April 2010
How search can boost your social media campaigns... →
“Coordinating SEM and social media strategies ensure that marketers are able to capitalize when the buzz generated from various social media platforms drives users to engage with search engines.”
Mashable | What Apple’s Acquisition of Siri Means... →
As we noted earlier today, Apple has acquired Siri, a company that makes a very compelling voice-operated personal assistant app for the iPhone. This move has huge…
B.L. Ochman | Facebook-Inspired NJ Student Protest... →
It’s been a long time since I had a hero. But I’ve got 18,000 of them now.
Yesterday, in a real life lesson in the power of social media and the politics of now, more than 18,000 New Jersey high…
GigaOM | Want to Know What Facebook Is Saying... →
Interested in finding out what information Facebook is sharing about you through the company’s new open-graph API? Developer Ka-Ping Yee has come up with a simple tool that shows you…
Unboxed - Lean Start-Ups Aim to Find Customers... →
(via Instapaper)
Foursquare founders celebrate as site hits 1m user... →
Foursquare Sets Sights On Monetization, Launches... →
Where Was Facebook’s Location? - Bits Blog -... →
Still, the conference, where the announcement was expected, was teased with location products. Conference attendees were given an RFID chip that allowed people to share their location with friends by…
For Web’s New Wave, Sharing Details Is the Point -... →
Twitter Gets More Features, and Competitors -... →
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As evidence of its growth, Twitter revealed some previously undisclosed numbers. It has 106 million registered users and is adding new users at the rate of 300,000 a day. Those…
Introducing Lauren Violet
I am entirely charmed by my new niece Lauren, she weighed 6 lbs at birth and has an Earth Day Birthday - April 22, 2010.
Brian Solis - 21 Twitter Tips From Socially Savvy... →
(via Fast Company) - Adapted from his book Engage, Brian Solis presents his list of suggestions to help businesses learn how to engage customers on Twitter through the examples of those companies, from Dell to Zappos,…
Signal vs. Noise | Steve Jobs on working with... →
I asked him if he would come up with a few options. And he said, “No. I will solve your problem for you. And you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution. If you want options, go talk to…
Slate: Linsky and Lammer Love Long-Form →
instapaper:
Two writers curate a Web site devoted to feature-length journalism.
Slate profiles the creators (and creation) of Longform.org, a great site to contribute content to your Instapaper account.
Smashing Magazine | Five Tips For Making Ideas... →
Creative types have a problem. We have so many great ideas, but most of them never see the light of day. Why do most ideas never happen? The reason is that our own…
Social Media Group & Digg Co-Author whitepaper:... →
Hot of the presses. I loved this project and all our work in conversational marketing to scale social media campaigns.
scott baio's online meltdown: a complete timeline →
pinstripebindi:
related: scott baio ruins everything
An Open Letter to Apple Regarding The Company’s... →
Dear Apple:
We miss you.
Once upon a time, back before you got real popular, you used to take part in the public square. You may have been less forthcoming than most, but at least your…
Non-Apple’s Mistake →
Brilliant, must-read piece by Stanislav Datskovskiy: I argue that Apple now has not one but two monopolies: I) A nearly-total monopoly on computer (and pocket computer) systems designed with…
Moving Beyond Traditional Display Advertising:... →
By Dave Chase: To date, nobody has found the holy grail of advertising models to support thriving hyperlocal sites. Traditional display ads, even with rich media, are only a start. For the most part,…
clientsfromhell:
Me: “Your FTP password is literally one of the five most commonly used passwords in the world.”
Them: “I guess great minds think alike!”
“There are two types of startup ideas: those that grow organically out of your...”
– Paul Graham - Organic Startup Ideas (via bijan)
Twitter's Entire Archive Headed to the Library of... →
The U.S. Library of Congress announced this morning via its official Twitter account that it will be acquiring the entire archive of Twitter messages back through March 2006. In addition to a…
Seth Godin | Rights and responsibilities →
“You’re responsible to your community, to your customers, to your employees and to your art. Serve them and the rights thing tends to take care of itself.
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If your success depends on…
“The Right Fight” shows that workplace conflict is... →
Added “The Right Fight” to the Amazon wishlist.
Poolga: Top-notch illustrated iPhone and iPad... →
via Drawn!
Weezy Thanx You →
Lil Wayne’s blog: “During my prison stint, I want my fans to know I love you. I want all of you to know that I appreciate all the mail I get, and this is my way of saying thank you. The F is for…