February 2009
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Facebook Pages Redesign Coming →
Facebook is hoping that users will interact with branded fan pages a little more effectively after they redesign the pages to closely reflect the way actual user profiles look right now.
Word on the street is that many advertisers are livid over the change because they have put so much money into designing their pages in the current format. That’s a lot of money down the drain.
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Ryanair: "Lunatic Bloggers Can Have the Blog... →
Budget airline Ryanair and its madcap CEO, Michael O’Leary, have usually been a great source of amusement for me. Whether it’s because of their raunchy advertising campaigns or O’Leary’s sketchy behavior, news about Ryanair always brings the LOLZ. Including this latest incident — after an Irish blogger posted on his blog that he found a bug on the Ryanair Web site...
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Coupons Are Hot. Clipping Is Not →
While the economy crumbles, more people are turning to online coupons to save money, reports The Wall Street Journal. Online coupons currently account for 1% of all coupons offered nationwide — but redemption jumped 140% last year.
New technologies are accountable for the changeover from traditional coupon clipping; for example, several companies offer mobile coupons that can be redeemed...
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Is Social Networking Killing You? →
Two British scientists say maybe: social networking on a computer might be bad for your body and brain, causing physical and social disengagement.
Commenters on this NYTimes blog think the article is nonsense…many plan to Twitter/Facebook/blog about it.
-Rebecca
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Snuggies and Drinking: A Social Media Sensation? →
In case you haven’t heard of the Snuggie, it’s a blanket with sleeves that is taking America by storm (why not buy another useless household item? It’s a recession!). Two Chicago men loved the Snuggie so much, they’ve decide to start a bar crawl in the Windy City for people wearing the blankets. See the official website for information. So far the men have collected...
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Ford Builds Buzz Around Upcoming Fiesta →
Break out the piñata, Ford is starting a “Fiesta Movement.” The drowning auto maker is trying to build buzz around the launch of the 2010 Fiesta model by giving 100 of the cars away to Millennials who will be sent on “missions” to chronicle their adventures over social media platforms including Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.
Ford has set up a website,...
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Twitter gets half the press coverage of Facebook,... →
The amount of press Twitter has been getting lately (yes, we talk about it a lot on this blog, too!) is disproportionate to how popular it actually is, especially in comparison with Facebook. However, this is probably because the mainstream is just starting to discover Twitter now, whereas everyone already knows about Facebook (which is why your mom just friended you, and then tagged you in her...
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Facebook Responds to Concerns Over Terms of... →
Tech-heads went ballistic this weekend when Facebook changed its Terms of Service Agreement over to something along the lines of “We own you.” Facebook CEO and boy-wonder Mark Zuckerberg responded without remorse, confirming that he does, indeed, have total control over us.
mashable:
Today’s hoopla over changes to the Facebook Terms of Service have prompted a rare blog post from...
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Twitter Co-Founder on Hiring PR: "No Plans Just... →
Amazingly, the Twitter guys handle their PR all by themselves. “We don’t work with any PR agencies or consultants. Inbound press is about 75-100 a day and we try to answer as much as possible,” founder Biz Stone told Joe from PRNewser. It’s kind of crazy that they can run Twitter and field dozens of press inquiries daily, all on their own! Even so, they have no immediate...
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Twitter co-founder says service won't charge for... →
As a result of yesterday’s news that Twitter might start charging brands to use its service, Biz Stone has now clarified that will not be happening, saying, “Everyone – people, companies, celebrities, etc. – will still be able to use Twitter for free.” So rock on, Twitter brands.
—Alyssa
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Another 25 Things Note?!?!?
I’ll admit, when Alyssa originally posted on the “25 Things About Me” Facebook phenomenon, I had already opted to share the sometimes bizarre, most often mundane facts of my life with 25 others and anyone else who opted to read it. The chain letter-like over-share that people both love and love to hate, had hit Facebook by storm.
According to Caroline McCarthy of CNET, aside...
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Biz Stone: Twitter to Charge Brands for Use →
As part of Twitter’s ongoing quest to figure out how to make a profit, founder Biz Stone mentioned that they may begin charging brands to use Twitter in the future. Although Stone maintained that individuals would not be charged to use Twitter, some skeptics are concerned it may become difficult to separate a person from a brand. For instance, celebrities on Twitter (like Shaq and Lance...
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$99 iPhone Coming This Summer →
Analysts are whispering that Apple will release a $99 dollar (after subsidy) iPhone this summer. The much more accessible product will not have as many features as its predecessor and some of the cutbacks are predicted to include:
A lower-resolution camera,
No 3G Internet access or GPS
A cheaper data plan (~$15/month) with a usage cap
-Maria
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“My Twitter page is lame. Most are. What happens collectively is what matters.”
– Will Leitch
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What’s New With The Kindle 2 →
Amazon officially launched the second version of the Kindle today and judging by blog comments, it seems as though no one is excited as they thought they would be. Many of the differences are strictly aesthetic and the $360 dollar price tag has stayed the same. According to TechCrunch, below are the features that have changed from the original:
The new Kindle is slightly lighter. The...
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10 of the Smartest Big Brands in Social Media →
Mashable created an interesting rundown of 10 of the smartest brands in the social media space. My personal favorite, Burger King, took the silver medal. The list also includes the usual suspects, such as Zappos, Comcast, Graco and Dell.
—Alyssa
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10 Examples of Creative Twitter Uses →
Love, love, love this blog post by the Search Engine Marketing Group on creative uses of Twitter. LaundryRoom, which provides tweets about which laundry machines are open in real time at Olin College is by far my favorite. Although, AskAStripper comes in a close second.
-Maria
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Critics: New Google App Gives Abusers Too Much... →
I’m very aware that Google Latitude (which tracks your location through your smartphone signal) opens the door for innovation in mobile advertising, in addition to other things. However, effective as it may be in the future, I just cannot get past the creepiness factor of someone knowing where I am at all times. It looks as though the watchdog group Privacy International agrees...
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Domino's to Jared: "Oh Snap!"
You know what I would do if somebody wrote me a letter saying that I had to stop posting things with my signature tone of obnoxious sarcasm? I would take that letter, cry for a good 45 minutes, and then treat myself to an ice cream cone.
Anyhow, Dave Brandon, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, was faced with a similar situation when Subway’s lawyers (or Law Artists, as I’m sure they...
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Ah, Yes, More About Me? Here Are ‘25 Random... →
You know an annoying Facebook meme has hit the big time when it’s featured in trend pieces in The New York Times and TIME on the same day. Those of you on Facebook have probably noticed that many of your friends are posted lists of 25 random facts about themselves in the Notes section and tagging other friends to do it as well. If your Facebook friends are trite and uncreative, reading these...
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A NSFW Posting on My Work Blog
A few things you might not know about Christian Bale: his mom was a professional clown (yikes), he was the original spokesperson for “Pac-Man the Cereal,” and he became a vegetarian after reading Charlotte’s Web.
Something you probably do know about Christian Bale: He is absolutely crazy in a Naomi Campbell / Bill O’Reilly (NSFW) kind of way. How do you know this? ...
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Sexy People, Simple Idea
This photo is, in a word, amazing. It comes from a blog called Sexy People, which dedicates itself to posting truly horrifying professional photos (think a photo of a bride and be-moustached groom super-imposed into a brandy snifter…or something equally classy). The above photo is a gal named “Christine.” Today, she’s probably a high-powered tax attorney with a...
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Moviegoers Take to Web to Impact Oscars; Continue...
The Oscars are set in their ways. If you want to win Best Actor, you have to die at the end of the movie; if you want to win Best Actress, you have to be a beautiful woman made to look like a serving wench at Medieval Times; and if you want to win Best Supporting Actress, you need to be willing to let your career tank immediately after your acceptance speech (oooh, BURN! Take that, Mira...
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Women Over Age 55 Fastest-Growing Group On... →
Facebook isn’t just “for the kids” anymore. I can verify this from all of the wall posts I’ve been getting from my friends’ mothers. MediaPost agrees, stating that the number of women over 55 on Facebook has nearly tripled since September, to more than 717,000.
-Maria
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Women Entrepreneurs Tap Social Media to Launch... →
Our social media-savvy client American Express OPEN, along with Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of business resources and community support for women entrepreneurs, have announced the launch of the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE (M3 RACE) – a year-long business growth marathon bringing together thousands of ...
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Hammertime: The iPhone App →
A new iPhone application called Hammertime has been launched for you to keep track of MC Hammer at all times. The early-’90s sensation, who I commend for adopting social media to reinvent his career, is also on Twitter. The application pitch goes like this:
HammerTime (TM) is a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch MP3 players available for download in the iTunes app store.
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