Google Circles Gets Out of Control (humor)

September 5, 2011

Noise to Signal Cartoon

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LinkedIn Turns on Use of Photo, Content in Ads by Default – How to Turn Off

August 11, 2011

In another bone-headed move by a social network, especially one that is geared toward business and builds its reputation on that, LinkedIn recently added a “feature” that lets them use your photo and other information from your LinkedIn social stream in advertisements, and they turned it on by default. Here’s how to turn it off: [...]

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Keeping Your Content Strategy Real

August 8, 2011

By now we should all know the importance of an authentic content strategy that moves beyond traditional marketing techniques, but it seems like it’s a lesson worth repeating. Read my full post on FierceContentManagement. Photo by Banalities on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

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Google Forces Its Way into the Social Media Conversation

July 5, 2011

Image by Getty Images via @daylife With Google Plus, it’s time to start taking Google seriously as a social networking competitor. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

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Shaq Retirement Tweet Shows Celebs How It’s Done

June 6, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Shaquille O’Neil retired on Twitter last week with dignity and class and his online reputation firmly intact. Other celebrity tweeters (and all of us for that matter) should take note of how it’s done. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

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In Time of Crisis, I Headed for iPhone

June 2, 2011

Image via Wikipedia I have lived in Massachusetts for my entire life. Yesterday for the first time ever, I heard tornado warning sirens go off. I gathered my kids and headed for the basement with my iPhone.  From there, I texted with my wife who was at work. I communicated with friends on Facebook and [...]

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Diaspora Still Out There Hoping to Build Viable Facebook Alternative

May 19, 2011

Image by _Max-B via Flickr Those plucky young men from NYU who started Disaspora are still out there, now ensconced on the West Coast and still trying to come up with a Facebook alternative that’s more open and more secure. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.  

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The Growing Importance of a Data-driven Social Strategy

May 3, 2011

Image by kenburbary via Flickr If your company is not monitoring social media as part of your marketing effort, you are missing a golden opportunity to understand your customers better. But companies need to not only monitor the social media stream, they need to find ways to measure and understand what’s happening there. Read my [...]

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Facebook Launches New Deal System to Encourage Real-life Socializing

April 27, 2011

Image via CrunchBase Facebook announces new deal system, which unlike Groupon won’t necessarily offer big discounts, but will instead provide a way to get together at interesting events in real life. Read my full post on Internet Evolution.

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Video: Facebook Security Tips from AOL’s Alison Haislip

April 27, 2011

We all need to smarten up on Facebook when it comes to security. This entertaining video warns you of some of the dangers you can find there. It’s not super in depth, but definitely worth watching.

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