July 2008
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Drop.io – a podcast with Chad Stoller
File Sharing is very binary – either you share a file online or you don’t.
Well not anymore! – enter Drop.io.
Drop.io allows consumers to create their own private online spaces where they can easily and privately share photos, videos, documents, and other types of media with others. By default, drops are “private” – consumers control how [...]
Is Social Media for the Young… Or Is It More of a Lifestyle?
Sitting in on a PR meeting last week I was pondering the thought of my internal consulting teams starting to blog and participate in social media when someone from across the room said Social Media is more relative to the younger demographics we have in our organization.
Of course the more seasoned veterans of my team [...]
Searching Communities and Forums – a podcast with Twing
Twing.com, a property of Accoona Corp., is a free service that aims to help users search for opinions, information, and conversations that match their particular interest—however obscure that particular interest may be. The site encourages users to get in on the conversation by enabling them to find communities relevant to their interests.
While blogs and social [...]
links for 2008-07-21
Information Arbitrage: Monitor110: A Post Mortem
Writing a post mortem is hard, particularly when the result is failure: a failed deal; a failed investment; a failed concept. That said, without a post mortem, without deep reflection, honesty and introspection, how can we do better the next time?
(tags: Monitor110, start-up)
Marketing Metrics: Rethinking them Again!
It always seems that marketing metrics is a fertile topic to discuss and write about but after reading a few recent Forrester research reports I think they really helped me to crystallize how I am going to be tracking metrics going forward but they also gave me a sense of what importance I should give [...]
links for 2008-07-20
Syber Blog – Your source 4 All Web 2.0 » Blog Archive » Social Media 101: How to Get Your Business Involved
Many companies are intrigued by the concept of social media, but have no idea how to actually integrate it into business practices.
(tags: social media, wiki)
links for 2008-07-19
Corporate Social Networks Are A Waste of Money, Study Finds – ReadWriteWeb
It may be all the rage, but are company-built social networks for customers to socialize in really smart?
(tags: social networks)
WebTrends’s New Tool Tracks Video Engagement » Adotas
WebTrends Inc., a provider of Web analytics and online marketing solutions, has unveiled a new method of online [...]
links for 2008-07-18
Facebook face-off: Scrabble vs. Scrabulous | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone – CNET
Scrabble’s game interface is more intuitive than Scrabulous, and it looks nicer, too. The screen automatically redraws when an opponent makes a move or leaves a message; Scrabulous requires a manual refresh.
(tags: social gaming, Facebook, Scrabble, Scrabulous)
TweetPaste: Embed Twitter Posts On [...]
links for 2008-07-17
Delver Alpha Makes Facebook and FriendFeed Searchable Archives
I first learned of Delver earlier this year at DEMO, and was impressed with the search engine that returned results based on your social graph on Facebook.
(tags: Delver, Facebook, FriendFeed)
links for 2008-07-15
20+ Must-Have FireFox Search Plugins for SEOs
Great round up on top 20 Firefox tools for SEO professionals and hobbyists.
(tags: SEO, Firefox Plug-ins)
Jeff Bezos backs Social Gaming Network | The Social – CNET News.com
The Social Gaming Network, a start-up that develops games for social platforms such as Facebook and OpenSocial, has received an undisclosed amount of [...]