Larry and Sergey really believe they can transform the world with technology that makes things work better, beginning with a better way to find information when you need it. That information is not restricted to text found on web pages. I believe they won’t be satisfied until everyone has a brain implant that augments their […]
Archive | August, 2011
Models for working with social media: what works, what sort of works, and what really doesn’t
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how best to work with clients. It strikes me that this is a process that should, at the end, have a client who knows about social media, and can talk about it and use it with confidence. This is important: clients can smell fear at a hundred paces, […]
Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen | Video on TED.com
You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world. via ted.com Sometimes I think TED is all about going ‘wow’ a lot with little real significance (as in: it’s easy to go ‘wow’ at someone moving pictures around […]
Flanged bananas. Or: how to write a press release that works online too.
Do you write press releases? Do they work online? As in, can people find them? How do you know? Here are some ways to make your releases work as hard for you online as they do offline. Takeaways: Use keywords Make the title and first sentence look good online Write the release first, then the […]
Social spume
- Foursquare Debuts 'Super-Specific' Search FiltersFoursquare has refined its search capabilities to make it easier for users to look for particular venues. The location-based social network unveiled what it's calling "super-specific searches" for iOS and Android on Wednesday "With today's update ... Foursquare helps you find exactly what you want, whatever that may be," it anno […]Anita Li
- New 'The Wolverine' Trailer Shows Hero Facing His MortalityAnother full-length trailer for The Wolverine has debuted online, and it shows our surly superhero facing his mortality. Posted to YouTube on Tuesday, the two-and-a-half-minute video features Hugh Jackman playing the title role, Wolverine's love interest Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), as well as villains Silver Samurai (Will Yun Lee) and Viper (Svetlana Kho […]Anita Li
- B2B from AtoZ - Digital Marketing with Bill BlaneyIn this episode of the TV on the Web show, Marketing Made Simple TV, (best viewed in Full Screen mode) Bill Blaney, author of B2B AtoZ sits down with show host Jeff Ogden to discuss insights on B2B marketing today. If you're a b2b marketer, sales leader or business owner, this show's for you. read more(author unknown)
- 4 Ways to Find Your Brand’s VoiceReady to start marketing your new company, product or brand? Before you create a blog, draft content for your brand-spanking-new website or start tweeting, first define your “brand voice.” In a nutshell, this is the heart and soul of your communications. More than specific words and phrases, your brand voice is the tone in which you speak to and connect with […]The Daily Muse
- HP Thinks Giant Tablets Are a Good IdeaWindows 8 has officially created a new category: the monster tablet. Last fall's Sony Tap 20 could have been dismissed as a one-off aberration, but others have since launched giant screens equipped with batteries, including HP, who just unveiled the Rove 20. Why Rove? Because it can do exactly that — the 20-inch display is fully portable with almost 4 h […]Pete Pachal
- Teen's Invention Could Create 20-Second Phone ChargeTech manufacturers that boast how fast their devices can juice up might want to listen up: A California teen has developed a super-capacitor that could lead to a 20- to 30-second phone charge. Super-capacitors are energy-storage devices that have a long cycle life, and have the potential to store a lot of energy per unit volume. Sounds dandy, right? Not quit […]Vignesh Ramachandran
- 99.9% Of New Mobile Malware Targets Android PhonesAndroid, the world's most popular smartphone operating system, has malware issuesWe knew that already. But a new report suggests these issues are only destined to worsen In fact, 99.9% of new mobile malware detected in the first quarter of 2013 is designed to hit Android phones, according to a new report released by online security firm Kaspersky Lab Th […]Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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