Curated Stories May 4, 2010

Social media – complete with Facebook-like status updates, profile pages and networks of social connections – is coming to your office cubicle. …

Google’s forthcoming digital bookstore, Google Editions, will launch in June or July of this year, Google’s Manager for Strategic Partner Development Chris Palma told The Wall Street Journal. The service w…

Unfortunately, there’s no official Chrome extension for Read It Later, the nifty app that allows you to store blog posts, articles and web pages to read at a later date. You could use the official bookmarklet…

Consumer Reports’s June 2010 State of the Net survey highlights the increased adoption of social networks like Facebook across households and also underscores some of the privacy and security hazards associa…

Today, Twitter announced embeddable tweets. Except, Twitter didn’t call them that. It called them “Blackbird Pie.”
The news marked a new a low for Twitter’s product incompetence under CEO Ev Williams’s tenure….

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.Last month saw the latest Twitter foray into social good efforts with the…

If you’re an ATT customer looking to take a trip outside the U.S., would you take along a smartphone or an iPad 3G model for your Internet activities? On the face of it, price doesn’t seem to be a determini…

This morning I caught up with Chris Tolles, CEO of news aggregation service Topix. I’ve been following Topix since it began, back in 2004, so it was interesting to find out how the service has evolved. Original…

By James Adams
If you are a freelancer – whether a designer, writer, or programmer – then it is important to accurately bill your clients for all the work that you’ve done. Nothing can hurt your income fa…

As individuals become increasingly comfortable sharing information online, they are also ceding their privacy in new — and sometimes dangerous — ways. According to a Consumer Reports survey released today,…

Some of my favorite GameChangers are working these days in New Orleans. As we are going to see eventually with Detroit, artists cannot resist large blank canvases, storytellers chaos, designers dead space, or…

Right about now, Rise of the Machines, a conference taking place in London on the Internet of Things, is about halfway over. Earlier today, one of the speakers, David Orban, sat down with another speaker, David…

A few weeks ago, I wrote “10 Simple Google Search Tricks,” prompting countless readers to send in their favorite ways of finding info using the serach behemoth’s service. As I’m not one to let a good t…

Building a Foursquare promotion around the mayors of your locations may feel like the easiest and most obvious way to tap this social media platform, …

Chrome continues to make gains on both Internet Explorer and Firefox, and we have to assume it is partly a result of the types of features we’re seeing frequently added to Google’s entry into the browser market…

Startup Threadsy debuted its all-in-one, web-based communications client last year at TechCrunch50. Threadsy, which has been in private beta since its launch last September, received positive reviews from the j…

Over the last few months I’ve seen my trusty IBM ThinkPad start to deteriorate. We’ve been through a lot, this laptop and I, as it’s been a faithful companion for nearly five years now. It’s been tweake…

It’s official: Ning has announced that it’s going premium. We had the chance to chat with Ning CEO Jason Rosenthal about what’s changing, what’s coming and why he believes that Ning has a $4 billion m…

As we noted yesterday, Twitter has launched its new tool that allows you to easily embed tweets into a website or blog post. The tool, called Blackbird Pie, is a website that simply asks you for the URL of a t…

Twitter unveiled its embeddable tweet today. To embed a tweet, go to this site called Blackbird Pie to get the code.Join the conversation about this story »

When we discover new tools, new ideas, and new people, our first inclination is to notice the differences and look for patterns there. We notice the people who dress differently from us, but the same as eac…

At this year’s Ad-Tech expo in San Francisco, one of the keynotes was given by Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur where he spoke about the concept around social media. No, he didn’t say that advertisers a…

Last week, the mainstream social media world seemed shocked to read the latest statistics which demonstrated the power of Black and Latino presence and behavior patterns across social networks such as Facebook…

The differences between social media and social networking are just about as vast as night and day. There are some key differences and knowing what they are can help you gain a better understandin…

Consumer Reports, a longtime trusted name in product ratings and reviews, has today released its annual “State of the Net” report, which finds that over half (52%) of social network users post risky information…

This series is supported by The Awareness Social Marketing Hub, a leading enterprise-grade application for marketers struggling with the social media chaos of managing multiple social channels. Click here to l…

Interview are stressful, especially when the current economic state makes the pool of interviewers so large and the pool of employers so small. Do your researc…

Twitter becomes more quotable, Roku has a new deal with the NBA, and Sony’s new earbuds clip to your lobes in what may be an instance of fashion over function.

Jibe, a New York start-up, will allow job seekers to connect their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to hunt for work. It is aimed at recent college graduates.

Many people are afraid of Google’s seemingly “big brother” approach to the web. Google appears to keep digging their hands further and further into our lives, collecting data and using in ways that some m…

Dating, in general, kind of sucks. Or at least that’s always been my impression. Unfortunately, unless you want to die alone in your gorgeous Troy, NY apartment under a mountain of cats who do nothing but lea…

The past two months have been tumultuous for social network platform Ning. In March, longtime CEO Gina Bianchini was replaced by COO Jason Rosenthal. And less than three weeks ago, Ning’s bubble burst — th…

OpenOffice.org is free and open source, but it isn’t light, simple, or constantly backed up. Luckily, Ubuntu 10.04 can create and open office files with the Zo…

Chris Brogan recently sat down with Deb Orton of SAS to talk about social media. The video sessions were released on the company’s Get, Grow, Keep blog, and until yesterday, I’d never seen them. Whi…

David Spark is a veteran tech journalist and the founder of the firm Spark Media Solutions, which gives voice to companies by building their media network. Spark can be seen and heard regularly on Cranky Geeks…

I wrote a post over at my company blog called Why bother blogging at all, wherein which I mentioned that it’s pretty tricky to find time and resources to get blogging done. After writing what I thought of as…

Most of us research information online every day. It can be time consuming to sort the dross from the diamonds, and even once you’ve done that, there remains the question of how to reference those top-quality…

Central Desktop, a SharePoint-like SaaS collaboration platform for the enterprise, is launching a new tool that allows for cloud-enabled document collaboration for Microsoft Office users. Central Desktop’s tool…

This one will probably get me into trouble.
I’ve worked as a graphic designer for over two decades and I’m not supposed to say this stuff. After all, it’s my job to make miracles. To wave my magic design…

Quick, someone call the Foursquare cops!
You can put the pants down and step away from the Metrocard, Foursquare users, as for the time being, you won’t be able to check-in anywhere on Foursquare. Your morn…

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was a film producer, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, international icon, and philanthropist.Walt is well-known for his influence in the enter…

Analytics and audience measurement giant Nielsen has acquired video analytics company GlanceGuide. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
GlanceGuide’s analytics and measurements provide insights into how con…

Yesterday was World Press Freedom Day so my mind has been given lately to contemplating what it is that makes words and stories so powerful. Why do mobs and governments want to ban the public thoughts of everyb…

Whether you’re PR pros or marketers, a content strategy for your online presence is a must. Community facilitators, Web site copywriters, thought leadership authors, ghost writers, direc…

I attended a powerful presentation from Andrew Davis, Tippingpoint Labs at the American Business Media annual meeting yesterday. Although the presentation was geared toward publishers, its amazing how ma…

Two Facebook Page Apps for Doing BusinessThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing
Facebook pages are pretty hot right now as businesses strive to take advantage of the growing audience and influence that is Faceb…

iPhone/iPod touch/iPad: Dropbox released a native iPad version of its file syncing app, and it’s more than just a nicer look. With Dropbox installed, iPad user…

If you have an opt-in form on your blog home page designed to build a mailing list and following here is a really cool SEO tip for getting more targeted traffic to your offer.
The Blog homepage has way too many…

Scott Karp of Publish 2.0, who I’ve met and is a nice guy, says the kind of thing we rail against on Rebooting the News.
Scott Karp: “Apple could generate $1 billion in iPad revenue this quarter. Wonder who is…

The Economist has become really sharp on the sorts of issues we talk about here these days lately. Just this year alone, it’s published articles on how the patent system is broken and hindering innovation, and…

Geolocation-based social network Foursquare just might be the internet’s ‘next big thing’. While it isn’t anywhere close to the size of Twitter or Facebook, the young company last month passed the million user…

There’s been a debate raging among agency-types and industry watchers for some time now: Who will “own” social media? The ad agencies? The PR agencies? The marketing firms? Digital shops? Or maybe s…

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As US Antitrust cops start investigating Apple over its iPhone terms, the company may preemptively change them. Meanwhile, the WSJ’s Digits blog has a good QA on w…

The big risk to Apple’s integrated hardware-software gadget strategy is that it will eventually lead to the same fate that almost killed the company last time: marginalization in a niche “premium” market while…

Twitter Media:
Tweets are the new quotes — Have you ever been quoted in a news article or blog post? If so, you know it can be a strange experience: you recognize your words, but they never sound quite…

The iPad has now been out in the U.S. for exactly one month. So where does it stand? Well, it’s an initial hit out of the gate with a million units sold in less than half the amount of time it took Apple to s…

(This is a review of one of the 7 startups presenting today at Techonomy 2010 in Tel Aviv. To read about the others, browse all posts tagged ‘techonomy’.)

Questions about the meaning of life? Stuck with an…

Copy, copy, copy. Not a Labour Party election slogan but an ode to the all important words that help elevate your website above the masses and improve on-page engagement and conversion.
Website copy plays a cru…

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says in this clip from a Fox Business interview that the company has sold more than a million iPads because the product is so well-engineered and designed, and that consumers have…

When it comes to Social Media, Customer Service and Marketing, you have to do it right, and it has to be done as a fully committed core business value.

Here’s a true scenario (with the names protected to spare…

Consumers have been more concerned about Facebook privacy than usual since the social network introduced “instant personalization.” And now it looks like advertisers might have a reason to be wary of Facebook p…

As an expert in your field, you have answers for your blog readers. Lots of them.

But do know the right questions?
Business bloggers often get too close to their expertise and passion and even…

Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic and the lead dev on WordPress, has written an important post about the Twitter API. Lots of interesting observations and more than a little telegraphy here! Well-worth…

Some people have prematurely begun to add companies like Bit.ly and Tweetdeck to the deadpool now that Twitter has decided to get in the game. But the incumbent Twitter services aren’t about to let …

Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com.It’s amazing how fast a social…

I was on vacation when the news came through that Twitter was going to archive all past and future tweets with the Library of Congress. I’m a big fan of Twitter. I’m quite active chattering from my personal ac…

Today, I spoke to Craig Newmark, who is the founder of craigslist.org, and his previous experience includes thirty years working with computers for IBM, GM, Charles Schwab Co, and Bank of Am…

The growth of social media is so fast that it’s attracting everyone. You might be wondering if your company should have a social media presence and what it …

Social Media marketing strategy comparison of Facebook vs. Twitter for business to determine which produces more measurable and effective results. …

Tony Bradley offers Facebook some unsolicited advice to the social networking service as it deals with a public backlash about its privacy policies.

Chrome only: If the new geo-locating features that just hit the dev channel builds of Google Chrome make your privacy-conscious self a little worried, you can…