Robert Scoble's shared items in Google Reader
Whenever I start talking to people about social media invarably the question arises “Where do I find the time?” It’s easy to understand where they’re coming from. After sitting through several hours of eye-opening presentations about a brand new world of communication and engagement people sit back and think “but I alread (Read More)
: "What I explain to them is that in the same way that email and cell phones have pervaded how we do business and (more importantly) connect with one another, social media is again revolutionizing communication. With hundreds of millions of people using social media every day (and sites like Facebook adding 750,000 a day) that using social media is no longer a choice for those who wish to remain relevant and engaged with their friends, colleagues, mentors, business contacts and prospects."
: Good Points, but like all things the Fun can detract form the Main Thing. I have been relationship Social Marketing for almost 50 years, and these new systems are a boon for me... but I always Monitor Time and results. I earn my Money Consulting with people, I meet them on the Net True, but the contact, personally, is where the Joy comes form
Guardian Unlimited: Technology
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer is preparing to unveil a new search engine, according to reports. And while the press will no doubt claim it's intended to be a "Google killer", its real ambition is to overtake YahooGoogle News seems to have at least 500 stories along the lines of "Microsoft Corp. is expected to show a new vers (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
The topic of the night here in the US is a rumored deal in the works between Google and Twitter. Michael Arrington reported tonight that acquisition talks are in late stages, then revised his report with another source close to at least one company saying that the talks were in early stages. Whether this is true or not, w (Read More)
Submitted by Amabaie
from Digg:
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is used by many web site owners to increase traffic, awareness, and revenue for their ecommerce sites. We can all agree that SEO is beneficial to many kinds of sites, but what about aspiring models and celebrities? How can their careers benefit from SEO?. (Read More)
: Microsoft's Vista operating system is just a public relations dog. Users don't want it. Large companies don't want to support it. And reviewers panned it. http://methodshop.com/2008/08/vista-cant-win.shtml
MSNBC
Obama should give greater weight to intellectual acumen and subject-specific knowledge than his recent predecessors have, both because of the depth of the problems he faces and because of his own style as a thinker and a decision maker. (Read More)
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been charged by the SEC with insider trading relating to Mamma.com. Here's the SEC press release on the Mark Cuban insider trading charges:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2008-273Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2008 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Dallas entrepreneur Mark Cuban (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
President elect Obama will bring the President's weekly "fireside chat" into the 21st century by offering it not just on the radio, but in video on YouTube as well. It's as if the new President really cares whether the next generation has a connection to his regular work. That's where the people are - on YouTube, on MySpa (Read More)
: @cabradio I wasn't saying this could replace the news for political news. As far as I am concerned both is good. I like the idea of hearing it directly from the guys mouth. if its from him its more likely to be true then news. I don't know about you but I look at a bunch of news sources and don't take everything at face value before i consider it good news.
: @RyanCorcoran What you failed to recognize is that the President has been doing WEEKLY radio addresses for decades now. Reagan started doing them weekly. GW Bush made them available via RSS off the www.whitehouse.gov/news/radio website. Direct Info from the President HAS BEEN available. You just think it's Obama's idea. Video is Radio with pictures. He isn't doing ANYTHING new or innovative with this "video channel". It is just a progression with the technology that is now READILY available/accessible by most Americans (i.e. even those that don't have internet probably know someone who does, or can access via the Library for free).
: In reading all the posted comments it appears that all the "experts" have had their say. Why haven't any of you stepped up to run for office if you're so darn smart? This is a country where the majority rules. And the majority for the last half of this sitting president's term has been trashed by the Democrats in Congress. Their pork barrel spending is bankrupting the country and you'd actually vote for more of them? Get a grip! Wake up and THINK for a change! Before the Dem's took over in the Congress there were LOTS of jobs and gas was really affordable. Now jobs are vanishing like the icebergs in the Arctic. (Maybe faster?) And gas is still WAY too expensive and I believe it's only lower than $3 per gallon until the election is over... and then, watch out! With the Socialists running Congress we're in for a REALLY rough road to travel. Our founding fathers would probably roll over in their graves if only they knew...
Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
Wow. All in one day, I learn that the Facebook platform is dead, Blogs are passé and RSS is only used by 11% of people (or some percentage of those who know what it is).Here’s my response: 1. I have no idea if the Facebook platform is alive or dead. I’ve got left-over MREs from Y2K, however, so I think I can survive its dem (Read More)
Smart Spending Blog: Money saving tips from around the web – MSN Money
It's tough to be frugal in your 20s, according to a Smart Spending message board reader posting as "byebyestudentloans." Your peers seem to spend most of their time in malls, restaurants and nightclubs. And you? "I'm brown-bagging my lunch, limiting my driving, work a full-time and part-time job," says the reader, who contr (Read More)
Smart Spending Blog: Money saving tips from around the web – MSN Money
Not that long ago I had about $130 to my name. I was struggling to balance a handful of part-time jobs with re-entry into college after 30 years away from higher ed. Going back to school terrified me. But my life was already turned upside down: I'd left a long-term marriage and run through most of my savings to support myse (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
Charges are pending against a man who drove up to the security perimeter around Sen. Barack Obama’s home in Kenwood with a gun on the floor of his car this morning, police said.The man also had a bulletproof vest in the car, sources said.The man, in his 30s, was stopped by a Chicago Police officer assigned to the U.S. Secre (Read More)
Submitted by Avemii:
Senior adviser Steve Schmidt, taking offense at a Times piece that scrutinized McCain's campaign manager, bawled:
Whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization. It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that every day attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Sen. (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 9-point lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race amid turmoil in the financial system and growing pessimism about the economy, according to a Washington Post-ABC News national opinion poll released on Wednesday.Among likely voters, the poll foun (Read More)