September 2009
13 posts
Google calls Apple on their lies →
Google reveals that its Google Voice submission to the iPhone App Store has been rejected by Apple.
Danish Woman’s One Night Stand Video Is a... →
The Danish government tries to stimulate tourism by producing a video featuring a young woman supposedly appealing for contact from the father of her baby, the conception of whom took place during a…
Wearable Augmented Reality from Glasses Direct 3D... →
Glasses Direct’s excellent augmented reality virtual mirror.
Let's build an ecosystem around hyperlocal... →
Jeff Jarvis claims that hyperlocal bloggers will be successful enough in three years to employ help and be profitable. Very ambitious.
Good News for Ailing Dailies →
The Chicago Sun-Times and the Boston Globe, which were both fighting for their lives earlier this year, appear to have turned the corner and may soon be profitable, owners say.
What's wrong with contextual advertising? This... →
Another example of the limits of contextual advertising.
PR own goals pt. 73: Chris De Burgh jumps... →
Chris de Burgh stupidly reacts badly to a bad review. Smug idiot.
Read news fast with Google Fast Flip →
Google Labs adds visual previews to its arsenal via Google Fast Flip news search.
10 Ugly truths about modern journalism →
Journalism was screwed before the advent of the internet:discuss
Music Still Dominates YouTube →
Music videos take a 76% share of YouTube’s Top 25 videos.
18 Million Twitter Users by End of 2009 →
Emarketer projects that Twitter will have 18 million active users by the end of this year.
The Wire's David Simon: Newspapers Must Go Behind... →
Ex-Baltimore Sun journalist David Simon adds his name to the growing list of paywall supporters.
We're spending more time in social media →
Higher numbers of internet users are spending an increasing amount of time in social media environments.
August 2009
21 posts
10 Rules For Advertising On Facebook →
Tips and guidelines for a Facebook Ad campaign
Social technology growth marches on in 2009, led... →
Forrester publishes third global social media/networks research report Social Technographics Profiles
Howzat! What the Ashes did to the web →
England’s Ashes win creates a traffic spike for news sites.
Sentimentality alone cannot save the Observer →
Will Sturgeon argues that a 101-strong letter from MPs would do little to relieve financial worries at the Observer.
Climate Camp to London cops: We won't tell you... →
Climate Camp uses YouTube to send a brilliantly smug and sarcastic open letter to the Metropolitan Police, declining a request to reveal the whereabouts of its next event.
Why all the media love a good 'staycation' →
Pete Marcus looks at the media’s current favourite buzzword.
Is poor SEO behind thelondonpaper’s failure? →
Malcolm Coles argues that thelondonpaper may have survived with a better SEO strategy.
Social Networking Only Works When It's Real →
Social networking is pointless for marketers unless it’s used with the intention of being ‘real’.
5 Ways Sentiment Analysis is Ramping Up in 2009 →
RWW looks at five emerging sentiment analysis tools.
Twitter pro accounts coming by year's end →
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone hints that businesses will be offered paid professional accounts.
Daily Mail takes fresh approach to the cut and... →
More surprisingly clever digital work from the Daily Mail.
Social Media Revolution →
A video from Socialnomics arguing that social media is the biggest shift in communications since the Industrial Revolution.
FanFeedr Gives Sports Fans Personalized News... →
FanFeedr allows users to select topics of interest and find (hopefully) relevant scores, photos, news, videos, and blog posts.
Now The Guardian finds it can’t just delete... →
The Guardian publishes a story about Labour’s Kerry McCarthy before Labour bloggers have been briefed, and delete it - but only after it’s been picked up by the blogosphere.
How To Create An Irresistible Facebook Photo →
Some great creative ideas for Facebook profile photos.
News Wikification →
A confidential Associated Press document looks at web behaviour in the wake of the death of celebrity singer Michael Jackson, comparing it to the reactions to the death of Princess Diana and 9/11. It…
Citizen journalism is sometimes crap: shocker →
Will Sturgeon argues that recent citizen footage of an armed robbery in London received more attention than it deserved.
Social Media Use Soars Among B2B Marketers:... →
social media use in business to business marketing
The New Search War: Google vs Facebook →
Why Google should be worried about Facebook’s realtime search
Scientists Create Software to Measure Happiness in... →
Vermont scientists Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth have created a software program that analyzes blogs and tweets to ascertain how happy or sad people are.
Seven takeaways from the Jill and Kevin viral →
Econsultancy on the characteristics of a viral video.
July 2009
62 posts
The future of radio - the worst thing →
James Cridland argues that the worst thing that could happen to radio in the next two years is that the radio business doesn’t make its content relevant to younger people.
Tenant Sued Over 'Libel' Tweet By Chicago Real... →
A woman is sued for complaining about the state of her apartment on Twitter. The questionable case is made even more ludicrous by the fact that the real estate company which owns the apartment is…
Newspapers on Twitter - the charts →
Pie charts showing the share of followers and friends between The Guardian, The Times and Financial Times on Twitter.
Number of Social Networking Users Has Doubled... →
The number of social networking users in the United States has doubled since 2007.
UK Government Writes Twitter Guide...in 20 Pages →
The UK government produces a decent Twitter guide.
Wi-Fi Allergy is Going to Kill Us All →
A DJ takes a break from (ahem) promoting his new album to complain that he is allergic to wifi and it is destroying his life.
What is Twitter? 69 Percent of Adults Don't Really... →
According to a new study out today from Harris Interactive, 69 percent of adults don’t know enough about Twitter “to have an opinion about it.”
The Goal of Twitter’s New Homepage? Be the World’s... →
Twitter gets a new homepage which gives a truer reflection of its usefulness.
Online usage has flat lined. And why that doesn't... →
According to Forrester Research, the amount of time that Americans spend online is leveling off.
5 Easy Social Media Wins for Your Small Business →
A quick guide to social media basics for small businesses.
Social Media Does Increase Revenues $$ →
A We Are Social guest blogger discusses a report which argues that social media increase revenue.
Huffington Post; Taking the Next Step →
Richard Edelman makes some notes from a lunch with HuffPo CEO Eric Hippeau.
Survey Shows Pirates Can Become Paying Fans →
A new Interpret research report on the music consumption behaviors of “illegal” downloaders shows that while downloading can’t be eradicated, there are steps that the industry can take to get…
Shiny Media’s demise Telegraph Blogs →
Blog post from UK entrepreneu, ‘Paul Carr about Shiny Media’s demise
New Report Suggests Facebook Has Replaced Email... →
Facebook now accounts for 24 percent of all items being shared in contrast to email which now accounts for 11.1 percent.
Twitterfeed is killing Twitter Search →
Blogstorm criticises Twitter users who use Twitterfeed to tweet feeds other than their own.