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Social Median has been opened up to a public beta now. Early adopter type that I am, I of course had to run right over and check it out. I’m still playing with it, but I have a few initial impressions about the overall service so far. |
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Social Median In Public Beta
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on July 31, 2008
Winner for Today’s ‘Most Underwhelming Reveal’ Award Is Live.com
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on July 30, 2008
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I was under impressed with Microsoft's Live.com Live Search page when it first came out, and have largely ignored it since. When a few of the people I follow on Twitter gave the new feature release today bad one line Twitter reviews, I felt compelled to revisit it and see what they were bothered about. |
Bridging the Poverty Gap, Part One
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on July 28, 2008
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We had a fantastic Topics on Fire podcast last night on TalkShoe discussing the poverty gap and the internet and how social media could help bridge it. Because the audio recording had feedback issues, I'm doing a recap here in case we can't get that fixed. The conversation lasted an hour and will go into part two this coming Sunday, August the 3rd (and yes, I have enlisted the help of a tech for a backup recording of the next [...] |
There Are No Rules In Social Media, Be A Guide Not An Expert
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on July 26, 2008
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The latest trend in the Twitterverse seems to be one of rules, rules, rules. This trend toward a kind of social media home owner's association is driven in part by ego and part by a desire for control and power, and it goes against the grain of social media. |
Crowd Sourcing The Big Issues In Social Media: Race, Gender, Generation, Poverty
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on July 25, 2008
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Over the past 48 hours I conducted a poll of Twitter users. Unscientific? Absolutely. Generic? Of course. And yet I was surprised at the results. What did I ask on Thursday? “Which issue is bigger to you? Gender gap/social media, race/social media, poverty gap/social media or generation gap/social media.” |
Hasbro Wants To Wipe The Board Of FaceBook Favorite Scrabulous
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on July 24, 2008
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I have to start with a confession: I am a die-hard Scrabble lover in real life, but a Scrabulous-only player online. Hasbro introduced a Scrabble FaceBook application after Scrabulous spent vast amounts of time wiping the floor with them by having theirs up first. Frankly, Hasbro, your application is too little, too late and not as much fun to play. |
Putting the Social Back In Social Media, How to Communicate Online
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on July 23, 2008
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My session at PodCamp3 Boston was called Breaking Into the Conversation, Busting the Clique. It was about how to use social media to its fullest potential for you. Basically, how to be heard online and what social media tools are your best option. |
Choosing The Right Social Media
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on July 22, 2008
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There was one thing that surprised me at PodCamp3 Boston, and that was how overwhelmed by choices even the best and brightest in the new media, old media and social fields are right now. With a new social media platform, application or site popping up near daily, the constant question was how to choose what to use. |
The Ad Devolution
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on July 21, 2008
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Throughout my weekend at PodCamp3 Boston, woven in amongst the learning, the collaboration and the intensely communal environment, were the marketers and monetizers. I have nothing against marketers, public relations people, and people who are all about making money by monetizing the social media arena, but in the context of the weekend, I watched the focus on ads eventually hamper every discussion. |
Presenting a Session at PodCamp3 Boston on Breaking Into the Social Media Conversation
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on July 18, 2008
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PodCamp has been growing in popularity as the nationwide "un-conference". The theory behind PodCamp is that you take the best part of other conventions, the hallway discussions and sidebars, and make them the conference itself. |





