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#SXSWi Rockstar SuperPowers Now Available in Austin, Texas

jmacofearth — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:21:10 +0000

This is geek heaven. SXSW Interactive 2010 has started, I've got my badge, my coffee, my wireless, my digital nomad sticker and loads of friends stopping by this table saying hi. Strap on your jetpacks folks.

HP and MSFT Take Pot Shots at the Peaking Apple iPad: Why? Cause they got nuthin!

jmacofearth — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:09 +0000

I mean they've got to have a story to tell at the dawn of the iPad era. They've GOT to tell us how great their device is going to be, how FLASH is critical to our enjoyment of the WEB or MOVIES or getting-stuff-done. If you look at the HP "slate" video below you can see how Apple has already set the bar so high that HP/Dell/MSFT/Google/Adobe are all getting in bed together to try to stop another runaway hit. Cause if the iPad is to "slates" what the iPhone is to "phones" you've got to be a little pugilistic about it. Don't you think?

"I am at…" Geolocation Set to Overwhelm Your Social Media Stream (Facebook Geo-s Up)

jmacofearth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:35:58 +0000

But what I want express is think about what you tweet. Think about the "value of the tweet." If your stream is full of "I'm at..." and "I'm the mayor of simpleton..." well, I'm just not that into your status-update-auto-geo-gowalla-4sq stream. I anticipate that some tool soon will be able to selectively filter all tweets by some criteria, perhaps it always exists. A but until that day turn off the auto check-in or auto-tweet-my-location setting. Or let me know you don't appreciate me telling you how or what to tweet.

I Accidentally BUZZed: I Was Under the Impression that I Knew Google Buzz

jmacofearth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

Now, it was my understanding that BUZZ was all done via the GMail interface. And since I don't really USE GMail, as much as forward through GMail, I was surprised to see the screen above. And to see that I'd been BUZZing all along.

Texas Social Media Awards from the AAS – Congratulations to the top 25 SM Stars!

jmacofearth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:50:27 +0000

Using social media and social good will and social capital, Alan has built a foundation of health for the people who cannot afford health care. Meals, cold-night triage, out-reach. I am proud to call Alan a friend and look forward to watching him smile into the spotlight this Sunday night when the AAS staff makes their pick.

What Is Your "Always On" Technology? How Should I Reach You Right NOW?"

jmacofearth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:24:57 +0000

That way, when the tumble of emails continues to scroll past me in Outlook, I can see there's an Action request. (Hint: Using URGENT message statuses never works. On mobile email systems it may or may not even show up depending on the software and settings.) So use the Subject line of every email to state *exactly* what you want. // I'm happy to respond, it's my nature.

Facebook SCAM? Can your Brand Be HiJacked on Facebook? (BEST BUY, TARGET, APPLE)

jmacofearth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:01:09 +0000

These days in the world of quick and disposable social media campaigns, every business has to have a Facebook campaign. And by gosh, they are so easy to start, why wouldn't every business have one? But what if your BRAND had a Facebook page and didn't even know it? Can Facebook be used to HiJack a national brand? Let's look at the elements of the BEST BUY contest that popped up in my inbox today.

Have You BUZZed Today? Why Twitter and NOT Google Buzz is Trending Up.

jmacofearth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:32:18 +0000

We're looking for the Force. And I can hear the words of the Storm Trooper, "These are not the droids you are looking for." Sorry Google. But hey, let's make the WAVE happen. We need some good applications of the WAVE. Not more pretty movies about how cool the WAVE CAN BE. But actual use of the WAVE to bring an EVENT or SUBJECT to LIFE.

Rockin the Tweets: Twitter Tools, Twitter Lists, Stats, Discovery #Twitter

jmacofearth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:13:21 +0000

So all the BUZZ around Google Buzz seems to be around simplicity and not having too many followers or having too much noise due to those followers. Here's something I want to let you know. It's not the tool (twitter vs buzz vs facebook) it's how you manage it. So here's a few ideas I'd like to share around managing your social media status-sphere. It really doesn't matter if you are trending towards Buzz over Twitter. What matters is how you use it.

iPad from Apple, Coming April 3, 2010 – We'll Never Be the Same!

jmacofearth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:49:54 +0000

So sit back, enjoy the show. Put in your pre-order if you dare. But mark my words. April 3, is gonna be like 1984 all over again. (Apple launched the Mac in 1984 with a Riddley Scott powered tv commercial mocking the corporate power structure that is so much like Orwell's nightmare tome. This commercial ain't Oscar material, but you watch how quickly the iPad wanna-bes start coming online. And continue to try to innovate in Apples wake. Not a position I'd like to be in, personally or professional