January 2010
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Twitter Adds Local Trending Topics
When I logged into Twitter tonight, I was surprised by a little pop-up window telling me about Twitter’s new location-based trending topics feature and asking me to set my location. Right now, the feature is only available in five countries and 15 cities, but apparently Twitter is working on expanding that list.
So now I can see what people in New York City are twittering about, although...
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MTV's 'Jersey Shore' Partners Up With... →
Oh, Radian6…how you’ve fallen victim to the ploys of MTV’s latest garbage truck. Now visitors to MTV’s Jersey Shore site have just another way to see how “cool” the Jersey Shore cast is, through Radian6’s Twitter Tracker.
When I just tried to visit the site, it went black…obviously knowledgeable about the fact I would soon mock it. When Joe from...
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“Social media is not ‘Field of Dreams.’ If you build it, they...”
– Adam Brown, Director of Digital Media at Coca-Cola (via @PRWeekUS)
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The Do's and Don'ts of Online Publicity →
This post by Lindsay Robertson, who blogs for Jezebel and New York Magazine’s Daily Intel and Vulture, is a must-read for any PR professional who pitches bloggers. Even if you already know all this (and you should), it’s good to revisit.
—Alyssa
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The First NYTM of 2010
Last night, I went to the first New York Tech Meetup of the decade, and it looks like all my favorite NYC geeks survived the holidays. Here are some highlights:
SpeakerText was the clear standout of the night, judging by the spontaneous applause and number of audience questions. The site aims to provide searchable text transcripts of online videos, and even allows you to link to a specific...
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Don't Knock the Hustle...
Today, Gawker’s Ryan Tate posted a story entitled “Three Annoying Habits of the Laziest Journalists on Twitter.” In a nutshell, Gawker hates journalists who (1) Tweet a “barrage of rushed, repetitive questions,” (2) Make their “heartless pursuit of the story totally obvious” and (3) rhyme gratuitously on Twitter. Being the unapologetical bunch they are,...