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the eg - part 1
I’ve been meaning to share the incredible experiences I had at the entertainment gathering (the eg) last weekend. I keep trying to process what I witnessed and I can tell I’m not even close yet.
It was like going to camp with my intellectual heroes and getting to tag along while they showed each other their latest creations, pet projects and daily rituals. At a circus.
On the first...
November 2008
5 posts
swJuly 15, 2008. A Different Perspective On Social...
Reproduced under creative commons. Thank you to @ophelia for bringing this to my attention and the author, Dr. Augustine Fou.
Virtually every advertiser is asking for it. They have all heard about examples of YouTube videos going “viral” and reaching millions of people practically overnight. They have read the stats that say modern consumers’ top trusted source for information is “people like...
12 Steps to building currency at work
Excerpt from Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out by employment attorney, Richard Busse (one of many newspaper clippings I found today cleaning out everything not digital.
1. Learn to like the people you work with.
2. Communicate often with your supervisor.
3. Never turn down an invitation.
4. Do not be afraid to socialize with your boss.
5. Socialize with your co-workers.
6. Make your co-workers...
Recent post from paulgillin.com
The Viral Video Marketing Dilemma
Metrics expert Mark Ghuneim suggests that we still have a long way to go in evolving our thinking about viral video metrics beyond view counts. Marketers are beginning to think more holistically about how to measure success. Quoting:
According to a recent FEED Company study, some 70% of ad-agency and media-buying executives plan to increase budgets for viral...
Social Media Club (SMC) gets it right with new...
I love the idea: give your users an aggregated stream of relevant content and at the same time, reward (same) users posting interesting, great content.
Chris and Kristie are not-so-subtley leading the social media charge. I’m a member of The Club, full disclosure, but who isn’t?
The Social Media Club Member Badge
October 2008
5 posts
New “Liquid Smoking” Drink Promises Instant High... →
My Ingredient Tree →
September 2008
10 posts
Twitter Is Growing Like Crazy: Up 422% In 12...
http://tinyurl.com/6an39u
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
– unknown
http://operation-liberty.com/knowledge%20base.html →
http://supportandbelieve.blogspot.com/ →
This is Your Nation on White Privilege By Tim Wise...
For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
and that no one has a right to judge you White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, or your parents,...
“Aligning organizational resources requires everyone to hold a shared goal and a...”
– Execution Is Everything :: UXmatters
Hummer Dealer Closing...To Sell Smart Cars
This is a breath of fresh air! Source: EcoGeek
August 2008
14 posts
ITV.com gets live soccer rights
Itv.com/football will simulcast the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and England internationals.
Read the news details here: Find Internet TV
Anyone think this will work?
LeadVine - The community is your salesforce.
I’m all about crowdsourcing but will people really share their leads? Do leads want to be shared?
I found this comment today
Ted Fickes (The Wilderness Society) wrote:
Let’s say you were a blogger at the DNC… or even just an erstwhile curious attendee. Which t-shirt would you find more interesting (and/or want to wear)? A) http://bit.ly/3ChBm0 or B) http://bit.ly/1LDxUf . Theme is energy development. Thank you much.
It made me chuckle to imagine bloggers all over the country (by that I mean, California)...
mediapost - "Ben & Jerry's Jumps Into Social... →
“When the people lead - the leaders, they will have to follow…”
– Ben Harper
found on the SXSW09 panel picker
Instant Messaging World Validates Six Degrees of... →
A research team at US software giant Microsoft studied 30 billion instant messages sent by 240 million people in June of 2006 and determined that, on average, any two could be linked in 6.6 steps.
SEC To Recognize Corporate Blogs as Public...
“Can We Now Kill the Press Release? Brian Solis analyzes the SEC’s decision to give some social media-based corporate communications the same gravity as press releases. If the SEC is indeed shifting its stance, then companies may be able to reduce their use of expensive newswire services and disclose more information directly, with the benefits of reader feeback and SEO-optmized...
