- Trash-talking your high school teacher on Facebook is constitutionally protected speech
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Boing BoingA federal magistrate today ruled that a former Florida high school student suspended after creating a Facebook page to diss her teacher should receive constitutional protection under the First Amendment. The n…
- Learn to Ask Better Questions
Published: February 16, 2010Source: The ConversationEvery leader I know has at least one need in common: a need to connect honestly with others. One way to help foster improved connections is by asking good questions. Leaders who excel at asking good questions h…
- Viewing the Mouse Tracks You Leave Behind
Published: February 16, 2010Source: NYT > TechnologyAnatoly Zenkov, a Russian programmer and designer, developed a mouse tracking application as an experiment. The software gives users a striking picture of their wanderings on the computer screen.
- 10 Cloud Computing Trends That Are Rapidly Catching On
Published: February 16, 2010Source: eWeek – RSS FeedsCast Iron Systems is one of the many IT companies you don’t hear much about, yet it is playing an instrumental role in new-generation, Web-based business. Its software makes things move fast through the Web. Yo…
- Informal information management and knowledge management are not the same
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Library clipsIt’s absolutely paramount that KM sheds its skin of codifying and storing in a database…this is just information management. Sure some people may share some informal documents about experience and insight (…
- The Secret
Published: February 16, 2010Source: MetaFilterLucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophes…
- Facebook Fan Page Updates Get a New Home
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Alison DriscollAs you may have noticed, Facebook has gone through a lot of changes recently. Privacy settings, the public news stream and Groups have all gotten an overhaul. Some changes were more policy-based, others design…
- How I Became the Robert Scoble of Buzz
Published: February 16, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebI had some free time this weekend, so instead of going to party, I decided to look into Google Buzz. It’s not every day that a major social site is launched. I wanted to find a way to find my friends quickly, a…
- iPhone and iPod touch: Unknown error containing ’0xE’ when connecting
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Apple – Support – Most RecentWhen attempting to connect iPhone or iPod touch, you may see one or more of the following error messages:
iTunes could not connect to this iPhone because an unknown error occurred (0xE8000065)
iTunes c… - Ridiculous Arguments: Net Neutrality Would Mean No iPhones
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechdirtI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m very much against enforcing net neutrality through legislation (too many unintended consequences) but I’m stunned at the ridiculous and totally bogus reasons give…
- The Tablet Magazine
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Hoefler & Frere-JonesTypeface: Vitesse
Wired gets it. Today they’re going public with the prototype they shared with us a few weeks ago, and if you’re like me, your reaction will be an instantaneous “neat!” followed immedi…
- Booklets Promote Small Business
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Booklet Tips From PauletteBooklets promote small business and big business alike, whether it’s a printed booklet or an ebooklet. The big difference is how far a reach you get. Many people like to start by selling a single copy directly…
- Outbound Marketing Meets Inbound Marketing
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Inbound Marketing StrategiesWhen can an avid inbound marketer like me get behind an outbound marketing company? When it involves creative innovation that allows marketers to cost effectively reach their target market AND create an inbou…
- Losing Out on Turning Customers into Fans – A Cleveland Browns Story
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Junta42 Content Marketing blogMy soon to be seven year old son would like to go on a tour of the Cleveland Browns stadium for his birthday. This is a great idea for a number of reasons. First, we don’t have to clean the house….
- Report Claims Malicious PDF Files Comprised 80 Percent of All Exploits for 2009
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Daring FireballAt least it wasn’t Flash.
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- Create Your Own Luck by Changing Your Perspective [Self Improvement]
Published: February 16, 2010Source: LifehackerThink you have no control over how lucky you are in life? Psychologist Richard Wiseman says think again. Turns out you can learn to be a luckier person just by changing how you look at the world around you.Phot…
- Facebook Profile Watcher: The New Application Trend
Published: February 16, 2010Source: All FacebookWant to instantly get millions of users to your Facebook application? All you need to do is tell them that the application they are installing will tell them who recently viewed their profile. That’s exactl…
- Great post that takes a psychological look at conformity – Great insights on human behavior &…
Published: February 16, 2010Great post that takes a psychological look at conformity – Great insights on human behavior groups – http://bit.ly/cahlDd (via @PsyBlog)
- Social media for small businesses 2: Making the most of Twitter
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Social Media SchoolImage by clownbastard via Flickr
Twitter is a great way to reach and engage people online. Many people think that Twitter is a number’s game. That the more people you follow, and the more people that… - Professional sports are ahead of the game in social media
Published: February 16, 2010Source: SmartBlog On Social MediaIt comes as no surprise that sports are at the forefront of industry adoption of social media. Everyone has a local allegiance, and fans tend to be outspoken in their opinions. They have an emotional craving to…
- A Look At Twitter Demographics
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Social Media OptimizationI came across this interesting chart from Michael Brito this morning that shows the demographic breakdown of Twitter users by age.
Interestingly the fastest growing segment on Twitter (other than bots) is amon…
- Privacy vs. Social Networking: The Battle Begins
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaMany pundits, including me, have been cranking out articles, blog posts and comments regarding the carefully studied entry into the social media milieu by …
- The 10 Worst Winter Olympics PR Disasters Of All Time
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderThe history of the Winter Olympics is riddled with Public Relations crises, from bribe-happy city officials, to corrupt judges, to teammates physically assaulting one another to get ahead.
Maybe it’s all the s… - Ad.ly Launches Self Serve Platform For Advertisers To Push Sponsored Tweets
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechCrunchThe idea of ad-sponsored Tweets has been the subject of some controversy. Some say advertisements within a Twitter user’s stream could distort the user’s authority. The idea that a Twitter users (and adver…
- Kettlebell Workouts Burn Calories Fast
Published: February 16, 2010Extract not available.
- Ebook checklist from EFF
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Boing BoingHugh from the Electronic Frontier Foundation sez, “EFF has released a white paper to help readers of digital books answer questions about privacy, book licenses, DRM and other issues.”
1. Does it (your e-boo…
- 7 Things to Consider for Social Media in the Enterprise
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Mashable!Lon S. Cohen is a freelance writer and is @obilon on Twitter. He’s also the Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY. This post was co-authored by Steve Cohen, who is the Founder of Baywood Consulting Group…
- When Transparency is Not Needed in Social Media
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Social Media TodayRecently an industry guru who is compiling a study/book on transparency emailed me and asked “What are the practices that you think an agency should follow when it comes to transparency in writing c…
- Will Your Brand Survive the Culture Shock and Thrive on the Social Web?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Liz Strauss at Successful BlogNew Tribes, New Rules
It seems like every day now I meet someone who is trying to make sense of the social web. Most folks seem to understand that something important is happening, but just can’t conne…
- The Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration
Published: February 16, 2010Source: EpicenterLast week Jeremy Clark from Adobe and I unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader at TED. Above, you’ll see a video, narrated by Jeremy and Wired Creative Director Scott Dadich, who led our tablet te…
- How many Americans are going online for health information?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: KevinMD.comOriginally published in MedPage Today
by Cole Petrochko, MedPage Today Staff Writer
Just over half of U.S. adults under 65 used the Internet to look up health information over the course of a year, according to… - 3 Reasons PR & Communications Pros Need to Know SEO
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Online Marketing BlogThe PR industry is in a state of flux with increasing importance on getting into the content and social web business. Consumers are spending more time with digital and social media. Advertising dollars are foll…
- Getting Intimate On Twitter?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Jeffbullas's BlogI have enjoyed and toyed with Twitter since I first signed up in December 2008, not expecting the journey to be so transformational.
For the first few months I sent the occasional tweet and connected with a few… - Use Social Media to Treat Customers as Partners
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaThe growth rate of adults using social media has quadrupled in recent years, and is now at dizzying new heights. Twitter alone reported almost 24 million …
- 72% of 28 to 40-year-olds use social media
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaSocial commentator Damian Barr said: “The Re-Run report shows we devote endless time, money and energy extending our youth with social media like Facebook, …
- What’s Better – Customer Feedback or Vendor Success Stories?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Stories That Sell » BlogAs buyers, we need help making decisions. There are just too many options.
My last post revealed my own decision anxiety, multiplied when there are no customer reviews or success stories for me to rely on.
Fro… - Tax audits: Uncle Sam wants you!
Published: February 16, 2010Worried about a tax audit? Maybe you should be. More Americans than ever may be subject to unwanted attention from the Internal Revenue Service this season as the government pumps billions of dollars into tax c…
- Social Media Adoption by U.S. Small Businesses Doubles Since 2009
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- Can You Get Paid to Tweet? (Part 2)
Published: February 16, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebYou can get paid to tweet. Average, non-celebrity users are making some decent pocket change using Twitter ad services like Twittad, Magpie, Sponsored Tweets, and Ad.ly. And while reports of $10,000 tweets abou…
- Inside Tips to Take Charge of Your Publicity
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebWorkerDailyIn recent months, I’ve come to realize that a lot of business owners, myself included sometimes, do not proactively promote their businesses. They wait to be discovered. As I mentioned in a previous post, ma…
- How to get a Great Tech Job
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Technosailor.comThis post is a guest post from Sandy Smith, a hiring manager and PHP developer at Forum One Communications in Alexandria, VA. It was originally an email to a mailing list in response to a job ad posted by a rec…
- Engineering Viral Success
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Search Engine JournalGoing viral doesn’t just happen! And if it does, it’s the exception to the rule. Almost always, viral content explodes because of careful maneuvering by content creators or community influencers… t…
- Attention as a Currency and Noise
Published: February 16, 2010Source: chrisbrogan.comI’m not sold on Google Buzz. It’s very noisy. Heck, if you’re following me there, you’re probably wondering what it’s about. It reminds me of Friendfeed, with the conversations looping under every p…
- Find a Mailbox, Post Office, or UPS Location With MailboxMap
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebWorkerDailyI do a lot of my correspondence electronically, but sometimes I still need to mail a letter. I know where the blue US Postal Service mailboxes are in my neighborhood, but it’s getting harder to find pickup lo…
- ConvertCenter Turns Pretty Much Any Measurement into Any Other Measurement [Conversions]
Published: February 16, 2010Source: LifehackerFor simple, on-the-fly kitchen conversions, type something like “4 tablespoons into ounces” into Google, Bing, or most any search engine. For weird units and precise measures, consider ConvertCenter, a dedicate…
- Do You Have a Twitter Contingency Plan
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TwiTipDo you spend hours of time on Twitter?
Let me rephrase that.
Does Twitter mean something to your business?
If so, what would happen if Twitter went down? If you lost all of your followers? What would happen i… - Public Knowledge Pushes Five Point Plan For Copyright Reform
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechdirtThe folks over at Public Knowledge have officially unveiled their plan for copyright reform, focusing on five key areas:
strengthen fair use, including reforming outrageously high statutory damages, which det…
- #SMCEDU Chat: Are Students on Their Own to Learn Media Literacy?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Social Media ClubSocial Media Club Education Connection (aka #SMCEDU) is a national initiative whose goal is to unite educators, students, and professionals to further the development of social media curriculum in our schools,…
- What’s in your Brand Bank Account?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Web Ink NowWhen I spoke at the Marketing Pioneers event in Amsterdam, one presentation got me thinking.
Huib Van Bockel, marketing director for Red Bull in the Netherlands and who also coaches other Red Bull marketers…
- Facebook Launches Zero, A Text-Only Mobile Site For Carriers
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechCrunchAt the Mobile World Congress 2010, Facebook’s Chamath Palihapitiya just finished a 20-minute keynote, outlining the social networking juggernaut’s mobile strategy. We’ll have a video of the full presenta…
- Can You Get Paid to Tweet? (Part 1)
Published: February 16, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebHere’s a little secret about Twitter that you may not know: some people are getting paid to tweet. We don’t mean it’s their job to Twitter as the PR front-end for some large corporation, either. They’re actuall…
- Music Journalist Finds Clever Use for Faceboook Comments
Published: February 16, 2010Source: SuzemuseMy friend, Roch Parisien has been doing this a long time.
By this, I mean writing and talking about music. He’s one of the top music journalists in Canada, and in the 20 or so years I’ve known and worked w… - How are you preparing for social search?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: SmartBlog On Social MediaWe’ve written extensively on this blog about the inclusion of social-media content in search engine results — we even produced a special report for our free SmartBrief on Social Media daily newsletter that…
- Gillette, Razor Blades, and Creative Destruction
Published: February 16, 2010Source: The ConversationGillette is perhaps one of the most innovative companies in the world, constantly reinventing its own model, often upending past products in favor of the new in a fit of what most people call creative destructi…
- Roger Ebert Is ‘Dying In Increments,’ But Blogging The Best Work Of His Life
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderRoger Ebert, the 67-year-old movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, has not been able to speak in almost four years. He had several surgeries after doctors found cancer in his jaw and now uses sign language an…
- 10 Pathways to Inspired Writing
Published: February 16, 2010Source: CopybloggerAs writers, inspiration is one of the most important of the criteria for success. Without it, well, our writing ends up pretty lame.
A huge percentage of blogs see their demise before the six month milestone…. - What Consumers Will Pay for Online [STATS]
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Mashable!Movies, music, and games top a new list from Nielsen of the content types that consumers are most willing to pay for online. The data, which comes from a survey of 27,000 consumers across 52 countries, also i…
- Collaboratory blog post offers valuable ‘Lego-principles’ applied to social media -…
Published: February 16, 2010Collaboratory blog post offers valuable ‘Lego-principles’ applied to social media – http://bit.ly/72FMm (by @willsh via @BBHLabs)
- Why Washington Can’t Create Real Jobs
Published: February 16, 2010Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home PageRick Newman submits:The history of recessions offers some unwelcome news for all those in Washington who think they have the power to boost hiring. Jobs used to return quickly after recessions. After the downtu…
- Which Social Network Is Right For You? [Lifehacker Explains]
Published: February 16, 2010Source: LifehackerBetween Twitter, Facebook, and Googles new social networking tool, Buzz, its hard to turn a corner without running into another social network. But how do you know which networking tool fits you best? Were here…
- Square’s On-the-Go iPhone Credit Card Scanner Will Cost $1
Published: February 16, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebThe blog iPhone Alley reported Monday night that Square, the forthcoming mobile credit transaction service co-founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, will launch early this summer for the low price of $1. By plugging…
- Google Chrome Extension lets you create new reminders in Backpack
Published: February 16, 2010Source: 37signals Product BlogChromeReminders is a Google Chrome Extension that lets you create new reminders in your Backpack account.
I use Backpack (37signals) reminders all the time to push out tasks and todos into the future. This Chr…
- Stand By for the Same Old Strategy Mistakes
Published: February 16, 2010Source: The ConversationCertain acquaintances advising large companies report signs of revival among their clientele. Apparently having concluded that the worst is over, corporate types are lifting their heads above the parapet and be…
- Publishers Brewing A Battle Against Apple iPad’s Pricing, User Data Control (AAPL)
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderMajor media publishers are grappling with Apple’s control over the iPad store–and they aren’t too happy about it.
Some magazine and newspaper publishers are in early talks with Apple about creating iPad applic… - First Peek at Path.io: Stealth Startup From Facebook’s Dave Morin … (Marshall Kirkpatrick/ReadWriteWeb)
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechmemeMarshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
First Peek at Path.io: Stealth Startup From Facebooks Dave Morin Sean Fanning of Napster — Three weeks ago Facebook Platform Manager Dave Morin announced he was lea… - More Social Services Feed An Open Web Content Strategy
Published: February 16, 2010Source: The Future BuzzUnless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you noticed Google released their new social product buzz. Predictably, it was met with both positive and negative reactions from the industry.
I watched (mostly in… - Medical Apology Policies: A First Step In Medical Malpractice Reform?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Better HealthAn often overlooked tool in health care providers’ struggle with the malpractice crisis is the medical apology. Two thirds of the states provide some form of protection for the medical apology (i.e., a simp…
- Yoono brings order to the chaos of social media
Published: February 16, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaIn a post last week that hammered off some random thoughts about Google Buzz, I noted that with all of the social media noise out sprouting up, …
- Social Media and Email – More Alike than Different
Published: February 15, 2010From a business objectives standpoint, isn’t uni-directional social media more similar to email than it is different?
Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. A way for cons…
- Seven crucial tips to help you keep up with technology
Published: February 15, 2010Source: {grow}In my recent post on the time-sucking dragon known as the social web, Jody Pirello offered some comments on how she keeps up with the latest trends. I think this is a critical career skill these days and I…
- The Age of the Complicator, Part 3
Published: February 15, 2010Source: The Ad Contrarian
- For some, social networking has become too much of a good thing
Published: February 15, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaPeople tuning out temporarily eventually could spell trouble for networking sites such as Facebook, says Danah Boyd, social media scholar at Microsoft …
- The Twitter @ConversationAge Effect
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Conversation Agent[click on image to enlarge - total is 97,476 clicks]Readers of this blog and many of you who follow what I share on Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook know that I well written and helpful content gets my atten…
- Do you sell “things” or experiences?
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Direct Creative BlogYou’ve probably heard the expression, “People don’t want drills. They want holes.”
This is a reminder that benefits outweigh features. While this is good advice for creating more effective advertising a… - Social Media Optimization: SMO is the New SEO – Part 1
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Brian SolisOriginally published in the Shutterstock newsletter as a two-part series…Part I)
As a brand, publisher, designer, photographer, artist, or filmmaker, the social web is your new distribution channel as well a… - Using Facebook Farmville to Cultivate Business Relationships…What I Learned From My Wife Amie
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Paul ChaneyMy wife, Amie, spends a fair amount of time on Facebook. Part of it is related to keeping up with activities of friends and family. The other part has a distinctly business focus…sort of anyway. Allow me…
- Get Ready for Apple to Murder the Status Quo One More Time
Published: February 16, 2010Source: MacNewsWorldAs near as I can tell, Apple is the ultimate tech industry disrupter. In recent memory, Apple’s iPhone put applications in the hands of millions of consumers, wrenched a good measure of control out of the c…
- It’s Hip to Be Contrarian
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Altitude BrandingTell me how many times you’ve seen one of these statements:
Social media needs less talk and more action.
We need better case studies.
Businesses (or People) need to be more human.
We need less pundits and m… - How to Land an Event Panel Spot or Speaker’s Invite
Published: February 15, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebOne of the best ways to become an industry influencer is to get involved in industry events. They’re a great way to surround yourself with respected colleagues and they offer your the opportunity to network wit…
- Connecting With Fans And Giving Them A Reason To Buy Requires A Lot Of Experimenting
Published: February 15, 2010Source: TechdirtWith my big post explaining the whole CwF+RtB concept in a lot more detail, complete with examples of many artists, small to big, who are using it, we’ve been hearing about more and more artists. It’s really g…
- 4 ways to use analytics to super-charge your online marketing efforts: http://bit.ly/cBElEN (via…
Published: February 15, 20104 ways to use analytics to super-charge your online marketing efforts: http://bit.ly/cBElEN (via @hubspot)
- A set of guidelines & examples anyone sending an email newsletter should read:…
Published: February 15, 2010A set of guidelines examples anyone sending an email newsletter should read: http://bit.ly/9dSzP1 (via @smashingmag)
- 3 Steps to Customer Intuition
Published: February 15, 2010Source: Phoenix RisingWanna be a market leader? Apply your intuition. You know what I mean, that feeling that tells us a product idea has legs, a story is going to sell, a customer segment is going to love our new idea. You just…
- The Five Elements of Viral Calls to Action
Published: February 15, 2010Source: Dan ZarrellaMost marketers know that to get someone to do what you want, you have to ask them to do it, you have to have a call-to-action (CTA) that persuades them to buy your product. With social media marketing, the acti…
- CloudShare Launches Lightweight Version Of Cloud-Based Demo Center
Published: February 15, 2010Source: TechCrunchWe recently wrote about CloudShare, a recently launched service that allows companies to demo software in the cloud. Organizations can instantly deploy multiple, independent copies of their existing demos or t…
- Twitter demographics poses more opportunities for brand engagement
Published: February 15, 2010Source: Social Media TodayHat tip to my colleague at Edelman Digital, TJ Kelly for sending this to me last week.
As you can see from the chart above, more than 30% of Twitter’s visitors were under 25 up from about 20% o…
- Does Social Media Really Mean Big Opportunities for Women?
Published: February 15, 2010Source: Social Media TodayPlaying a quick game of catch-up on Facebook, I nearly scrolled right past Mashable’s post–but the words “social media” and “women” caught my eye. Why Social Media Means Big Opportunities for Women. …
- How to use clichés
Published: February 16, 2010Source: Seth's BlogI love this definition from Wikipedia:In printing, a cliché was a printing plate cast from movable
type. This is also called a stereotype. When letters were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase… - Three Nearly Guaranteed Moneymaking Twitter Words
Published: February 16, 2010Ever notice the giant pile of social media “experts” who don’t have two nickels to rub together? Ever wonder why?
They spend a hell of a lot more time talking than listening.
They labor under the mistaken… - Annoyed With Buzz In Your Gmail? Add Facebook Too!
Published: February 16, 2010Source: TechCrunchLike me, you’re probably going a little insane with all the Google Buzz noise in your Gmail inbox. Never fear, we’ve got a solution: Add a lot more noise to your inbox by adding your Facebook News Feed, to…
- The Chief Marketing Officer – A New Boardroom Role
Published: February 14, 2010Source: BackPocket from ProphetBrand Strategy Insider, February 15, 2010 — The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has become one of the more commonly talked about corporate designations in recent years. Given the tremendous marketing potent…



















