Comparing Six Ways to Identify Top Blogs in Any Niche – ReadWriteWeb Has Technorati Authority had its day? It always felt a bit too easy. My fave bit here is Google Reader recommendations, neat use of a new feature for finding blogs. As I always say, "if you think Google works, try this." (tags: forblog [...]
links for 2009-02-18
by Brendan on February 18, 2009 in socialmedia
Intel Social Media Guidelines Fairly straightforward and understandable. (tags: forblog bloggingpolicies) Short URLs with analytics, social media monitoring, and geotargeting – Cligs A bit.ly contender? (tags: forblog measurement metrics bit.ly bli.gs bookmarks crunching tinyurl tracking) Digital Influence Mapping Project: Your Social Media Score – ATL Very incisive question-driven approach to deciding on a company's 'readiness' [...]
links for 2009-02-17
by Brendan on February 17, 2009 in socialmedia
HOW TO: Create Groups for Twitter Mashable comes up with yet another cool list – there's more to life than Tweetdeck. (tags: forblog microblogging twitter mashable) Spinvox Interesting website revamp. I need to dig around a bit more but it's certainly different. (tags: web design spinvox)
links for 2009-02-12
by Brendan on February 12, 2009 in socialmedia
Why Social Media in the Banking Sector? If anyone needs to adopt a sympathetic, open, human face right now, it’s banks. (tags: forblog banking socialmedia strategy banks gartner) Bankers’ apologies are ‘pathetic’ – PRWeek UK If anyone needs good PR, it’s banks. Hang about, didn’t I just say that? (tags: forblog banking fintech) tweetburner – [...]
HowSociable can you go?
by Brendan on February 12, 2009 in measurement, socialmedia, socialnetworks
Influence – it’s a tough thing to measure, especially when it all depends on who’s linking to whom, and whether their behaviour has changed in any way. So if you don’t have access to several thousand pounds and a server farm to track this, you can get an idea of influence by studying ubiquity, that [...]
Enviro.aero wins!
by Brendan on February 11, 2009 in microblogging, socialmedia, socialnetworks, socialnews
Just to blow my own trumpet a little, I found out today that a project I was heavily involved with while at Fleishman-Hillard has won a Flight Global Webbie award. The prize-winning site is called enviro.aero, which is an initiative of the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). It seeks to redress the balance in the [...]
links for 2009-02-11
by Brendan on February 11, 2009 in socialmedia
Burson-Marsteller – FriendFeed Hmmm, very interesting – Burson Marsteller have a Friendfeed presence. Friendfeed could be the next thing on the horizon. (tags: forblog friendfeed bursonmarsteller bm) How Communications Professionals Should Approach Twitter « Blogging Me Blogging You Excellent – and timely – piece on when to use Twitter. (tags: forblog strategy twitter microblogging edlee [...]
So Twitter is omnipresent all of a sudden – but not necessarily omnipotent
by Brendan on February 10, 2009 in microblogging, socialmedia
Everyone’s talking about it. No, not Eastenders. Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Twitter. I’ve been asked several times recently “What is it, exactly?”, and I can only say the usual: it’s a bit like texting, but imagine your text going onto the web, and if people find your texts interesting enough or they know [...]
links for 2009-02-09
by Brendan on February 9, 2009 in socialmedia
Ma.gnolia Ma.gnolia.com has lost all its data???? (tags: forblog) Top 45 Video Sharing Sites Where You Can Publish Your Video Not sure whether you could monitor them all, but you can have fun trying (tags: forblog marketing research video sharing) swiftcommunity.net Banks can do this too (tags: forblog fintec banking) Agencies should use social media [...]
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- Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT]Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest’s third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site’s valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion. AllThingsD reports that Japanese commerce giant Raukten is leading the round with a […]Lauren Indvik
- Fab.com Shares What Facebook Friends Are BuyingEcommerce shop Fab.com is an industry game changer, deeply integrating social media into its unique way of selling tech gadgets, tailored dresses, innovative kitchenware and extraordinary home decor. Fab.com rolled out a website redesign, called Fab 3.0, introducing new social shopping features on Wednesday. Updates include a Facebook integration that create […]Joann Pan
- Create a Designer Room With New Site ‘Project Decor’The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Project Decor Quick Pitch: A home decorating platform where users can browse and buy items. Genius Idea: Interactive design boards let users upload p […]Kate Freeman
- Couple Dead After Bad Cellphone Connection Foils Chance of Rescue [VIDEO]A couple whose car fell down an embankment in the Catskill Mountains tried to make rescue calls on their cellphone but shoddy reception prevented help from reaching them in time. Arthur and Madeleine Morris’ car was stuck when it fell down an embankment near their driveway of their vacation home. Five times they tried to call 911, their son and a neighbor, b […]Kate Freeman
- Is Total Gadget Immersion Good or Bad for Kids? [INFOGRAPHIC]Gadgets such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more and more embedded in kids’ lives. From middle schoolers with smartphones to babies who are comfortable with an iPad but can’t work a magazine, many children today grow up as true digital natives. And parents are catching on that gadgets can help control and distract their little rugrats. According to […]Sam Laird
- NFL Prospect Ignites Controversy With Concussion TweetFormer Ohio State linebacker Andrew Sweat has a real shot at the NFL, if he wants it. But Sweat won’t risk head trauma by living out the dream of millions of kids across America — and he used Twitter to confirm his decision not to chase an NFL contract. The Columbus Dispatch originally reported that Sweat told the paper his choice on Friday in a text message […]Sam Laird


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