The following series is pulled from a presentation I gave to a group of beauty bloggers hosted by L’Oreal in New York. Most of the presentation is geared toward how to make a blog more search engine and user-…

This year for April Fools Day, I was thinking of running another gag like I did last year – perhaps announcing that Zappos decided to buy Amazon or or something along those lines, but instead I thought I would…

Like many progressive marketers, you believe that social media has the potential to propel your business to the next level. You discuss its merits with your friends and your co-workers — but…

The one thing President Obama got wrong in his remarks at the close of yesterday’s buzz-filled White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility was when he started by saying that he would not be as good as his wife,…

So, youre hiring. Take a deep breath, pat yourself on the back for expanding in this tough economy, and get to work on a job description. Its the single step that begins the process – and makes it simpler, fr…

When does a start-up become a real business? Different people answer that question in different ways. One definition—and a good one—is that a company has reached some level of maturity when its founder no l…

Why email is still so important – http://bit.ly/cYhPOP (via @rohitbhargava)

It is likely that the computer you’re using to read this is actually not very well suited to the task. The personal computer and graphical user interface (GUI), with keyboard and mouse for input, and a separate…

This is a classic bit from From Kevin Kelly’s New Rules for the New Economy:
The prestandard phase is the most exciting. This period is marked by tremendous innovation, high hopes, and grand ambition. “Aha!…

I’m happy to announce that I’m releasing more audios (MP3) for Selling Usability. I’m giving you Chapter 11 through Chapter 15.
Selling Usability Chapter 11 (MP3 audio, 10.3MB)
Selling Usability Chapter 1…

It’s been said that Twitter is replacing RSS which is somewhat true if all of the sites you follow are on Twitter and you see their Tweets about new content. However, that’s not the case for all sites so I�…

Cross posted from the FM Blog:
…For today’s Signal topic, I’d like to talk about marketing as a portal to understanding your business.
Now, before you roll your eyes and click away, stick with me for a mi…

(Originally posted at www.edelmandigital.com)The future of newspapers may well be in Colorado, once home to the late “gonzo journalism”
provocateur Hunter S. Thomson and today home to no less that 12 free
d…

The latest Pew Research Center Internet American Life Project report is out: The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future surveys 895 tech experts on the way that technology will change institution…

Before you make any more decisions you need to answer that question.A rational decision is based on testing and data and an understanding of the mechanics underneath the system you’re working on. The more you k…

Love it when the AP picks up a story we’ve been talking about here for months.How is it that anyone (especially in this economy) can stand in line to plunk down $499-$900 on a brand new iPad when they’ve never…

…including Post-It notes.

Well, I’ve written two recent posts on why people DON’T comment on blogs — one about re-defining engagement, and one with feedback on why people just don’t like to participate.
So today I thought I wou…

Despite the growing divide between social media and other forms of marketing, several of the top marketing firms are still finding uses for direct marketing …

With the dawn of social media, the activity that brings social graphs and networks to life is quickly changing how we discover, learn and share and it is …

Online reputation management is an increasingly important subject for
businesses. And for good reason: consumers are on the internet, and
they’re talking about the businesses they interact with. From reviews
po…

This is the best ad I’ve seen in months.The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport:Bravo. Talk about an ad that’s chock full of truth and authenticity….

Recent reports point again and again to Facebook’s emphasis on the word “like.” What does this have to do with Twitter’s new focus on the word “anywhere?”

The core idea behind HTML5, the latest proposed version of the Web’s foundation markup language, is to make all resources, not just text and links, widely and uniformly usable across all platforms. Well, that w…

Apple’s new touch-screen device has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, says Walt Mossberg. It could challenge the primacy of the laptop and eventually propel the multitouch user interface ah…

Jacob Gube is the Founder/Chief Editor of Six Revisions, a popular web development and design site and the Deputy Editor of Design Instruct, a web magazine for designers. He has over seven years of experien…

Yesterday we asked readers about their run-ins with Steve Jobs, and they delivered. The Apple CEO is quietly ubiquitous, seen from Palo Alton to SoHo, from Whole Foods to Gotham catwalks, a shaggy-dressing…

Chatroulette might not be for everyone, but the randomly generated video chat site’s runaway success is a developer’s dream. Created by a 17-year old in three days, the site’s user base has doubled every day si…