Recent posts: May, 2008


Social Media Quotes

Some great quotes from others that have been rumbling around my head recently:
“While the overall goal of marketing remains the same, the advent of social media has changed the role of the marketer from a broadcaster pushing out messaging and materials to an aggregator who brings together content, enables collaboration, and builds and participates in […]

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Posted by Davezilla on Saturday, May 10th, 2008

50 Years Of Wasted Cognitive Surplus

This is an incredible post and should be required reading for sentient beings everywhere. If you ever doubted that the web and social media represent a GOOD THING read this. Then vote on who’s cuter - Ginger or Mary Ann

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Posted by Jeremy on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Death. Life. And 6 Things To Do About It

Yesterday I sat on a panel at an American Business Media conference. The audience was mainly b-to-b magazine publishers looking for solutions as the web rips apart the fabric of their universe.
The stated purpose of the session was to help these guys understand the concept of social media. Here’s a definition that reasonable people can […]

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Posted by Jeremy on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Tips for dining at the social media buffet: part 1

The WOM has spread, the penny has dropped and now everyone is queuing up for another plate of appetizers from the banquet of new marketing options available. But which fork are you going to use for your salad, and is it ever okay to double-dip?
This is a basic guide for agencies, marketers and in-house brand […]

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Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Internet & Politics

Quote of the day from Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish
1.5 million.
That’s how many people have now donated to Obama. No one has ever come close to this in history. And it was done by the Internet, destroying the power of major donors to control a candidate, empowering so many to make a difference and altering the […]

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Posted by misterarthur on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008