Running a blog about social media and PR is a piece of pie. Just start it up and make the right noises, eventually you wind up with several hundred subscribers. Same with Twitter. What is everyone talking about on Twitter? Mostly social media, it seems to me. So it’s with a sense of satisfaction that […]
Archive | April, 2009
Unfortunately, you can’t chat with me now
There’s a link to the left of this page – or at least, there is at the time of writing – saying “Chat with me now.” It’s a good link. It fires up the Google Chat thingy which means I can have a good, live chat with anyone, providing I’m online. Problem is, it stopped […]
Social spume
- Is This the World's First Liquid-Cooled Smartphone?If you've ever had your smartphone feel too hot after a long bout of Facebook, email, and taking photos or video, NEC hopes to solve that with its new liquid-cooled smartphone. The NEC Medias X 06E sports a liquid cooling pipe behind the display and next to the processor. NEC said this will transfer heat away from the phone's processor through repe […]Chelsea Stark
- 8 YouTube Covers So Nerdy You'll ScreamYouTube is the land of the amateur music cover. Anyone with a webcam and a hunger for the spotlight can arrange “Call Me Maybe” and launch it onto the video site, hoping to become the next Lana Del Ray or Karmin. But while pop performances are the norm, you'll find another undeniably geeky faction in the YouTube universe: nerdy covers. Borrowing from al […]Lauren Hockenson
- When marketing messages aren’t exactly helping…Rolf Harris theatre poster While Mr H is innocent until proven otherwise, surely his current show poster strapline is unfortunate at best and, should allegations prove substantial, in horrid bad taste at worst?Gerry
- Chris Hadfield Is Still Great on Earth: Some of His Best Earthbound TweetsWe were a little sad to see Chris Hadfield leave the ISS earlier this month, but we're glad he's back safely, and that he's still tweeting about every step of the readjustment process. While Hadfield was making his return trip home, he was unable to keep the world updated on his every move, so his son Evan took the reins on his own Twitter acc […]Geekosystem
- Hands-On With the Week's Top AppsThere were a lot of great apps and updates released this week. Google announced two big apps during the keynote at its annual developer conference Google I/O. One app breaks out the Hangout feature of Google+ into its own standalone app. The other, brings a whole new music streaming service to Google Play. Airbnb updated its Android app this week to make thi […]Emily Price
- Baby 'Bachelor' Breaks Hearts in New Reality ShowEveryone loves a steamy reality TV show. And everyone loves a cute kid. Jimmy Kimmel combined the two with a reality show starring a cute kid: Baby Bachelor. In the genius sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live, the adorable toddler Wesley (Kimmel's nephew) meets other adorable toddlers in hopes of finding true kiddy love. The kid version of the show promises to […]Neha Prakash
- Linkin Park Frontman Joins Stone Temple Pilots for New SongIt's never too late for an aging rock outfit to reinvent itself, as Stone Temple Pilots set out to prove by inviting Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington to perform with the band in the studio and in concert. Bennington made a surprise performance with STP at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast concert Saturday night, according to Rolling Stone. He sang […]Chelsea Stark
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