Submitted by Nikki Pilkington:
Online social media has become a hot topic in business and marketing. It’s a rapidly evolving area, however, so it pays to go to a well-informed business advisor from time to time to make sure you’re up with the play. Executives and entrepreneurs who fail to stay informed risk running marketing strategies that are past thei (Read More)
Submitted by Eng1ne
from Google Reader:
We saw that Britney Spears’s Twitter got hacked. We follow Lance Armstrong’s workouts and Schwartzenegger’s budgets. I even blogged about John Cleese, because he’s a friggin genius.Right now, much of traditional media doesn’t care about internet media. They don’t see it as a money making medium and compared to movies in (Read More)
: @chacha102 I disagree. Social media exists for so much more than just making a buck or reputation management. Artists are realizing they can use these tools to energize their fan base.
: @sarahcrisman I know. What I was saying is that its not worth anything if CNN or any other traditional media joins social networks because all they are trying to do is make a buck. I was replying to your prior comment about CBS and stuff paying more attention to social media.
ReadWriteWeb
A one year follow up on a study of social media adoption at 500 of the fastest growing companies in the US has found that familiarity with and use of blogs, podcasting, wikis, online video and social networking has skyrocketed in 2008 to nearly double what it was in 2007. 77% of respondents now report at least some use of (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
Just got back from Houston where I spoke for the Houston Technology Center. Houston has, by far, the funniest Web 2.0 babes in the world: Jenny Lawson of Good Mom/Bad Mom and The Bloggess; Laura Mayes of Digg for Chicks, aka Sk*rt; Erica O'Grady of Reinventing Erica; Tracey Lee Wallace of True Light Resources; and Carrie Pa (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
The Read Write Web recently posted about how Zappos.com has been using Social Media. "Of all the different types of social media the company uses, none are as interesting as its use of Twitter. Twitter may sound cliche, but it's not just about Twitter as one single service. Twitter is symbolic of rapid, short, synchronou (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
I signed up for Plaxo a short while ago, and I have to say, I’ve been less than impressed so far. While the Plaxo platform is not necessarily bad in itself, I kind of feel like it’s just a somewhere between Facebook and LinkedIn — both of which I already use.I’ve tried to give Plaxo a chance, but ultimately I haven’t really (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
As a blog owner, podcaster, magazine publisher and soon to be book author, I’ve learned a lot about media creation, distribution, marketing and branding. Today I would like to discuss differences, benefits and how to build and market each type. I firmly believe that various media supports each other and that with the proper (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
There has been much debate in the blogosphere about Seth Godin’s Twitter account. He never registered his name on Twitter and someone took it. This individual used his avatar, information and actually tweeted using this account. Fake Seth now has 4,375 followers and has sent 476 updates. Luckily for Seth, he blogged about t (Read More)
Submitted by Mark Palmer:
Craft a Consistent Brand Image Across All Social NetworksMay 1, 2008 at 11:16 am | In Personal Branding, Positioning, Success Strategies, eBrand, social media |Tags: avatar, Facebook, friendfeed, twitterThis week has already been amazing because I’ve finally gotten to posts that were in the queue for months. My last few pos (Read More)
paidContent.org
Despite the fact that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has withdrawn its offer to buy Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), the M&A machinery on all sides is still in full gear, and expect tons of activity in the next couple of months. The $50 billion or so that Microsoft was willing to spend is the money that's still around, at least on paper. So who (Read More)
: I believe Microsoft will make another attempt at a hostile takeover after Yahoo shares take a beating this week and get swamped with potential lawsuits from shareholders. Microsoft does not need a social network, they need a company that can help them create mass on the internet. An AOL purchase could be a possibility.
Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter
Ravelry.com is a social network site for the “knit and crochet community”. A site for knitters? What will they think of next…a site for dog owners? The reason why these sites seem so alien is because they support communities that we often don’t see: they’re niche communities. My wife is a knitt (Read More)
: The future of social networks will be niche networks that can be managed via a one stop service that will allow you to publish, interact, and track your networks.
I'm Not Actually a Geek
Based on the reaction to a recent post about Twitter early adopters, it’s clear there’s an appetite to understand when trends emerge and applications migrate across the technology adoption lifecycle.To that end, there are important updates about FriendFeed.FriendFeed has been out for a few months as this cool ap (Read More)
: Four recent comments show that a trend is emerging. People are consuming updates from their social apps not directly from the apps themselves, but primarily from FriendFeed. FriendFeed is starting to get the lion’s share of attention and page views, to the detriment of other services.