Friends aren’t Followers
I honestly can’t believe I’m blogging this, but Twitter sent me an announcement that people are confused between “Friends” and “Followers”. Maybe we should rename them “Friends” and “Stalkers”? Would
Strike two for Debbie Weil?
I’m not going to make a big deal out of this because, in all fairness, it may have been out of necessity. And while I grew up in metro Detroit
Edelman’s Social Media Top 30 = F*ck the Long Tail
The social media explosion, especially to those of us who belong to communities and participate, has shown that people with credibility and a channel have just as much power as
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When perception is everything (or, when the numbers lie)
A poll on ESPN’s homepage is asking voters to choose, city by city, which sports team matters the most in that town. Today’s poll features my hometown of (metro) Detroit.
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Five reasons why Pownce > Twitter
After initially dissing it, I’m drinking the Pownce Kool-Aid. Is it the end-all, be-all? No, and it has a long way to go. But it’s actually come in very useful.
MySpace copies Facebook; I say to CMOs:” “Don’t be ‘that guy'”
Trying to reverse the trend in membership, MySpace has added a new box to display members’ “status” and “mood”. Um, like, when did the 100MM social networking site become the
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LMAO @ Jakob Nielsen
I’m going to make this short and sweet just to prove a point: Jakob Nielsen has lost it. You can stop reading now since you’re stupid and aren’t considering buying
Random news: Taco Bell and your fake, err, face, I want some trash bags, and 777
Based on today’s news I think some people are going crazy from the heat: Taco Bell and DraftFCB looking for the best non-human to put in its ads – Spike
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bags, and 777
Ebay opens up Kijiji to compete with Craigslist
Move over free sex classified sites, Ebay’s coming to your suaree and bringing the punch. They’ve opened up a site called Kijiji to the U.S. to compete with Craigslist, the
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Word of mouth and the internet go together like peas and carrots
Anyone who’s anyone in this industry knows the power of the internet and word of mouth. This is more than just a YouTube video being passed around, however clearly the
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