TechCrunch
Some readers took issue with our list of Top 21 Twitter Applications (According To Compete), wherein we tried to gauge which Twitter Web apps were gaining the most benefit in the form of trickle -down traffic from Twitter. Most Twitter apps don’t even register on the majority of site measurement services. We chose (Read More)
CNN
Facebook held no appeal for Peter Lichtenstein. The New Paltz, N.Y., resident had checked out so-called social networking sites before, and he wasn't impressed. ("MySpace," he recalls, "was ridiculous."). (Read More)
Delicious/joe.dawson
I was on YouTube the other day looking for some dance videos, when I saw my 5yr old dancing her little heart out. I was horrified. Some overly enthusiastic parent had recorded one of the dance sessions from her class and posted it on YT. I don’t know what bothered me more, that I wasn’t asked for permission or the belief th (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
: "Social media is still the wild wild west without any defined rules of engagement and we are changing the rules and making new ones up as we go along. As social media mature and users realize that following or befriending ten thousand strangers doesn’t make our social life any more fulfilling, rational thinking will (hopefully) prevail and we will start taking our privacy that much more seriously."
: Miad, no thanks needed. As a parent of two girls (really - that is irrelevent) privacy needs to be treated very carefully when it is not your own ;) I learned very early on (7 years ago) when I posted some pictures of my first daughter to share with friends that when i searched her name her picture came up. In the wrong hands or if someone is online social profiling you as a prospective employee, photos that are posted without your consent can be damaging. This affects lives. There is a reason why the old adage "Think first - do second" still is a valid mantra to live by - Cheers
Raanan Avidor's shared items in Google Reader
Analyst firm Gartner has just released a report that highlights eight up-and-coming mobile technologies which they predict will impact the mobile industry over the course of the next two years. According to Nick Jones, vice president and analyst at the firm, the technologies they've identified will evolve quickly and will l (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 Louisliem
from Digg:
As social media has become increasingly popular, trends have developed in the people using them. Social media users fall into one or more of these descriptions. Which type of social media user are you?
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Submitted by Jeffisageek
from Google Reader:
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedMona is an active member of FriendFeed, and also of Geeks. She has a Facebook account, but is unsure if she even wants to be part of that site anymore. She’s not happy with the way things have changed on Facebook. Everyone seems to have a Facebook account these days i (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
I went on LinkedIn for the first time in months today and accepted about 150 pending contact requests. Great. Now what? I never find much use for LinkedIn except for people trying to contact me -- typically for things I'm not really interested in. I also find that if I ignore LinkedIn for a bit of time it kinda just goe (Read More)
: @VincentWright Yes. Whether it is professional networking or social networking you have to think of what you are getting out of all your hyper activity. This is very true in case of professional networking because every minute we spend there adds to cost like any other resource we use.
: Linkedin has opened me new avenues to connect to key people of my field which otherwise is not possible in Job search sites as I am representing many freelancers who don't have much time to promote their image online. Linkedin has given us front page listings in google searches to our Project Vyas which over a period of time has created recognition and credibility among our local communities as no one else in our town has used Linkedin in such an extensive way. Today many software professionals, project managers, HR people natives of my town settled abroad are trying to connect to me on their own. The secret is stand out in any network whether it is Linkedin or Stumbleupon or Digg. Stay long and consistently.
VentureBeat
Facebook is indeed working on a plan to deeply integrate streaming music into its site, I’ve learned. The details of a rumor published last week in the New York Post are, from my understanding, basically accurate. The social network is considering a partnership deal with one of four companies, including iLike, imeem, (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider
CBS and the Disney Channel are bringing their TV shows to Netflix' streaming video service, which has proven to be surprisingly popular: Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter guess that as many as 20% of NFLX subs stream video regularly.This is a nice add for Netflix, because it makes its monthly subscription fee increment (Read More)
VentureBeat
The first post-Seinfeld/Gates Microsoft commercial has just aired. The theme is simple, various people from all walks of life saying “I’m a PC.” It’s a direct challenge of Apple’s “Mac vs. PC” ads, but doesn’t try to emulate it directly except in the opening — which is s (Read More)
: Kudos to MS for really showcasing innovation and progress. Won't get me to switch from my Mac but, as I wrote today, reminds me what PC has done for the world.
Mashable!
There has been a lot written over the past year or so about how the time is coming when social media tools like Twitter will become not just the toys of the early adopters of the tech blogosphere, but break through and become a fixture of the mainstream media. With its scaling problems seemingly behind it, Twitter may final (Read More)
: As the article mentions, I think the key is how quickly MSM will get the difference between being "broadcast to" and "conversing with." I found exchanges exciting when I was a working journalist, but far too many folks are either intimidated or offended at being questioned. I think personality is the deciding factor as to which category a journalist will fall into moreso than age and experience. Some folks feel comfortable interacting in a non-controlled setting. Others don't.