Mashable!:
Back in August, The Huffington Post asked their readers to help identify the top game changers across 10 different verticals to “honor and celebrate people who are using new media to reshape their fields and change the world.”Today, after 1.7 million votes, the top 10 has been revealed, and our own Pete Cashmore has made th (Read More)
Mashable!:
Twitter announced it would be adding locations to your tweets back in August, and they’ve been making changes to their API to enable the functionality since late September. The geolocation functionality is now complete, and a number of developers of third-party apps who have been working on building location support into th (Read More)
Nielsen Online:
Facebook is Top Social Networking Destination by Video Streams for the 2nd Month in a Row in OctoberTime spent viewing video on social networking sites increased 98 percent year-over-year, from 503.8 million minutes in October 2008 to 999.4 million minutes in October 2009, according to Nielsen. In conjunction, the number of (Read More)
Huffington Post:
When technology fans think about movers and shakers of social media, they often cite Gina Bianchini of Ning, Evan Williams and Biz Stone of Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Pete Townsend of Mashable and Ashton Kutcher of Katalyst, among many others. As we close out another exciting year, it's natural to wonder what peo (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
A healthy dose of New York's media social scene turned out Wednesday night as new ASMALLWORLD Chairman Patrick Liotard-Vogt hosted his first party since taking control of the site from Harvey Weinstein last month.The Swiss mogul — clad in a distinctly American bandana — joined forces with the Waldorf-Astoria to celebrate th (Read More)
Submitted by Davesaunders
from Google Reader:
Learn how Lists make job searching with Twitter so much easier.If you’re new to Twitter Lists, first read my handy guide How To Best Use Twitter Lists and then come back here.In this article you’ll find:Job Search Benefits of Twitter Lists10 Ways Twitter Lists Can Build Your Personal Brand10 Twitter Lists Best Practices for (Read More)
Submitted by Robdiana
from Google Reader:
Following up on the recent email interview I did with Nick Bradbury this is the first of what I hope I will be an on-going series of email interviews with people in social media space that I find interesting. Hopefully I will ask the types of questions, some easy and maybe some not so easy, that readers will have wanted to (Read More)
Submitted by Adamsherk
from Google Reader:
This week I am doing some client work in NYC, and decided to mix it up a bit from my usual routine. Instead of staying in one of my preferred haunts (I am Mithril level with Hilton) I took a chance on a new hotel based upon positive social media word of mouth. This particular hotel has a strong presence on Twitter, and gets (Read More)
Mashable!:
This post is part of Mashable’s Fab Five series with Jalen Rose, which highlights trends in the social media space. Jalen Rose is a former 13-year NBA star and current ESPN basketball analyst but may be best known for being a member of the famous University of Michigan Fab Five.Until a couple of years ago, social media did (Read More)
Mashable!:
For those of you waiting for the Facebook integration on the PS3 to roll out, the new version 3.10 firmware is now available. You’ll have to install the update, then look for the new Facebook Settings under the Account Management section of the PlayStation Network area of the cross-media bar (XMB).Once enabled you’ll be abl (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
100. Chris Rauschnothttp://themacwizard.com/Las Vegas, Nevada USAChris Rauschnot is a web 2.0 and social media expert. He also has been an Internet Entrepreneur for over 10 years and is a certified apple tech. He has over 24,000 followers and sent out over 10,800 tweets.99. Ruth Zoaretshttp://twitteranalyzer.com/Tel Aviv, (Read More)
Blog :: Headshift:
The fundamentals of social business design can be applied to many different sectors and to many different business processes. Whilst, by definition, those fundamentals remain constant, or at least relatively stable, the application of them can vary widely. What follows are just three quick, high-level, examples of how the (Read More)
SheGeeks:
Social media is such a huge distraction sometimes. New followers, new replies, new private messages! Oh look, there goes a new Twitter list. It starts to become easy for us take our eyes off the real ball: our work. We struggle with getting out of the conversations and content to get back to what we’re supposed to be d (Read More)
Mashable!:
Just a few weeks ago, one of the biggest changes to hit Twitter was launched: Twitter Lists. The feature has permeated every corner of Twitter, allowing you to curate lists of Twitter users that others can follow.Now Twitter is rolling out improvements to its Lists feature, starting with one that many Twitter users have be (Read More)
Mashable!:
David Spinks is a graduating senior in NY that is utilizing the power of social web communities to pursue a career in social media/marketing. He authors a blog at DavidSpinks.com.There is an almost overwhelming number of options on the social web for businesses to create and participate in communities. You hear a lot about (Read More)