Friday, March 19, 2010
facebook founder: i need more.



Because we all know that being co-founder of Facebook isn't enough, Chris Hughes has launched another fantabulous company. Jumo.com looks to help people help the world.

Users get matched to causes and organizations based on their skillsets and resources. The tool helps discover people with resources and then match them with the cause that makes the most sense. It sounds like Linked In meets Facebook meets a dream come true for the non-profits and people in need across the globe.

The site doesn't officially launch until this Fall, but in the meantime you can sign up and let Jumo know a little about you. Learn more in the FastCompany profile on Chris.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010
i know your face



Just as I'm posting about the end of business cards, @paulmcenany tweets about Recognizr, a new mobile app that uses facial recognition and augmented reality to connect the people that you meet with the social networks that you use.

Right now, the user has to opt in before they'll be recognized, but surely sometime in the future, we'll give up all privacy and go all in. And I'll snap a photo of you from across the street and immediately become your friend. Or you'll just wear a mask, and avoid contact, because you're anti-social like that.

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youtube makes overlay ads easy



Until now, you might have needed an agency or someone with some production expertise to create an overlay ad for your YouTube video. Until now.

Just like Google has made adwords a breeze, YouTube announces their ad overlay making kit.

Fire your agency, and get on with it. Or - call your agency, increase their budget and let them do this for you. You're busy. You have real work to do.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
maybe you've seen this.



This is probably old to you, but I've been stuck in a cocoon of social media geeks in Austin, Texas for the last few days, so I've got some catching up to do.

If you haven't seen this, then here's an excellent answer to the question of "I don't get ChatRoulette." Or "How is ChatRoulette entertaining?"

If you have already seen this, and you're saying instead "dude, i expect only the freshest internet meat when I visit BFFB", not to worry. We've been a little crazy, busy, drunk, and blogging all about SXSW.

More fresh meat tomorrow.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
social media can sell burgers



Here's a super awesome case study on how a local burger joint in Milwaukee used Four Square to pack his restaurant with patrons, more than doubling his typical Sunday sales.

That's a 110% increase in business without an agency, without advertising, without super bad tv spots. It's a good day for burgers and fries. From @DJLitten

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Thursday, March 04, 2010
chat roulette chick challenge



You've probably already seen your local news station sensationalizing the dangers of the the new internet hit Chat Roulette, a social video chat service that pairs random visitors with other random visitors for instant video chat. (Hilarity, freakeeness and NSFW activities ensue.)

Now French Connection has launched a new promotion on the controversial network that will pay cash to any man (or woman) who can successfully seduce a woman on Chat Roulette.

Awesome timing with a new tool that's getting loads of buzz and yet somehow directly on target for a slightly edgy fashion brand. Good sleazy fun for anyone who wants it.

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
how small business is using social media



Here's a handy graph that you can show your boss to prove that what you're spending your time on is all worthwhile. Or at least that everyone else is doing it, too.

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
what you can learn from a whale attack



Scott Monty has an outstanding review of the good things that Seaworld did, after the when good killer whales go bad incident.

This is great reference for any brand using social media tools, and how to use them wisely in a challenging, difficult situation.

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Monday, March 01, 2010
lady gaga: get rid of your login



Here's proof that if your site requires a login and you're not integrating the current leading social media systems, you're losing customers:

89% of users coming to LadyGaga.com chose a third-party logon rather than create a new account. This is the future. People are comfy with their Facebook, Twitter and OpenID logins. They don't need a new one for your site, too. From @jcioban.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010
tell your boss you need more facebook time



Here's some nice proof from efficiency experts that say spending time on Twitter and Facebook during the day make you more productive.

Yep. You should tweet this, and then send it to your boss.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
please don't rob me



Maybe you've heard about Please Rob Me, a site devoted to tracking Twitter and FourSquare updates and aggregating tweets of people that aren't home.

Len Kendall has created something better: Please Don't Rob Me, a site that pulls together tweets with the keywords "Don't Rob Me" OR "someone robbed me" OR "I own a gun" OR "i set a trap".

The result is a pretty funny collection of "don't rob me" tweets, like "my apartment is reinforced with voodoo." From Culture-buzz.

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Thursday, February 18, 2010
google and facebook, toe to toe



Some people believe that there's only room for one social network. And that Google wants to beat Facebook wants to beat Twitter wants to beat something we don't know about yet.

If you're worried about which tool is the best, who is going to win, or believe there's only room for one, then you'll want to check out Google vs. Facebook. Sign in to both and see which of your friends respond on which network.

And then celebrate victory with a beer. Just because you can. That's what social media fight champions do.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
what fedex has learned from social media



Think that a company that ships packages can't benefit from social media? Have you ever heard of FedEx?

Check out what Global Communications Manager of Media Relations Matt Ceniceros has to say about the matter on the Amex OpenForum blog.

(We got to stop at FedEx headquarters on last year's PlaidNation tour, and can attest to Matt's awesomeness.)

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Friday, February 12, 2010
business in the front, party in the back.



Ladies and gentlemen: the the social media mullet. Twitter and LinkedIn expertly illustrated with America's most bitchin' haircut.

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Monday, February 08, 2010
remix culture: how it all comes together



Think that internet memes and viral culture is completely random and without intellect?

Check out this outstanding analysis of remix culture and social play. A must view for anyone working in the socialsphere.

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how mullen and radian 6 turned the superbowl into a marketing victory



As an agency, Mullen wants to get attention from marketers. And social media monitoring service Radian 6 wants to speak to agencies and brand people. They both know that Superbowl is the one television event that brings everyone together for the night.

Together, they created BrandBowl 2010 , a site that monitored the Twittersphere for chatter about the Superbowl ads, and measured the sentiment. The best ads were ranked on a live leaderboard with live chat streamed in too.

The genius behind this creation was that it spoke to their audience perfectly. Agency people and marketers alike now experienced a live demonstration of the Radian 6 product. And they did so with an excellent presentation by Mullen. Classic "create for your audience" marketing that made many agencies (including us) thinking "wish I thought of that."

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Thursday, February 04, 2010
everyone loves tasty bagels



Here's another fantastic case study about how a brand has leveraged Facebook to bring customers to their door. It turns out that coupons delivered through Facebook have a much stronger response rate than those old school FSI things.

Tell your boss to allocate 34 kabillion dollars to social media this year.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
a social network for...your gadgets.



GDGT is a social network for and about gadgets. Here's a place where you can show the world what gadgets you own, what stuff you want to own, and share facts, reviews and loads of other information about the tools toys that make our lives exciting.

At first this might just seem like a place where users brag about their obsession with electronic wonder toys. When you dig deeper, you'll see that it's also a killer researh tool for gadgetry.

Shopping for something? Check here first. See who owns it, who wants to own it, discussions about the product, tips & tricks about the product, price comparisons and more. Cool. From @cjibo.

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all of your social networks, in one email



Don't have time for all of your six million friends and thirty different social networks? No worries. Nutshell Mail sends you a daily recap of all of your updates, notifications and messages neatly summarized in a single email. Take it all in at your leisure, without getting in the way of the workday.

Sounds like a good plan for anyone who doesn't need an always on, always connected lifestyle, or as a double check that you haven't missed anything important. From @scottyhendo

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Friday, January 22, 2010
the social network for when you poo



It's the ultimate social network to check into from the toilet!

The iPoo iPhone application lets you check in with others or are performing the same activity at the same time, plot them on a map, see them on handy info charts, and so much more awesome poo fun.

You'll never be bored on the toilet again. From Jay Neff.

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why you're not getting any work done



Ever wonder where your ten hour work day disappears to? Check out the Hierarchy of Digital Distraction, and all will be clear.

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meet your personal assistant on twitter



Twuition is like your personal assistant on Twitter. Want to know the temperature in Miami? Ask Twuition. Or the nearest location of a business? Twuition to the rescue.

Here's how it works:
Type in the appropriate hashtag (ie: twuitionweather, cityname), and @twuition will respond to you with the answer.

There are currently four or five hashtags being serviced that include weather, locations, product pricing and a couple of others. It's all paid for by sponsored tweets. (Which, since you don't expect Twuition to be a real human, we suppose is ok.)

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
sure, google wave is confusing, but how does it stack up to other tools?



You've played with Google Wave, but maybe you're still unsure about how it sits in comparison to other more established tools like email, IM, forums and wikis.

Here's a handy reference graphic that answers all of your questions, while illustrating the power of the wave. Add this to your next PowerPoint to the board, and they'll think you're the smartest person ever.

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broadcasting live...on facebook



Bubblicious reviews Bambuser, a Swedish live video streaming service that lets you broadcast directly to your Facebook fan page. Live.

uStream and Justin.tv already feature Facebook integration in their products, but according to Bubblicious, Bambuser has made it simpler than ever. And simple wins.

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Friday, January 15, 2010
facebook: the power of change for small business



Here's a cute story about how Facebook (and more importantly, a retailer's fans) made a difference for a small business. Coffee Labs, a dog friendly emporium in Tarrytown, NY got into trouble with their local health department for being dog friendly.

The business created a fan page for local dog owners to declare their love for the shop. Facebook + cute dogs + coffee = local tv magic. Naturally, this gets picked up by the local news, and before you know it, a local attorney gets involved and writes a waiver for the coffee shop.

Small business, small change, that made a difference in one community. Would your customers come to your rescue?

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Thursday, January 14, 2010
a social network for brand lovers



Mybrandz is a new social network for...brand fans.

Join the network, declare your love for a brand, and if you can post content related to the brand that other people like, you have a shot at winning a real share of stock for that brand. Here's a video that sets up the concept.

Maybe this could be the new retirement plan for brand managers.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
behind the scenes at facebook



Paranoid? Conspiracy theorist? Just want to know more about Facebook?

Here's a fascinating read: an interview with an anonymous Facebook employee. Some fantastic (and maybe a little bit creepy) information here.

Did you know that Facebook is the largest photo distributor in the world? From @cord

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
case studies from the mountain top



Still not convinced that Twitter has some value for your brand?

Now Twitter has released their very own case studies showing how brands like Dell, Pepsi, JetBlue and others have incorporated the tool of wonder into their marketing plans. Pass it to your boss.

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digital music marketing genius.



Check out the new C-Mon & Kypski video, currently being produced. You can watch the video as it is being produced, ONE FRAME AT A TIME. Even better, you can add yourself to the production (as many times as you'd like) by contributing frames to the video.

Charlie at Curve Detroit points out that any business can learn from this creative feat. C-Mon & Kypski have done a bunch of things right:

+ They appealed to the 90% of the audience who might NOT want to participate because they're too shy, afraid, whatever - these people get to watch the process unfold.
+ They let the visitors that participate in the site become OWNERS of the product. Think they'll talk about it? Share it on Twitter or Facebook? Post about it? You bet.

This is crowdsourcing done smart, done well, and done right. Thanks, Charlie!

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Friday, January 08, 2010
tweetdeck: should be required in the workplace



Sky News is requiring all of their journalists to install Tweetdeck - so that they might better gather and share news. Hmmm...seems like this Twitter thing is getting really popular.

If the old school, dying news industry can integrate Twitter with their employees, maybe this is just the story you can send to your boss, to convince him to require the same of all employees at your company.

Why shouldn't everyone in the company be aware of what's being said about their brands and industry (and be a part of the conversation?) They all have phones, right? From @MattCeni.

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tweet while driving. safely.



We've been saying that every car should be a rolling internet device for about a kabillion years now. Hooray to the Ford Motor Company for taking the most forward steps toward making it happen.

They were all the buzz yesterday at the CES show, debuting among other things, their new Sync system - which integrates a Twitter tool (!) and Pandora, an awesome internet radio station.

How sweet to have your tweets read to you outloud, while driving! CEO Alan Mulally says "We're moving at Silicon Valley speed, delivering the car of tomorrow today." (He should have tweeted that, while driving down Las Vegas Blvd.)

Disclosure: Ford is a sponsor of our PlaidNation tour, but that doesn't change our opinion on how awesome they're doing.

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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
a place to put your name



Flavors.me is a place that aggregates all of your social stuff in one easy to find site. They're still in beta, but if they continue to add relevant social networks to their tool, this could be a good place to gather everything together.

So you meet someone at a conference, and you're too lazy (or your business cards are too small) to communicate your Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Vimeo, and all of the places that you exist in the social sphere. Give your new friends your Flavors.me address instead, and they'll have everything they need.

No coding skills required, and your page can be up in minutes. So far, we think it's pretty awesome - although they definitely need to add some additional social networks (which they're working on.) Sign up, and maybe you'll get an invite code. From @tinkugallery.

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Monday, January 04, 2010
what are you actually doing about your resolutions?



If you've made New Year's resolutions, what are you actually doing about them? The magic of the internet proves that just about anything is possible, and there are tools to help make it happen.

That's Bugsy's attitude - and my bet is that he actually completes his resolution: to have beer with Richard Branson.

Bugsy set up a site, a tweet hashtag, and has enlisted the crowd to help him get a beer with Branson. If you haven't made a resolution, then help Bugsy with his, by sending a tweet out to your friends with the hashtag #beerwithbranson.

And if you have made resolutions, what kind of actions have you taken to put them in motion? From @charliecurve

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
"i don't need to know what people are having for lunch"



Have a hard time explaining Twitter to your co-workers and friends? Has your boss tasked you with the responsibility of Twitter training to the rest of the staff?

Relax. Guy Kawasaki has outlined everything you need to demo Twitter to a newb, or confused co-worker.

Guy accurately points out that we're only in year three of the Twitterverse. It wasn't long ago that people doubted email and web browsing, and said things like “Why would I go to a web site when newspapers and magazines come to my house, I can see people in person or talk to them on the phone, get driving instructions by looking at my AAA map, and buy books by going to the mall?”

So take his advice and help your coworkers get up to speed in 2010. You'll all be better, stronger and more informed. (And you'll know what everyone is having for lunch.)

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how to be prom king on the internet



What can Versace teach you about marketing in the social media world? Read this excellent post about Versace style marketing in a Gap world.

Mary McKnight explains that "The popular kids never give tutorials on how to become popular. And they never go out and sit down at the loser nose pickers lunch table and make them their tribe."

Haha! So true, and there's some outstanding insight that follows about building your brands with celebrities/influencers and the evangelists. From @3dpapergraphics

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what everyone else is watching



Ever wonder what everyone else is watching? At this very moment? Here you go: all the videos being tweeted as we speak. From @mouselink

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Monday, December 28, 2009
create your own social network in minutes



There's a new easy-as-snap social network tool in town. It's called GROU.PS, which promises to be a social networking site where you can build your own social networking site.

It's true. I created a Brand Flakes group in less than ten minutes. (Join if you want, although no promises to keep this up - it's only for experimentation for now.)

This looks to be an awesome tool for smaller groups, non-profits and others who need to do something outside of the typical big box social networks. From @caff

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
ready to give it all up?



Are you thinking that it's time to have yourself removed from existence in the social mediaverse? And maybe even go outdoors, and talk to real people?

Well, now there's a handy tool to make it easy. The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine removes you from Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace (you'll have to do Twitter on your own.) Plug in your usernames and passwords, and the Suicide Machine gets to work, making it like you were never there in the first place.

(Careful when you head outside - the sunshine can be a little bright at first.) From @SwissMiss

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Thursday, December 17, 2009
training 40,000 employees in social media isn't easy



You'll want to check out how Telstra is training their 40,000 employees across the globe in social media (an introduction is above.)

Their policy, which centers around responsibility, respect and representation (three awesome R's) is communicated through a presentation that is presented in the form of an interactive comic book. Cheezy to some, but it's hard to produce creative that resonates with a worldwide team of tens of thousands.

They've also put their entire social media training guide online for anyone to view. Why go public? Telstra says that "We have decided to open up this course to the scrutiny and feedback of the ‘outside world’ as it may assist other organisations and help raise the level of awareness about social media with staff.” Go Telstra.

That's an awesome, bold step that many firms would be scared to take. They'll benefit immensely from that action.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
facebook a boon for small town tourism



What do you do when you're marketing a smaller tourism location? Disney, Paris, NYC and other international draws have million dollar campaigns and just as many resources at their disposal. But what about Lynchburg, Virginia?

Plenty of smaller markets have businesses, museums, fairs and events all worthy of attention. Small Biz Survival points out that Lynchburg, Virginia has been able to use Facebook advertising to bring real results to their campaigns.

Display advertising used to cost thousands of dollars, and now they're connecting with larger audiences for just hundreds of dollars. Think your market is too small? We'll bet there's a few hundred Facebook users that disagree. From @brickandclick.

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your credit card is tweeting



What if your credit card could tweet every purchase you made? Sound totally ridiculous? That's essentially what Blippy does. While at first glance you might ask "why would I tweet that I just bought socks?" when you dig a little deeper, the benefits of Blippy technology are pretty interesting.

This is a potentially useful tool for financial and purchasing analysis. Sites like Mint let you budget and see how your spending stacks up against others on a wholesale level, but so far, there's nothing that allows you to compare that spending on a granular, purchase by purchase level. It's also creates new potential for location aware social networks like FourSquare or Gowalla. Your credit and debit cards know where you're at, so that you don't have to "check in" using your fat thumbs on a keyboard.

Plenty of people thought that a tool allowing users to share the fact that they're eating a grilled cheese sandwich had no value. The marketplace says otherwise. Retailers, location based businesses and marketers...this is worthy of exploration.

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Monday, December 14, 2009
giving the gift of facebook



Facebook should pay Chris Kieff for this great holiday thinking, and turn this into a full fledged campaign.

Chris points out that you have the skills to give a most awesome gift to a loved one this year. The gift of Facebook.

Think about how grandma's life would be changed if you hooked her up with her very own Facebook page. Not so that she could meet single men, but so that she can see what's going on in the family. Even when she becomes what we call a "lurker", she'll be plugged into the family happenings, see loads of pictures, and as Chris says, will enrich her life immensely.

Chris outlines everything you need to do, so that you can sit back, enjoy eggnog and have everyone else saying "wish I thought of that."

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Friday, December 11, 2009
making art a tweet at a time



With a superior command of the keyboard, Tw1tt3r Art is creating individual tweets of art for the entire twitterverse to enjoy.

Each tweet is hand crafted with glyphs, symbols and other keyboard tricks to make tweets that are guaranteed to pretty up your tweetstream.

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Monday, December 07, 2009
bing does maps



Microsoft's search engine Bing is getting all mapalicious. You'll love the "bird's eye view" of your house, or the house of that person you're stalking.

MarketingVox points out some of the social overlays that they've added, that definitely make the Bing map worthy of watching.

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Friday, December 04, 2009
the tao of tweeting



Mashable has a great post that applies the centuries old Tao te Ching to the use of Twitter. He's come up with some pretty taotastic advice:

1. Show versus tell.
2. Have a passion for the process.
3. Find a balance.
4. Focus on what you can add, not on the technology.

Great advice, and the entire post is worthy of a read. First learn stand, then learn fly.

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
google wave for the community



The Seattle Times is using a public Google Wave to try and help catch that brutal killer in the northwest.

The public wave lets anyone (with a Google Wave account) contribute to the thread. This is one of the first massively public waves used in a timely community fashion, and it will be interesting to observe. From @l3ahb3tan

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twitter tells you when to send marketing email



Chris Penn and Toddle show you how to use Twitter and your Google RSS reader to find the most excellent time to send that email newsletter to prospects. From @ogilvydigital

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Monday, November 30, 2009
foursquare: golden opportunity for retail



@charliecurve and @ericurbane were having some interesting chat over the weekend in Twitterville. They both see FourSquare as one of the first location aware social services that allow retailers to connect with their customers in a new way.

FourSquare lets users tag where they're at, and where they've been. Doing so on multiple times lets you earn badges and credit, and if you check into any one place more than anyone else, you become "mayor" of the joint.

Charlie and Eric correctly point out that if you're in retail, this is a golden opportunity. Why not reward your Mayor? Have a contest? Give discounts to other FourSquare visitors? They're already shouting about your establishment...why not join the conversation?

And Facebook is coming to the party too...are you ready?

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Monday, November 23, 2009
teens don't own social media



We've been saying this all along. Hooray for Advergirl, who put this into a glorious graphic, suitable for showing in a PowerPoint slide to your boss:

Teens don't own social media. Old people do.

Adults 25 - 44 are the heaviest users of the internet. They also have a lifetime of friends, colleagues and lovers that they need to keep track of using the magical internet tubes. Tweet on - you're better at this stuff than you thought.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
business loves social media



You already know this. But if your boss is still clinging to the year 2002, and you need yet another study showing that people are using social media for B2B, well here it is. Complete with a PowerPoint friendly graph that's sure to enter the skulls of even your most old-fashioned board members.

Impress the entire management team with factoids like:
+ B2B use outpaces B2C use on YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter
+ B2B use is nearly equal to B2C use on Facebook
+ Professionals working on this devote 21% of their time to it

From CKSays

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Thursday, November 12, 2009
kind of like twitter. and linked in. and facebook.



We suppose that you could call Sprouter a Twitter tool for pros. Sprouter is a new, twitteresque tool geared entirely to the workplace. They're seemingly to Twitter what Linked In is to Facebook.

They've included a couple of popular features from Linked In and Facebook, like organized topics and events. Since these don't really exist on Twitter, it might be cool to organize your tweets in this manner. They also allow you to claim hashtags, so that you can declare your authority on the matter.

Pretty cool concept, although they'll need to reach a critical mass to be a truly valuable business tool. This may be difficult, since everyone's already tweeting about their business life on Twitter. Do we need a professional tweet tool?

UPDATE:
Erin from Sprouter contacted us to say:
Sprouter isn't a tool for the workplace. It's a niche network specifically for entrepreneurs and startups to connect, collaborate, and engage in conversation. If you want more information about Sprouter you can check out our feature article in the National Post here, and I'd be happy to answer any questions.(email in comments)

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
your next tweet could be a new sitcom



If you haven't already heard of Sh*t My Dad Says, you'll want to check it out. The Twitter stream is that of Justin Halpern, who allegedly had to move back into his parent's basement. He makes the best of it by sharing daily hilarious quotes from his dad on Twitter (not all safe for work.)

It's become such a hit that CBS just picked up the concept for a new sitcom. Twitter. Birthplace of tomorrow's tv stars.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
facebook invites: stop doing it wrong



Facebook has taken the time to build a fantastic system for reaching out to friends in extremely targeted ways. So why am I getting invited to a party halfway across the world, in Tel Aviv tomorrow night?

Peter Shankman writes about the five types of Facebook invites that shouldn't really need to happen. Funny and true.

Think about this before you invite all of your friends to your next event. From CC Chapman.

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Friday, November 06, 2009
bringing twitter to the classroom



W. Gardner Campbell, director of the Academy of Teaching and Learning at Baylor University believes that Twitter can be a valuable resource in the classroom.

Imagine a classroom where students can tweet their questions and comments on the subject matter, projected on a screen at the head of the class. Imagine students having access to that stream after class, for additional discussion and additional input.

Sound far fetched? Actually, that's exactly the scenario that exists at SXSW (above) and other conferences. Why not bring the same level of communication and information to students?

Some say the distraction wouldn't do well in class. Campbell disagrees. Commenting on the possibility of a classroom filled with the clickety clack of keyboards, he says “That’s a godsend! Suddenly, I’m not just the one at the front just dispensing everything, and the students aren’t just sort of milling about doing their thing — we’ve actually got a team of people working together.”

From HalThomas

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twitter = second youngest of all social networks



ReadWriteWeb has some super interesting perspective on the population of the socialverse. When you look at the median age of each social network's audience, here's how they line up:

Twitter: 31
MySpace: 26
LinkedIn: 39
Facebook: 33

The report also shows that Facebook is getting older, as the retirement class continue to flock to the network. They also report that Gen Y is warming to Twitter - 37% of those 18-24 now use Twitter when only 19% did back in December 2008. Celebrities? Because their workmates are doing it? Who knows. What we do know: LinkedIn is for the super old. ;)

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