Don't Forget to Say Uno On Your iPhone! (11)
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UNO was among the first card games I ever learned to play. I remember being of kindergarten age, playing against my father, and starting out with only three cards per hand, rather than the usual seven, as my own hand was too small to manage a standard game. As I grew older, I was able to master the full deck, and determine strategy between all the Draw Twos and Draw Fours, Skips and Reverses. And ...
louisgray.com: Not Everyone Reads Your Tweets, and That's Okay! (31)
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By Jesse Stay of Stay N' Alive (Twitter/FriendFeed)As founder of SocialToo, a startup that has a Twitter auto-follow feature, I've heard my share of comments on why automatically following those that follow you on Twitter or elsewhere is or isn't a bad thing. Some people feel it is less genuine if you use a script to follow those that follow you, while others think that as your network grows it is hard to manually pick ...
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Lou said:
good post about effective social following, may have to give tweetdeck another look
Who is the Social Media Marketer of the Year? (9)
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When I launched Conversation Agent back in the summer of 2006, I had a pretty simple concept. My observation was that the line between marketing and public relations would be blurring considerably with greater adoption of social media. The idea that brands should start learning good manners, show personality, and behave is now starting to take hold.In other words, marketers would have to become better communicators, skilled at one to one relationships, just like their ...
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Laurent Courtines said:
A very good start to metrix of influence for social marketers.
The Ultimate Blogger Writing Guide (60)
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There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of writing guides out there. But in my opinion, none surpass the simple, direct advice of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B.White. This classic serves up much good advice, especially in the last 20 pages in a section titled “An Approach to Style.” Nowhere have I seen more helpful advice in so few words and with such precision. This is why I always keep this book ...
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Scott Bannon said:
Great advice, The Elements of Style should be on every blogger's desk.
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Franklin Pettit said:
I should not share this. This and posts like it are what is wrong with the blogosphere. Do not read this drivel. Write what you want. Do NOT do NOT do NOT write for anyone but yourself. Write because it makes you happy. This copyblogger rules crap is frustrating. This post gives no helpful advice. Do what you want. There are no rules to blogging.
Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Nov 26, 2008 (5)
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I’m respecting your limited time by publishing this weekly digest on the Social Networking space, which I cover as an industry analyst. By creating this digest (I started this over a year ago) it really helps me to stay on top of the space I cover. I’ve created a new category called Digest (view archives). Start with the Web Strategy Summary, then quickly scan the succinct and categorized headlines, read text for my take, and ...
You Gotta Try Mr. Tweet (61)
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Last night I happened across a stealth startup that’s growing quickly entitled Mr. Tweet. The site bills itself as your “personal assistant for Twitter,” but it functions as a very interesting version of Facebook’s friend finder. The site asks you for your Twitter username, and then processes your connections and the content of your tweets. I input my name this morning, and by late this afternoon, it DM’d me with my ready report. The report ...
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bhc3 said:
"As an extra bonus, you also get what my nerd-biased brain can only best describe as a sort of character sheet (yes, as in something you’d find from an RPG) describing the key characteristics and generalized attributes of the potential targets of follow." >> I've got my Mr. Tweet report too. It is really a fascinating read.
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Artem said:
interesting concept, i follow it just to see what it would recommend
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Justin said:
I just started following @mrtweet - looking forward to seeing the results
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Jarred said:
i only found this mildly useful
Bret on Social Gaming: Good News for the Games Industry Week: Celebrity Edition (1)
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In this weekend's New York Times Magazine, Jennifer Aniston was asked about Facebook.Here's her response: It's not for me. I'd be opening myself up too much. I don't want to sound like a computer innocent - I've looked at things, of course....And I like to play Scrabble. And poker. I discovered Wii this weekend. I'm a late bloomer.Think about it this way. Female, early 40s. Plays online social games (poker, Scrabble), though not on Facebook. ...
Your Favorite Mobile Web Apps & Sites (17)
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One year ago we ran a contest asking you to tell us your favorite Mobile Web apps. From the resulting comments there were 5 Mobile Web apps that clearly stood out, with multiple mentions: Gmail Java app for mobile phone, Google Maps for Mobile, Opera Mini, Fring, Shozu. Well, a lot has changed in the Mobile Web application world since then. The Apple App Store launched in July '08, prompting a wave of new third ...
2009 Tips for Big Web Companies (39)
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2009 is approaching quickly, and the consensus is that it's going to be a really tough year. The US financial crisis is triggering a global recession. Yet, a crisis is also a time full of hope. It is a time to re-think, re-tool, and get ready for the next upswing. For big Internet companies, 2009 is going to be a very bad year for sure. Advertising profits are going to plunge, and consumers will spend ...
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Sue said:
I pray etsy has enough cash to ride out the storm - eBay would ruin it. One of the big 3 (Amazon, Google or Yahoo) needs to focus on getting small businesses onto the web.
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Anton Johansson said:
håller med om det mesta... fast ärligt talat tror jag microsoft inte nödvändigtvis behöver vara innovativa - det viktigaste är att de lyckas göra sina produkter till något man vill fortsätta använda 2010, och faktiskt kanske t.o.m. vill betala för.
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Laurent Courtines said:
If chrome gets firefox extensions? Im jumping ship.
Cable Markets in New York City Declared Competitive (3)
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In an order released yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission declared certain parts of the New York City cable market competitive, thanks to Verizon offering its FiOS TV in the area. This means the FCC also revokes the ability of the municipal authorities of New York to regulate how Time Warner Cable sets its basic cable rates. So far, it looks like parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan are competitive, if one can envision a duopoly (in ...
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Laurent Courtines said:
I live in brooklyn and there is no Fios near me yet. I am desparate for it!
Carrie Fisher's Extraordinary Autobiography: An Excerpt (3)
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Mom and Dad were great friends with Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Mike Todd. Mike died in a plane crash in 1958, when I was two, and my dad flew to Elizabeth's side, making his way slowly to her front. He first dried her eyes with his handkerchief, then he consoled her with flowers, and he ultimately consoled her by sleeping with her. This made marriage to my mother awkward, so he was gone within ...
10 Tiny Apps That I'm Thankful For (58)
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This is Thanksgiving, so I’d like to show some gratitude for ten tiny apps that I use almost every day. If you’re a writer, blogger, speaker, or entrepreneur who uses a Macintosh, please give them a look because they will make you more productive. Adjix. Adjix is the best way that I’ve found to post links to web pages on Twitter. It shortens the URL of the page, enables you to edit the tweet, shows ...
Clicky Web Analytics is all sorts of awesome (15)
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Getting in-depth traffic data for any blog of website is a must. There’s a variety of providers in the space, with Google Analytics dominating, but most don’t offer live stats. Following a post November 17 about our problems with Whos.amung.us, a couple of people pinged me with suggestions, and Clicky was mentioned more than once. I had previously looked at it, but earlier in this sites history the idea of paying for a service didn’t ...
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small said:
Their Analytics of tracking 'custom' data seems quite impressive - http://getclicky.com/help/customization
Holiday Games: The GigaOM Gift Guide (2)
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The holidays and Black Friday are rapidly approaching. If you’re looking for video games to give your friends and loved ones, here’s a cheat sheet of must-have titles, categorized by giftee: for the hardcore gamers you know, for your family, and of course, for your high-tech industry colleagues: 10 For High-Tech Execs (And Other Grown-Up Gamers) Age of Empires: Mythologies Available Platforms: Nintendo DS MSRP: $29.99 The beloved resource-management strategy franchise (one of Om’s favorites!) ...
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Laurent Courtines said:
Nice work from the om boys. Gaming is segmented and you need different lists
Social Saturdays: Citypixel (1)
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As a fan of both pixel art and The Sims, I was excited to check out the new social application Citypixel, which deftly combines the two. Like The Sims, the goal of Citypixel is to establish a virtual life for yourself by creating a pixelized avatar and setting up an apartment, car and office space in the virtual city of Pixel York. read more
Okay, so you’ve heard from someone that this social media and social networking stuff is great and you should get involved, and it’s really going to help you out. But there’s a lot to it all. Where would you start? What would come first? How might you thi (113)
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Okay, so you’ve heard from someone that this social media and social networking stuff is great and you should get involved, and it’s really going to help you out. Maybe it will help you in the economic downturn. Maybe you have heard how you can use Twitter for business. But there’s a lot to it all. Where would you start? What would come first? How might you think about getting out there and joining in ...
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Jesse Stay said:
This is a lot of what we talked about in our panel on Thursday. There are still a lot of people "getting started" out there.
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Laurent Courtines said:
good stuff as usual from brogan. he makes it seem easy!
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Richie Escovedo said:
SM 101
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Natalie said:
Oh Chris Brogan, thank you for reading my mind yet again.
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ahg3 said:
more great advice from Chris Brogan
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Nick said:
This is a great round-up of how to get started with an online persona via social networking from one of the most successful names in the arena. Even from someone who truly "gets it", looking back with their knowledge, a blog is a key first step.
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Christopher said:
Here's a good one to point any of our agency partners to...
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BasikX said:
How to start marketing yourself on the internet.When all else is equal, luck favors those who have the connections to capitalize on opportunities.
EA Shuts Down Social Games Division, EA Blueprint (2)
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According to Edge Online, as part of its recent cuts, EA has shut down EA Blueprint. From what I've read, EA Blueprint was set up to publish games on top of social networks, or as we like to call them, social games.In its time, EA Blueprint released a Facebook version of Smarty Pants, developed by Context Optional, the apps-for hire company. It currently has a respectable 40,000 monthly users. For perspective, the cut-off for a ...
