Interesting stuff I saw online, Jan. 6 to Jan. 8
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Jan. 6 through Jan. 8:
- Corporate Blogging 101: What To Do With Comments – Blog – Standing Partnership – "Once clients get past all the discussion on this topic (and it is sometimes a long, drawn-out discussion) and decide, as we hope all clients will, to allow comments to be published, then clients want to know, 'How come there are no comments on our blog posts?'"
- Model Sues Google Over Snarky Blogger Remarks – Section 230, anyone? "The defamation suit, filed in Manhattan, seeks a court order compelling Google and its Blogger service to identify the anonymous blogger."
- Top Marketing Trends for 2009: Execs ‘Sick’ of Web 2.0 – A little scary: "Twice as many marketers are 'sick' of hearing about Web 2.0 and related buzzwords such as 'blogs' and 'social networking' compared with last year’s survey. However, marketers still admit they don’t know enough about it. This was evident in results from a November 2008 MENG social media study showing 67% of executive marketers consider themselves beginners when it comes to using social media for marketing purposes."
- How the newspaper industry tried to invent the Web but failed – Slate Magazine – "Newspapers deserve bragging rights for having homesteaded the Web long before most government agencies and major corporations knew what a URL was. …One would expect to find plenty in the way of innovations and spinoffs. But … newspapers sought to invent the Web in their own image by repurposing the copy, values, and temperament found in their ink-and-paper editions."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Dec. 9 through Dec. 14:
- Majel Barrett-Roddenberry To Play Computer Voice In New Star Trek Movie | TrekMovie.com – Majel Barrett Roddenberry has been part of Star Trek since the first pilot (“The Cage”) where she played ‘Number One.’ Although that role was not carried over to the main series, she did get a recurring role on the show as Nurse Chapel and also played Deanna Troi’s mother Lwaxana Troi on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.
- Michael Skoler on newsroom culture » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism – Among his comments: “When people say news is a conversation, they don’t mean you have to have comments…You do, but that not what they’re talking about. Journalism’s a conversation because people expect there is a conversation…Knowledge is no longer viewed as congregated and only accessible to an elite.”
- So How Much Time Do You Waste On Twitter? – I’ve wasted 47,010 Seconds or 784 Minutes or 13.06 Hours or 0.54 Days with 1,567 Tweets on Twitter!
- Advertisers Face Hurdles on Social Networking Sites – NYTimes.com – “IDC, the technology research firm, published a study last month that reported that just 3 percent of Internet users in the United States would willingly let publishers use their friends for advertising. The report described social advertising as ‘stillborn.’”
- Maryland High Court Hears Argument on Internet Anonymity | Citizen Media Law Project – “Once a court orders a blog-hosting service, website operator, or ISP to reveal the identity of an anonymous Internet speaker, that speaker irretrievably loses his/her First Amendment right to speak anonymously (in that particular context). There is no dearth of Supreme Court cases suggesting that this right is nothing to be sniffed at.”
- Corporate Blogging: You’re Doing It Wrong >> SitePoint – A blog can be a successful and useful part of the web strategy for your company. In July, we made corporate blogging our number one tip for how to speak directly to your customers — which is something you should be striving to do.
- Florida Student Sues Principal Over Suspension for Facebook Postings | Citizen Media Law Project – “Based on the relatively banal statements Evans posted (and quickly took down), I think she has a pretty good argument that the suspension violated her First Amendment rights.”
- TimeSpace: World – TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour.
The interesting stuff I’ve seen on Aug. 12
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Aug. 12 from 5:37 pm to 9:00 pm:
- Knight Foundation offers $24m to community news providers – The Knight Community Information Challenge will offer $20 million over five years to support initiatives in the US aimed at using media and technology to better serve local communities with information.
- Is Facebook the Most Popular Social Bookmarking Service on the Web? – ReadWriteWeb – "The big surprise here, though, is that Facebook and MySpace have emerged as hugely popular ways to share items from off-site."
- 35+ Examples of Corporate Social Media in Action – Hmmm. This bears additional research. I love looking at how other companies are using social media.
- Why Twitter Hasn't Failed: The Power Of Audience – "Twitter works and enjoys such strong attachment because it provides real-time access to a well-defined audience." Darned right! It's the virtual community. Try watching the Olympics with your Twitter feed running. It's like being in a bar watching with a crowd. Follow my Twitter feed here.
- Facebook Is Not Only The World’s Largest Social Network, It Is Also The Fastest Growing – As my friend Scott says, "facts, speaking for themselves": "According to figures compiled by comScore, Facebook’s visitor growth is up 153 percent on an annual basis."
Kurt's Tweets- Realizing how woefully out of touch I have been with this part of the county. (@ Saint Louis Bread Company) http://4sq.com/5z5Bfh
- Just had my first Gmail phone call -- with my parents -- and the quality was fantastic. Wow. http://tcrn.ch/a8GndI
- Another day, another interview. Fingers crossed. (@ Saint Louis Bread Co) http://4sq.com/avGImL
- Helping my son learn the first 20 elements on the periodic table. Disturbed by how many more elements there are since I studied this stuff.
- Giving blood. (@ St. Martin's Episcopal Church) http://4sq.com/aiWuEk