- Some workers paid to tweet
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaMost of us started using social networking to stay in touch with friends. But in the past year or two, social media has morphed into a powerful tool at work …
- 10 Essential Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Mashable!This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.As a web developer, you’re probably among the earliest adopters of new browser techn…
- Consumers Seek Brand Meaning, Will Still Buy on Impulse
Published: February 23, 2010Source: BackPocket from ProphetIn 2010, U.S. consumers will increasingly seek out meaningful, “real” brands, according to Robert Passikoff, founder and president of Brand Keys
Media Buyer Planner, February 24, 2010 — In terms of ret… - Content: The Foundation of a Social Media Campaign
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaIn my last article I showed you some examples of how you can put social media to good use. Although it’s ultimately up to you to find out what works best, …
- 8 Significant Developments in Social Media You Should Watch
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaMany of the things on this list will not be news to the very well-informed social media consultant types who live and breathe this stuff. …
- How Hive Marketing Can Save Social Media for Healthcare
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaBut when it comes to social media, many hospital marketing departments lackadaisically join one social networking site or another, trying different things …
- Antisocial media: Is this social media stuff really the future?
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaIf you buy the party line, social media is going to do everything from astronomically increase the sales of every product under the sun, to breaking the …
- How Journalists Use Search & Social Media
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Online Marketing BlogTopRank ran a survey of journalists, reporters and editors on their use of search and social media in 2008. We found 91% use search engines like Google to do their job. 64% use social networks. Published in J…
- 6 Social Media Stats You Can't Live Without
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaA quarter of social media users are between the ages of 35 and 44. While this may come as a surprise, it really shouldn’t be. …
- Five essential design sites
Published: February 24, 2010Source: MacworldGood design ideas don’t always show up when you need them. Sometimes even the best designers need a little help. Here are five sites to turn to for ideas and inspiration.
- A Celebration of Duct Tape: Our Favorite Duct Tape DIYs [Duct Tape]
Published: February 24, 2010Source: LifehackerIf the DIY community had a universal symbol, it most certainly would be a roll of duct tape. Inexpensive, abundant, strong, and ready to stick to nearly anything, this versatile DIY companion is a must in your…
- Grogger: A New Platform That Lets You Crowdsource Your Blog’s Content
Published: February 24, 2010Source: TechCrunchLooking at blogs and news sites across the web, it’s clear that many have robust communities with eager, intelligent people looking to contribute. But up until recently, the only way most sites (particularly…
- Half of Public Wi-Fi Connections Aren’t From Laptops [STATS]
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Mashable!Mobile ad network JiWire just released the stats from its latest public Wi-Fi study and found that 56% of connections are from mobile devices like the iPhone, the iPod touch, Android smartphones and Sony’s P…
- 5 Easy Steps To A Great Facebook Fan Page
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderTapping into the massive audience on Facebook is a huge opportunity for any company — which is why thousands of businesses have created fan pages.
Read the rest of this story »See Also:How To Build A Customi… - Learn The Details of Your New Credit Card Bill [Credit Cards]
Published: February 24, 2010Source: LifehackerWith the Credit Card Act of 2009 in effect, your next statement will likely have some new information and disclosures on it. The Federal Reserve has an interactive tool that explains and illustrates what they m…
- For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much?
Published: February 24, 2010Source: The ConversationWhether they’re found in a garage or inside an established enterprise, startups struggle with decisions about process and infrastructure. The speed at which a startup can learn is its competitive advantage and…
- Scribd Makes Online Documents E-Reader and Smartphone-Friendly
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Mashable!Scribd — the online document-hosting service — is announcing a major play for the mobile device document market today: a new send-to-device feature, pending mobile apps, and fresh e-reader and smartphone A…
- Synchronize Google Voice with Your GPS Location [Google Voice]
Published: February 24, 2010Source: LifehackerEd. note: When we saw that Wichita-based coder Chad Smith had automated Google Voice phone ringing with GPS, we had to ask for details. With an Android phone, a $10 app, and some web server space, here’s how he…
- 6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations
Published: February 24, 2010Now, marketing is the center of American business.
Why? because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond.
Three yea… - Why Buzz Beats Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaBuzz is a breath of fresh air in an increasingly noisy social media world. Why do I think it’s superior to Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed?
Let’s take the easiest comparison first:
Buzz vs. Friendfeed
Ri… - Cisco Study Finds Social Media is Key to Winning Over Gen Y
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaBanks can expect to achieve revenue gains of up to 10 percent over the long term by catering to the online and social media tastes of …
- Charles Wolf: Don't Forget The Mac
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Byte of the Apple – BusinessweekWith all the attention around Apple focused on the growth of the iPhone and handicapping the potential fortunes of the forthcoming iPad, Charles Wolf, analyst at Needham and Co. in New York reminds us that Appl…
- The Science of Building Trust With Social Media
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Mashable!The Internet-era has made establishing trust an increasingly complicated issue. Our finely tuned ability to read facial expressions does not apply to e-mail, and emoticons are, at best, an imperfect substitut…
- DIY Blog Post Graphics For The Non-Designer
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Search Engine JournalAdding pictures and graphics to your blog posts is an easy way to enhance your message. Using a Creative Commons picture or stock photo is common, but creating a custom graphic is unique. Not only do custom…
- WordPress.com Founder Matt Mullenweg: The Cloud is Marketing Speak
Published: February 24, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebThe WordPress.com network went down last week. In the wake of the outage, we started looking at what infrastructure WordPress.com uses to serve its 10 million blogs.
WordPress.com is run from data centers in…
- The Power of Twitter
Published: February 24, 2010Source: TwiTipWhether reading an article or having a conversation with people (face-to-face) and reading/hearing the phrase “It’s just twitter,” irritates me–especially when it’s drenched in a condescending tone. I…
- How To Tag Your Facebook Friends In Status Updates
Published: February 24, 2010Source: All FacebookOne Facebook feature which many users are still unaware of is status tagging, which lets you reference your friends within each of your updates.. We get regular emails from people how to accomplish this and wh…
- Introductions Are Much More than Icebreakers
Published: February 24, 2010Source: The ConversationIn The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande explains that complicated processes like surgery, where human error can lead to tragedy, require checklists (you can listen to HBR’s Katherine Bell interviewing Gawande…
- Five Social Media Trends to Watch in Early 2010
Published: February 23, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaIn coming months, there are at least five trends in social media that you should watch. They are: Bing is helping to …
- The NEW “Four P’s” of marketing
Published: February 23, 2010Source: {grow}Place, product, price and promotion.
We all learned these basic marketing principles in college and they still stand up today. But the social web is a true shift in the way we communicate and go to market. Fo… - Apple: Do one thing, better.
Published: February 23, 2010That is Apple’s secret.And Tim Cook confirms it today. When I give my Apple speeches around the world, I spend a lot of time explaining to audiences that the one thing Apple does better than anyone else it th…
- Social Media Marketing Ecosystem Explained
Published: February 23, 2010Source: The Ad Contrarian
- Three possible ways to cash in on Twitter ads
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Posts from the Econsultancy blogTwitter ads are apparently almost here. After what seems like years and years of speculation, Twitter says that a roll-out of an ad-driven business model is “imminent”.
The revelation came during a panel discus… - The Doctor Is In: A Global Social Media Check-up [Case Study]
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaThe scene has been steadily changing — social media is putting control into the hands of the consumer. It’s been long coming, …
- Digital Marketing Guide: Social Media
Published: February 24, 2010Source: WebGuild RSS for Social MediaBlogs are still extremely important components of the social-media ecosystem for several reasons. First, they have the audience — of Quantcast’s Top 100 …
- Ten golden rules for building social networks & forums
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Posts from the Econsultancy blogFor some companies, marketing through social networks isn’t enough, they want to create their own social spaces to attract visitors.
Here are ten tips for building social networks and forums…Occasionally, f… - Dear Toyota
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Conversation AgentYou knew this was coming. In fact, you have known for a long time. For longer than I’ve owned a car with your brand on it. I’m on my third — and last — one. Recent events and discoveries have dismayed me. I…
- Review: iPhone business card scanners
Published: February 24, 2010Source: MacworldSince the business world today still clings to the relic of eras past known as the business card, and since tapping in those details can be a bit painful, several apps exist to scan cards in with the iPhone 3G’…
- How Do Leaders Create Alignment?
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Michael Hyatt’s BlogWhile weak leaders blame their followers for a lack of alignment, strong leaders know that it is their responsibility to create it. Alignment doesn’t just happen. It is created.
Photo courtesy of ©iStockpho…
- Passlogix: One Authenticator To Rule Them All
Published: February 24, 2010Source: TechCrunchPasslogix, an enterprise software company focused on simplifying access to company resources, is announcing an authentication product which will allow users to log on to Windows with any type of identification…
- How Apple Keeps Its Laser-Sharp Focus (AAPL)
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderOne of the things that has made Apple so successful since Steve Jobs returned to the company in the 1990s is its laser-sharp focus. Apple releases fewer new products in a year than some of its competitors laun…
- What It’s Like To Look For A Job These Days
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderA note from a reader in New Haven, CT, responding to our post on long-term unemployment:
Dear Mr. Blodget,
Read the rest of this story »See Also:Employment-Population Ratio: January 2010I, UNEMPLOYED: Diary Of… - How to Cook Something in the Dishwasher [DIY Week]
Published: February 23, 2010Source: LifehackerEd. note: Authors Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler’s Fifty Dangerous Things (you should let your children do) builds on the premise that “dangerous” things we avoid are often eye-opening and educational. One suc…
- Like the @harvardbiz article showing 4 ways to look at Twitter (insightful data visualizations) -…
Published: February 23, 2010Like the @harvardbiz article showing 4 ways to look at Twitter (insightful data visualizations) – http://bit.ly/bxhhTj
- Alexander McQueen on Charlie Rose, 1997
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Boing BoingBB pal Mister Jalopy points us to this Charlie Rose episode, viewable (for folks in the USA, anyway) on Hulu. The episode contains a good fashion roundtable followed by a heartbreaking and inspiring conversat…
- The writing on the cave wall
Published: February 23, 2010Source: MetaFilterA graphic code uncovered by researchers at the University of Victoria suggests that written communication may have started 30,000 years ago. At least 19 of the symbols were used frequently in far-flung caves ov…
- How We’ve Decided to Use Buzz
Published: February 23, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebHey, RWW friends and fans! As some of you may have noticed, we’ve been tinkering around with our new team Buzz account today. We’ve decided to do something a little bit different with this network, and we reall…
- 15 Social Media Answers From OMS10
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Social Media SchoolOnline Marketing Summit 2010 in San Diego is host to a smorgasboard of internet marketing topics and this afternoon I am priveledged to participate on a panel about Social Media. Panelists include:
… - Social Media =Organizational Change!
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Social Media TodayOnline communities are not neutral. They fundamentally change the nature and way a company does business. All too often, an organization creates a social strategy and thinks nothing will be altered …
- Open Thread: Old Fogeys v. Young Whippersnappers, Ageism in Tech
Published: February 23, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebIn the past, we’ve talked a bit about issues of gender and technology, but today, this blog post brought another important aspect of tech and discrimination to our attention.
We polled some of our friends on G…
- Personal Brands: Don’t Pack More Than You Can Carry
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Social Media TodayAccording to Sunday’s New York Times, the new CEO at Xerox does her own grocery shopping and most of her own household chores. Ursula Burns flies on the corporate jet, but she parks her car in the p…
- Does Twitter Breed Narcissism?
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Social Media TodayI confess my eyes light up when I see a new blog comment or receive a new email, tweet, or Facebook message. I usually click their web link or look them up on LinkedIn to see who they are. I get g…
- Incredible: Google Execs Found Guilty Because Of YouTube Video; Given Six Month Suspended Sentences
Published: February 24, 2010Source: TechdirtThis is just downright ridiculous. We see all sorts of jaw-dropping legal rulings around here, but I still can’t fathom how Italian law allowed the following case to be decided in this manner. As you may reca…
- How Long to the Point of No Return? Part II
Published: February 24, 2010Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home PageDavid Merkel submits: How long to the point of no return? I don’t know. In all of the time that I wrote at RealMoney, I tried to point at directions, but not give timetables. Giving timing is a mug’s game…
- Once in a lifetime
Published: February 24, 2010Source: Seth's BlogThis is perhaps the greatest marketing strategy struggle of our time:Should your product or service be very good, meet spec and be beyond reproach or… should it be a remarkable, memorable, over the top…
- How the Real-Time Web Will Impact Social Change
Published: February 23, 2010Source: ReadWriteWebEarlier this month Amy Sample Ward interviewed ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall Kirkpatrick about our report on the real-time Web and how real time impacts the world of nonprofit organizations. Sample Ward helps nonprof…
- What type of Tweets get retweeted most? Bites of Wisdom
Published: February 23, 2010Source: Social Media TodayScreen capture here:
I’ve been running small experiments on the art of retweeting for a couple of weeks and it’s time for a reflection.
My tweets usually fall into one of several types:
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