Mitt Romney learned a hard lesson during the Iowa GOP Candidates Debate on December 10, 2011. We’ve always known that journalists are looking for quotes and sound bites every time major candidates take the stage. Today, social media acts to not only amplify the sound bites, but also to give journalists a way to gauge …
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On July 1st Google released it’s 4th social network project. After the failures of Orkut, Google Wave and Google Buzz, Google presented the new promising social platform – Google+. During the last few days, hundreds of articles describing Google+ were published. I won’t describe here the functionality of the new social network, since I haven’t …
6 publishers and 1 “celebrity” have controlled the Digg Top News section for the past 3 days. This story over at Media Caffeine called Digg: The Broken Covenant (aka Selling Out to “The Man”) gives a clear indication that the shortcomings of Digg v4 go well beyond the bugs, beyond the fake positive press, and …
Yes, I know I’ve been on a Google+ kick lately, but it has been it’s like Michael Corleone in Godfather 3. “Every time I think I’m out they pull me back in.” Hopefully, I won’t have a heart attack immediately after saying the line the way that Al Pacino’s iconic character did. Also, I’m not …
Digg founders Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose spoke to dozens of Digg users through an emergency episode of The Drill Down tonight (part 1 of 2 is live now). They were asked about the lack of responses to emails, the change in the algorithm, the autobury theory, an open forum, and other topics. The initial …
ROSE, ADELSON RESPOND TO DIGGERS’ CONCERNS ON TDD Read More »
It used to be, if someone had a complaint about a business, they’d have little recourse. Sure, they could go to the Better Business Bureau and lodge a complaint. Some TV stations and newspapers had consumer advocates who would shame companies into doing the right thing. But unless you were one of the lucky ones …
Mistakes. They happen. If they didn’t, humanity would be boring. On social media, mistakes happen way too often. The ease of the medium has made it to where Tweets and Facebook updates can be sent to thousands of people in seconds without much effort and even less thought. When people are using the same devices …
A Lesson from Chrysler: Tweet With “#&@&ing” Care Read More »
If you haven’t heard of Tumblr, you will. The pace that it’s currently growing is similar to (if not greater than) the type of growth that Twitter experienced 2 years ago. The blog/microblog/community hybrid social media site is well on its way to hitting the mainstream soon. While its users and fans are often rabid, …
TUMBLR’S BIGGEST STRENGTH IS ITS BIGGEST WEAKNESS TO GOOGLE Read More »
Chances are pretty strong that if you have a smartphone, tablet, or other device that is mobile-app-enabled, then your devices are loaded with apps. Some come with the devices. Most can be downloaded. Some are free. Some are not. Games are huge. The trends are clear. This growing segment of eCommerce is embedding itself into …
Two months ago, if you had told me that conservative publication Breitbart would be the center of attention in attacks against Ted Cruz, I would have laughed. There’s no way. The proud namesake of the late Andrew Breitbart would never turn away from conservative values or participate in yellow journalism. I would have been wrong. …
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Since the evolution of communicating online and the formations of social networks, many businesses have shut down the access from their locations. Some might say it is due to the prevention of wasting time and improving time management. Others might be weary of hackers or phishing scams that could possibly be associated with the social …
Social Networking for Business: 8 Tips on How to Relate and Communicate Read More »
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 …
When it comes to polls, there is a general tilt towards the negative side of the results. People who are outraged are more likely to respond to one than people who are satisfied. At 86% negative, this goes beyond a statistical anomaly. People don’t like the Facebook changes. Period. In a relatively small segment of …
… and you shouldn’t either. With that out of the way, let’s get right down to it: 1. They Pulled a “Bait and Switch” Regardless of what anyone at Digg says, this was just wrong. They should have either kept the Diggbar as a URL shortener or launched it initially with its current functionality. Wikipedia …
7 Reasons Why I Won’t Tweet Diggbar Links Ever Again… Read More »
Update: This article from last year deserves another look, so we’re moving it forward for your enjoyment. It can be argued that those of us who tweet links to content on the web are the most annoying of Twitter users. That is the “category” that I fit in, so it makes sense that I would …
So, you have a small- or medium-sized business. You’ve heard of social media, but you aren’t sure where to put your money. This infographic by the good folks over at has all of the answers you need as far as where other businesses are spending. Are they spending their money right? That’s another post altogether. Read …
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UPDATE: Oops! StumbleUpon did it again. How can a site with 12 million users send more traffic than a site with 600 million users? When your site is specifically designed to do nothing but send traffic. StumbleUpon may be small compared to sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, but it sends the most social media traffic around the web …
STUMBLEUPON SURPASSES FACEBOOK FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TRAFFIC GENERATION Read More »
There are certain things users must sacrifice to play in the world of social media. One of them, to some extent, is privacy, and most who do “give it away” do so knowing that there are certain things they can do to keep private internet browsing, well, private. A common recommended practice for a while …
THE END OF PRIVACY: FACEBOOK TRACKS YOUR MOVES EVEN IF YOU LOG OUT Read More »
Recent changes and restrictions made by Digg.com to encourage diversity in the range of users whose submissions reach the front page have had 2 profound results. Newer and less active users have seen their stories reach the front page, but the sources that are able to hit the front page have tightened. Despite tens of …
46% OF THE DIGG FRONT PAGE IS CONTROLLED BY 50 WEBSITES Read More »
