Submitted by Loup Dargent
from blog:
Spanish teenagers armed with only a £56 camera and latex balloon have managed to take stunning pictures of space from 20-miles above Earth. (Read More)
: Can we have the original article link and not a link to _yet_ another social media website listing, or we're going to be here all day clicking on stuff.
: I'm pleased that so many good articles are published on Twitter etiquette. There is hope that manners and consideration are still alive in today's culture.
Robert Scoble - FriendFeed
Google's new Ajax-powered search results breaks search keyword tracking for everyone: Google is currently testing search results delivered via. (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
: @WayneSmallman No problem, It's just what I was looking for. Several people have asked for help getting started on ff so now I have something I can give them to read. Nice job!
SarahLacy.com
Whether you adore FriendFeed and don't get why your friends don't, or you're one of those friends who just doesn't get the hype, you should check out this post by Louis Gray on what FriendFeed needs to do to grow. (And, I'll add survive.) I'm one of the users he describes that has a good number of followers and has a ton of (Read More)
: I wrote about this problem a while ago, so Louis's views aren't exactly news to me.
Personally, I think Twitter has made people lazy:
"Don’t agree? We routinely use exceptionally complex software each and every day of our business lives. Do we balk at using Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop? No, we don’t. There are alternatives to both, but the fact of the matter is, if you want features, then there’s a commensurate level of complexity associated with those additional features."
But in fairness to Louis and Robert Scoble, there are things the guys behind FriendFeed could do to improve their product:
"However, the alleged failure of FriendFeed is not entirely as a result of an abundance of features, but the inability of the developers to conceal the levels of complexity, allowing a more layered and progressive disclosure, or revealing of those features as the user begins to explore FriendFeed further."
: with all this press on FF, will that now drive new traffic - its worked for me, I have never used it before - don’t see the clear difference between this and Twitter, but I will check it out as a result of all the current commentary..
Mashable!
Wendy Boswell stays on top of Web search and social media trends at About.com. You can catch up with her via Twitter. FriendFeed is a social media feed aggregator that makes it easy to follow many different individuals’ various social activities on the Web all in one convenient place, instead of jumping from service to ser (Read More)
: "It’s basically a continuous river of information that you can use as a virtual water cooler of news and content, but it’s also interactive – you’re encouraged to comment on other people’s stories, “like” something that resonates with you, and more. If you’re looking for something that is a one-stop solution for a variety of different content frames: feed readers, micro-blogging, images, etc, then FriendFeed is a good fit."
: I opened up this link, had a quick scan and then closed if before it had finished loading. IE7 then started spawning tabs like there was no tomorrow. Be Careful out there....!
Submitted by The Puck
from Google Reader:
Let’s be clear, there are no rules for who you need to follow on twitter. You follow who you want, block you want, and talk to whomever you want to talk to. I’ve had several people tell me that ... (Read More)
: Segues nicely with an article I wrote recently, spelling out my Twitter rules, which I've added to my Twitter profile. Jacob & I are in total agreement; you can't participate in every conversation and you're just being disingenuous if you follow everyone else back automatically...
: @Thechannelc I only respond to a DM if I need to. I will reply to a direct question even if only to say I don't know, as I like to be polite. However, I only follow a very few people by SMS, so I don't see tweets when I'm away from my computer, unless I scroll back thru them, and I don't usually have time. I DO see DMs though, as Tweetdeck puts them in a separate column.
: If someone was Guy Kawasaki I wouldn't expect a reply but here's what's interesting, Guy replies! If there's someone who deserves the badges he's giving out, it's Guy himself. He kicks ass.
I know we don't have to follow everyone back but I do it anyways and I'll DM new followers. No answer in 1 week = goodbye. Come now, atleast say "hi".
Mashable!
Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog.Your Twitter community is your life line. The strength of your community determines overall what you will (or won’t) get out of the microblogging platform. What do you want to (Read More)
: I don't agree that every Brand must do this. It depends where your customers are. If some of them are using places like this, then that's cool.
However, we need to ensure that we don't create an underclass of poorly supported customers. Those people who don't use twitter, get satisfaction and other such tools and websites.
We shouldn't force people to have to use these tools if they would rather pick up a phone, email or write.
Brands need to talk with customers wherever they are and whomever they are, and treat them all equally.
Remarkable Customer Service shouldn't just be for the social media elite.
Mike Ashworth Marketing Coach and Consultant Brighton and Hove, Sussex, UK Boosting Sales for Small and Medium Sized Businesses by helping them find, attract and keep Customers.
: I agree with you that every brand should do this. Else why have a brand. Brands that go where the customers are and find NEW SOURCES of customers do such things as win Presidential Elections. Brands that don't, don't...
New York Times
Users of the voice technology can ask any question, ranging from “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?” to “How tall is Mount Everest?” . (Read More)
Submitted by Wayne Smallman:
In the two years since it launched Nike , a technology that tracks data of every run and connects runners around the world at a Web site, nikeplus.com, Nike has built a legion of fans. In August, for instance, 800,000 runners logged on and signed up to run a 10K race sponsored by Nike simultaneously in 25 cities, from Chica (Read More)
Submitted by Leolaporte:
I call on all Obama supporters to consider immediately wearing clothes of mourning... a black arm band or a black shirt or some other article of black clothing - in a peaceful protest... not only against the feeling that the election has been or is being stolen...But in protest that in the year 2008 - when Technology is so (Read More)
: How about a call to action! "November 4th, 2008 a date that will live in infamy - the constitution was suddenly and deliberately attacked through lies and deceptions." Shout it, blog it, twitter it and podcast it. The blogosphere is mightier then the sword! You, sir, are mightier then the sword! Mourning is for the dead. Democracy isn't dying on my watch. (Sorry I have been watching a little too much Keith Olbermann.)
Submitted by Wayne Smallman:
In an outrageous act of selfishness and greed the BBC has decided to stop giving real links to the websites featured in the “Related Internet Links” section on the right hand side of each news story. (Read More)
YouTube clintshaff
EPIC FU: Where tech and culture get it on! ;)SUBSCRIBE on our site (below) and get your meds a day early!http://epicfu.com/rsshttp://epicfu.com/subscribeThis week we run down all the Twitter tools you'll ever need to make yourself a Twitter God or Goddess! Find local twitterers in your area, phone in your twitters, discove (Read More)
: All you've got for twitter mobile is m.twitter.com?! Seriously?! Man, for those of us not rockin' the iPhone, http://m.slandr.net is the ONLY way to go mobile tweeting!
ClickZ News
Online advertisers and publishers are venturing into uncharted territory and need to take a scientific approach to emerging media that will require new tools and services. (Read More)