Submitted by Rdfrench:
Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Clemson University PR professor, offers up an excellent review of the Cone Communications "utter bullocks" claim that "93 percent of Americans believe a company should have a presence in social media" survey.The survey seems to be another example "survey to market your company's services" effort. An eff (Read More)
Submitted by Rdfrench:
How an unfunded social network draws in a significant audience and compares favorably with sites that are well funded. PROpenMic, a nonprofit education focused social network, actually beats some sites that you're probably not expecting. (Read More)
Submitted by Rdfrench:
Video of a poor soul trapped in an elevator at the McGraw Hill building in NYC. Old, from 1999, but just posted to the New Yorker. I share it because I'm wondering why The New Yorker hasn't embraced sharing beyond email links & bookmarks. Where's the embedding code? That, to me, is what drives traffic best. They watch. (Read More)