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J.K. Rowling Keeps Harry Potter alive Via the Internet

2016-03-01T12:05:00.001-08:00

See Mashable for How J.K. Rowling uses the Internet to keep the magic of 'Harry Potter' alive.

Lordy Lord! Social Media and the Link Between Your Home and the House of Lords

2011-11-01T12:36:00.001-07:00

Lord Sugar (surprisingly, of the Labour Party in the UK) has the scoop on the House of Lords and social media at Lords of the Blog in Social media; the link between your home and our House.

We agree.

College Football Players of the Florida State Seminoles Team Have Stopped Social Media Activity at Twitter, Facebook Because of Fan Flames

2011-10-11T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Dish reports that Florida State players Tomahawk Twitter, Facebook.

Social Local and Mobile Media (SoLoMo) Taking Over #SEW

2011-10-03T06:13:00.000-07:00

Lisa Buyer reports at Search Engine Watch (#SEW) that Social PR Going SoLoMo and presents three ways to optimize.

Social Media Use to Promote a Festival

2011-10-03T06:04:00.000-07:00

see Search Engine Watch and 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote a Festival

NASA social media strategy: A history and future - TNW Social Media

2011-08-14T09:51:00.000-07:00

NASA social media strategy: A history and future - TNW Social Media

A Billion Dollars Isn’t Cool. You Know What’s Cool? Basic Human Decency | TechCrunch

2011-07-31T10:59:00.000-07:00

A Billion Dollars Isn’t Cool. You Know What’s Cool? Basic Human Decency | TechCrunch: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Social Media Access All in One Place? AVG MultiMi brings emails and social network content to one place

2011-07-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

We have so many social network connections these days that it is difficult to keep track of them or to use them efficiently. As written by Carrie-Ann Skinner at PC Advisor about the new software MultiMi from AVG and ZBang It: AVG MultiMi brings emails and social network content to one place.

Social Media and Privacy

2011-03-10T07:46:00.001-08:00

Social media is a revolutionary change.

"Sharing information through social media has become the dominant way Internet users spend their time. The feelings consumers have about privacy itself have changed...."

Read the whole story by Bob Sullivan, MSNBC Technology Correspondent, Security, in Social media polarizes our privacy concerns.

Social Media Pioneers, from Shel Israel at Global Neighbourhoods

2011-03-10T07:31:00.000-08:00

Shel Israel at Global Neighbourhoods writes at SM Pioneers: Justin Hall, the 1st blogger:

"[NOTE: Formerly, the SM Global Report, this column has interviewed people all over the world who have extended social media in interesting or useful directions. For the next several months it will focus exclusively on people who will be covered in my next book, Social Media Pioneers.

Your feedback will influence how extensively I cover people. If you can think of someone who I should include, please let me know as well.]

Read the whole thing.

Egyptian president steps down amidst groundbreaking digital revolution - CNN.com

2011-02-11T12:23:00.000-08:00

Egyptian president steps down amidst groundbreaking digital revolution - CNN.com: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Remarkable time for social, traditional media - USATODAY.com

2011-02-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

Remarkable time for social, traditional media - USATODAY.com: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

New browsers aim to corral social-network explosion

2010-08-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

New browsers aim to corral social-network explosion: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Barcodes as Social Networks

2010-05-04T11:53:00.000-07:00

When Barcodes Become Social Networks

9 Do's and Don'ts For Building a Social Bookmarking Network - Search Engine Guide Blog

2010-03-24T13:25:00.000-07:00

9 Do's and Don'ts For Building a Social Bookmarking Network - Search Engine Guide Blog

Russian Firm Digital Sky Technologies (DST) and Yuri Milner Bet on Online Social Media Revolution

2010-03-03T15:21:00.000-08:00

Russian Firm Bets on Online Revolution - WSJ.com

William Lyons at the Wall Stree Journal online quotes Yuri Milner:

""The next decade will be transformational for the Internet," he says. "The last 10 years have been all about search; companies such as Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have benefited from this.

"But the next major trend is social. In the next three years, everything on the Internet will be becoming social, there will not be a site that will not be social, which will allow advertising to become much more targeted.""

Facebookers, Twitterers more prone to attack by burglars

2010-02-28T16:15:00.000-08:00

Facebookers, Twitterers more prone to attack by burglars

Internet making our brains different, not dumb | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

2010-02-28T15:48:00.000-08:00

Internet making our brains different, not dumb | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Web sites, social networks blast out earthquake, tsunami information - CNN.com

2010-02-27T10:29:00.000-08:00

Web sites, social networks blast out earthquake, tsunami information - CNN.com

Custom Share Button Code for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Delicious | Business.com's B2B Online Marketing Blog

2010-02-19T07:14:00.000-08:00

Custom Share Button Code for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Delicious | Business.com's B2B Online Marketing Blog

How the PGA Tour Uses Social Media to Connect with Fans

2010-02-14T14:59:00.000-08:00

Mashable, Josh, Catone: How the PGA Tour Uses Social Media to Connect with Fans

5 Real Challenges For Non-Profit Texting Campaigns

2010-02-05T08:16:00.000-08:00

5 Real Challenges For Non-Profit Texting Campaigns

"“The big challenge for non-profits is that they don’t get the donor info from the cell companies — the non-profit just gets a check from their text donation provider 30 to 90 days after folks make the donations,” said Lucy Bernholtz, principal author of the Disrupting Philanthropy: Technology and the Future Social Sector report. “This is problematic; as knowing who the donors are and being able to keep in touch with them is as important as the donation. Ironically, many donors will love text donations because they keep the donor’s information anonymous.”"

Social media giants survey their growing kingdom - CNN.com - Paul Armstrong

2010-01-27T11:31:00.000-08:00

Social media giants survey their growing kingdom - CNN.com
by Paul Armstrong, CNN

Social Media Monitoring and Engagement – Radian6

2010-01-27T11:30:00.000-08:00

Social Media Monitoring and Engagement – Radian6

"Bigger than TV? Social Media's Power Shift

Social media is changing business, fundamentally. Everything from communication to personal interactions and the very culture of organizations is shifting as a result, making social media potentially the biggest change in business communication since the introduction of mass media. Radian6's CEO Marcel Lebrun riffs on the new notions of how the medium and the message are working together more powerfully than ever before."

See the video:

Marketers to Spend More on Social Media as Usage Skyrockets - ClickZ

2010-01-25T08:29:00.000-08:00

Marketers to Spend More on Social Media as Usage Skyrockets - ClickZ
By Douglas Quenqua, ClickZ, Jan 25, 2010

"[A] new Nielsen report ... says the average person spent five and a half hours on social media sites in December 2009, up 82 percent from December 2008. Significant traffic increases for Facebook and Twitter led the way."