Zaibatsu: Puberty Clause
This was posted by Reg “Zaibatsu” Saddler himself at Social News Central.
We don’t post a lot of social media humor on this blog, but that’s classic.
Digg Brings Diversity Back to the Front Page
When the Recommendation Engine was first introduced on June 30, 2008, the front page was instantly transformed into a 20-man show. During the first week of July, 31% of the front page stories were submitted by 10 people and 51% were submitted by 28.
By its very nature, the Recommendation Engine pushed these numbers even higher. The more a submitter’s stories were Dugg, the more they would be recommended, which would get them more Diggs, which brought more recommendations – in essence, it snowballed for heavy submitters with lots of friends until its peak in the first half of August when 46% of the front page stories were submitted by 14 users. The top 30 users controlled over 2/3rds of the front page. Read more
Social Media News Sep 11-18
Just a new quick post that we’ll be doing at Soshable - links!
Everyone else seems to do it. We read just about everything in the world about social media. Might as well highlight the best social media stories from the web. Here it goes:
LiveBar - Social Media on the Cheap
LiveWorld, a developer of web community and social media technologies, has recently introduced LiveBar — a wham bam quickie way to liven up your more boring than average website. LiveBar takes a simple and/or static website and quickly transforms it into an interactive one, with what the company calls “bare bones” social media and online community features.
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100,000,000 Views on YouTube - Avril’s “Girlfriend” is There
With the help of extremely ambitious and clever fan clubs, Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” video is on the brink of hitting 100,000,000 views. It is moving so fast that by the time you’re reading this, it’s probably already in the exclusive 9-digit league.
Just a few months ago, “Evolution of Dance” had held the top spot for a long time. While it will still reach 100 million, it won’t be able to do it before Girlfriend.
What does this say about the state of YouTube? Of buzz marketing? Of the Internet in general? Not much, but it’s a milestone that nobody has reached before (legally) and should be noted. Read more
12 Signs that You May Be a Social Media Addict
There are many social media addicts in this world. You see it every day on Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon. Even Propeller, Mixx, and Newsvine have their share. What you may or may not know is whether or not you are one of them.
It’s often tough to recognize. Perhaps the joy of seeing your first story on the front page of the site was enough to set you off. Maybe it’s a desire to promote your point of view, a political candidate, even your own blog or business. For some, it’s something that passes the time (until too much time has passed). Read these signs below and seek immediate help if 3 or more apply to you. Read more
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