Curated Stories Apr. 27, 2010

The NHL team the Phoenix Coyotes is teaming up with mobile video-sharing platform Thwapr to bring fans mobile video updates from Coyotes home games for the remainder of the 2010 season. As we’ve discussed be…

Apple recently unveiled iPhone OS 4, which brought many much needed features to the platform, including a lot which our own Charles Jade thought would never make it through. Despite rectifying some long-standin…

Magazine and newspaper publishers hate it when websites undercut their prices online, but it looks like they have a different opinon when it comes to ad creation. Last week Conde Nast announced it would start c…

From the Toys section:
Amazon offers the Kodak PlaySport HD Waterproof Pocket Digital Camcorder in Black together with the A-DATA 8GB Class 6 Secure Digital High-Capacity SDHC Memory Card for $148.99. (Add each…

Other media outlets would do well to follow the example of This American Life, which has created a superb application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Nike CEO Mark Parker on the advice he got from Steve Jobs.

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Online journalists are freaking out that California police appear to have ignored California’s shield law when breaking into Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s house and seizing his computers in connection with the iP…

The iPad consensus is clear: Apple’s cool new tablet is a hit…

Today Google unveiled Earth View in Google Maps, a feature designed to bridge the gap between the popular map application and Google Earth.The new view — available to those that have installed Google Earth �…

A blogger named JeanPierre Chigne’s Twitter stream was hit with a DMCA complaint after he posted a link to a blog post he wrote about The National’s new album, which leaked last week. According to a post…

Like many of us, US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) was none too pleased about Facebook’s recent changes to how user data is shared with third-party companies (and made searchable online).
But the senator ann…

As announced in “Replay it: Google search across the Twitter archive”, Google is giving users the ability to find relevant tweets from February 2010 to the present thanks to Google Replay. In the upco…

Overall, the effect is small. But researchers find that common gene variants affect how much a person smokes, how hard it is to quit, and risk of lung cancer from smoking.

Gizmodo is arguing that California police stomped all over the reporters’ shield law, which protects them from revealing anonymous sources, when they stormed editor Jason Chen’s home and seized a bunch of his s…

Microsoft recently released a beta of Windows Intune , a Silverlight powered Web console for midsize businesses to manage their PCs. Windows Intune simplifies how businesses manage and secure PCs using Windows…

Devver, maker of developer coding tools and TechStars 2008 graduate, announced last Monday that it would be shutting down after being active for nearly two years. News of a startup closing up shop is never a fu…

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…

Paul Gillin penned an excellent article on the rise of social media in the B2B space for the latest edition of B-to-B Online. As the veteran tech journalist points out, marketers are now showing a h…

Many businesses are devoting a lot of time and energy to maintaining a social media strategy for promoting their business and engaging …

Maybe California law enforcement DID screw up in the iPhone probe.
TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid just talked to San Mateo Deputy DA Stephen Wagstaffe, who said that the DA is now re-evaluating the shield law defen…

LikeButton.me is the first in a number of new start pages powered by Facebook’s social recommendation widget. The service enables you to enter in any of your favorite sites and find out what your friends (an…

Last week, Facebook made some big announcements at the company’s F8 conference, including a few aggressive moves to extend the company’s presence to third party Web sites. The plan consisted largely to enable p…

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Social media is much more than a way to stay connected and to have fun: it’s a way to market yourself, your business, and your products and services. By establishing a presence on…

This week AdAge released their annual Agency Report. In it they once again ranked the top “digital agencies” in the US. This is a valuable report to many marketers (and to Forrester, as we often use i…

Yammer CEO David Sacks dropped by TechCrunch today to talk about corporate and sales milestones. The “Twitter for enterprise” startup, which won TechCrunch…

For a long time, technology has been touted as a force that can help us connect globally. But the urge to stay connected locally remains. And the same technological innovations that have facilitated global com…

From Laptop magazine:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Internet’s leading digital rights advocacy group, has also taken a public position on the search, telling us that California’s search warrant…

Check out this little news aggregator that’s aware of your social network.

The tale of the engineer who lost the next-generation iPhone that was leaked on the web has taken a dramatic turn, one that could determine not only whether criminal charges are filed, but whether bloggers sho…

Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Expert: Invalid Warrant Used in Raid on iPhone Reporter’s Home — Police raided the house of an editor for Gizmodo on Friday and seized computers and other equipment. The rai…

I am typing this on a US Airways flight from St. Louis to Phoenix, coming back from SocialFresh. I’ll probably fly 150 segments this year, which is a lot, but nowhere near Chris Brogan territory. Today, I’v…

My friends, I’m afraid our colleagues don’t respect us much anymore.

Sure, they give us fancy titles (Chief Marketing Officer, Worldwide Creative Director) but they don’t really seem to take our titles very se…

Now Is Gone seeks to help businesses embrace Social Media intelligently. Readers can learn if their organization is ready, how to begin, the predominant …

Beware the Mary Sue in You“Mary Sue” is a pejorative term coined in the world of fan fiction. It applies to a character who exists as a wish-fulfillment projection of the author and, consequently, draws the…

The US military in Afghanistan and Iraq spends so much time on making and watching PowerPoint presentations that it’s become a huge problem. The New York Times has a great story on the issue.
This is interestin…

You schedule time for large meetings, small meetings, conference calls, and phone appointments. If you are like many leaders, you often feel that your life consists of nothing BUT meetings. As a result, there i…

Since I spoke at Disney a few months back to the “social media moms” group ( Murray Newlands has a write-up), one thing has been on my mind more than anything else: people are hurting out there, economical…

Online content is volatile, out of control and sometimes harmful. We all know it and try hard to stay on the safe side and use common sense when posting our own writings on the Internet. Other…

What type of social media personality are you? Do you join in the fun? Or are you one of those that likes to sit on the sidelines and take it all in?
Which answer best fits you below? Leave a comment and take…

David Aurelio of the awesome Uxebu has been working on TouchScroll, a library that implements scrolling in a way that mimics the native scrolling of a device such as an iPhone, Android, or Pre.
Other libraries…

The assertion that journalists have a bright future might seem rather strange given the somewhat disparaging things I have tended to say in this blog about the institutions and processes of journalism (many o…

PC Magazine – You might think of the iPad as an entertainment device, but this tablet has some real potential as a business tool.

Is Foursquare the next consumer internet startup that’s on the verge of
making a big mainstream splash? A growing number of print publishers
seem to hope it is and are in turn aligning themselves with the young…

There aren’t just a few options open to you, there are thousands (or more).You can spend your marketing money in more ways than ever, live in more places while still working electronically, contact different pe…

The US Army reports that misuse of Powerpoint (in other words, using Powerpoint the way most people use it, the way it was designed to be used) is a huge issue.I first wrote a popular short free ebook about thi…

I’ve spoken before about the social media “bubble”. You know, this warm and cozy place where all us Twitter-loving, high tech super early adopting thirty and forty somethings spend a good chunk of our liv…

The world’s largest advertiser — Procter Gamble — is quickly becoming a leader in social media too.
In her BlogWell Cincinnati case study presentation, Procter Gamble Global External Re…

There are basic concepts for writing on the web that are so fundamental that it is incredible they’re so often overlooked and forgotten.
No matter how wonderful your prose, no matter how stimulating or per…

My site was recently hacked but I’m back! Hope you guys had enough time to digest the social CRM evolution process that was stuck as my most recent post for the past week.
I recently presented on Social CRM…

It was a pretty funny movie, if youre looking for something different to watch. And change can be illuminating, like literally walking in someone elses shoes. Change is your friend.

Its inevitable, for one….

I wrote recently about Pepsi and Waste Management’s big thrust into kiosk recycling with points awarded to those who deposit their trash. My post was on the strength of the media relations re…

For quite awhile, I was using images in my posts frequently. Almost daily. Enough that stock photography company Shutterstock took notice and we worked together to create a blog outreach program. Images…

Security software firm BitDefender posted a warning about a new malware attack targeting Windows iTunes and iPad users.The attack uses e-mail and a bit of social engineering to try to get unsuspecting users to…

In the past I’ve spoken about why I turned off blog comments, but it was mostly from a time/labor perspective. Now I have another reason, one that affects everyone from an SEO Perspective. In some cases. lea…

Perhaps I’m an atypical Twitter user, but I tend to follow only those people I’m interested in hearing from. Right now, I’m following 55 users, and with a network that small, things can get pretty dull so…

By now, you probably have heard about the Apple iPhone G4 prototype, the German beer Garden, the embarrassed Apple tech employee, the unanswered calls by the phone finder, who eventually sold the phone to Gizmo…

I want to talk about your marketing mind, and why it’s important.
I just saw a really decent ad placement for Field Notes, a little writing pad that looks like everyone’s favorite Moleskine products. It was…

There are many tools to analyze and rank Twitter users, but a new one takes a trick from Google’s book. Trst.me uses an algorithm similar to Google’s PageRank to give any Twitter user a score from one to 10…

I have written before about my concern for Facebook’s lack of respect for it’s users privacy and preferences. It seems to think that the 400 people who use Facebook are raw materials, whose personal information…

A number of bloggers are today reporting a noticeable change to Facebook’s website when viewed from the built-in Safari web browser on the Apple iPad: videos now work. Previously, videos appearing in a user’s N…

Social Media Doesn’t Connect People Do

Welcome to the social web where everyone and everything is connected. Just build a profile and you are too! Right?
Well, maybe technologically, but it takes more…

Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. It doesn’t matter very much.

One thing we learned early on talking to Basecamp customers: Many of them didn’t even know that the ap…

A guest post by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl.
As a design craft blogger, I often struggle with putting tips from site’s like Problogger into practice. But I diligently mull them over and translate them to fi…

A good friend of mine recently got his WordPress blog hacked. It was quite a malicious attack that could have an impact on his search ranking and, of course, his momentum in traffic. It’s one of the…

Social media’s effect on a brand and corporate reputation can be instantaneous and far-reaching. Thus, companies are discovering the need to monitor and measure this growing space. The long term i…

These days, a lot of online product launches are like zombie attacks.
One day, everything is fine. The next day, there’s a legion of crazy people banging on your virtual doors and windows, wanting to feed on…

Image by Jill Clardy via Flickr

In online communities it is the content that matters most. People talk to and with each other not because they know each other or are already connected. Rath…

In ye olden days before the Web, retail was straightforward. If your company sold stuff, your stores stocked that stuff on shelves, trying to make as many items available as possible, getting the most out of th…

I saw this tweet today by @eric_andersen: “Great point! “Foursquare can paint a very vivid picture of your life”–and had to laugh because I can’t help but think this exact thing every time I use Fo…

At the heart of every healthcare expenditure is a consumer. This consumer determines whether and where to seek diagnosis, undergo tests, and follow up on the advice and treatment suggestions of medical professi…

This is something of a postscript to yesterday’s piece, New Jersey court says blogger is not a journalist … something I remembered reading and finally re-discovered online that adds a bit to the discussion….

How important can one printer be? This one served as the first network printer, helped launch the desktop publishing revolution, and more. Come revisit with us why Apple’s LaserWriter mattered.

Why is Foursquare cofounder Naveen Selvadurai meeting with Microsoft? (Or at least saying he is.)
He just tweeted, “wore an apple shirt to a microsoft meeting. oops.”
Is Redmond trying to outbid Yahoo and VCs…

Webster’s Dictionary defines communication as “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” Unfortunately, in the context of affiliate…

Eastman Kodak, eager to sustain some recent momentum, is seeking to redefine the phrase for a new generation of picture-takers
New York Times, April 27, 2010 — A campaign that is scheduled to begin on Mond…

Last week’s post — Open Letter to Millennials — lit up like a rocket. Thank you all for the re-tweets and the truly thoughtful (if not always nice) comments.
One of the points that seemed to polarize M…

by Charlene Li
I conducted the first of four Webinars on the ideas around “Open Leadership” and am making available the slides as well as a video recording. This Webinar laid out the reasons why open leader…

Danny Sullivan: “finally, confirmation apple did report the iphone gizmodo got as stolen prompted the warrant http://bit.ly/cIuDuN”Join the conversation about this story »

I happen to live just a few blocks away from Common Good Books, a book store owned by Garrison Keillor (of A Prairie Home Companion fame). One of the things I love about it, and that makes it so very special, i…

Today during a press conference, Senator Charles Schumer of New York and a number of other Democratic Senators announced that they would like Facebook to make their new “Instant Personalization” service “…

Sometimes it can be like pulling teeth to try and get others in your organization to contribute to your content development strategy. Of course the excuse is inevitable “I have no time” or “I am still wo…

I shared once a tip on how to track (and compare) competitors’ rankings with SEJ Tools. Today I am looking further at the feature that allows to watch your competitors grow to timely learn what they are doing…

Will digital books will ever match printed ones for sheer reading pleasure? What about comic books and graphic novels? I think it depends on what device you are reading them. One of the most visually stunnin…

I recently spoke at both Search Marketing Expo Toronto and Pubcon South in Dallas. Now, neither was my first time speaking in front of people. I’m a three-time bridesmaid, you know, so I’m getting pretty us…

**This series is supported by the Social Influence System and WE twendz™ pro, presented by Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. To learn more visit Waggeneredstrom.com/nozombies.When it comes to Twitter and brands, c…

There’s still time to join DHL-Africa, Special Olympics, Alive Kicking, Africa Ten and GameChangers as sponsors of The Ball’s epic journey to the 2010 FIFA World Cup! Follow the journey at http://the…

How familiar are statements like these?
“Gee I really wish such-and-such would just engage.” “Be engaged in order to be successful in social media.” “Social media is different than marketing because i…

Publishers are constantly focused on producing original content. And the motivation goes beyond simply drawing in more viewers. According to a new study from the Online Publishers Association, ads perform bette…

Paul Ohm / Freedom to Tinker:
The Gizmodo Warrant: Searching Journalists in the Terabyte Age — Last Friday night, police officers in California used a warrant to search the home of Jason Chen, the Gizmod…

Paths to the new journalism
View more presentations from JD Lasica.

The future of journalism will be more social entrepreneurial
With the business models of traditional news media in free fal…

Social… media. Media either exists or it doesn’t. Making media social is the trick, isn’t it? We’re on the verge of burning people out on the phrase, but I can’t seem to come up with any great alter…..

39 percent of respondents’ organizations ban social media use ? 46 percent of respondents were unsure if their employees comply with social media policy …

Jimmy Choo, a world-renowned footwear brand, is organizing a real-time treasure hunt around London via Foursquare.One pair of Jimmy Choo trainers will check in at various locations and those who follow the cam…

I think it’s time to write this piece, after many many years of doing this.
People debate my “review” of netbooks as compared to Apple’s iPad. Who is the iPad for? I should know it’s not for me (even though App…

The Huffington Post could pass NYTimes.com in traffic this year.Join the conversation about this story »

Have you ever found yourself ignoring the directions of your car’s GPS in order to get somewhere faster or more efficiently than it can calculate? Me too. Chances are when leaving point A, you plugged in the ad…

Hugh Hefner has saved the iconic Hollywood sign.
The Playboy magazine founder donated $900,000 in a last minute bid to stop the famous landmark, which spells out the name of the moviemaking district in Califor…

Playing in the school yard when you were five or six quite often involved comparing how many friends you had which was helpful in calculating how much influence you had and how important you were in the schooly…

Social media marketing is one of the best methods any ecommerce entrepreneur can use to build a brand and promote an online business, and most marketers …

As marketing professionals, business owners, and salespeople, our livelihood depends in large part on our ability to communicate. And as we prepare for our next marcom project, marketing campaign, sales presen…

As marketing professionals, business owners, and salespeople, our livelihood depends in large part on our ability to communicate. And as we prepare for our next marcom project, marketing campaign, sales present…

From Fast Company: Last year, our list of the Most Influential Women in Technology raised plenty of eyebrows, ire, and fist pumps of joy — depending on the reader. And we’ve no doubt this list will follow s…