meet tomorrow's tech superstars
Wow. Noticed first by JJProjects.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:24 AM
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spreading brand hate, via twitter
LessAccounting is taking advantage of the fact that there's a lot of disdain for for their chief competitor, Quickbooks. A quick scan of Twitter shows that the majority of chatter about QuickBooks is negative.
So LessAccounting is celebrating that fact with the creation of We All Hate Quickbooks, Do You?.
This is awesome, for LessAccounting. They've now illustrated to internet workers that:
+ You're not alone in your hatred for QuickBooks;
+ There's an alternative to the product you hate using.
As a small agency that uses Quickbooks - we're in the demo. And we've looked for alternatives to the nasty Mac version of Quickbooks, to no avail. We'll be checking out LessAccounting - because they've captured our attention.
This is a great lesson on both sides of the fence. LessAccounting is capitalizing on a situation that the larger competitor created with a less-than-spectacular product.
Quickbooks needs to do a better job of monitoring the chatter about their product, and become a part of the conversation. They can't hide behind their #1 status forever. They could be using this conversation to their advantage, and improving their product.
In the meantime, tweet away about how much you loathe using QuickBooks. LessAccounting is paying attention.
Labels: branding, marketing, social media, twitter, web2.0, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:14 AM
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the ultimate communicating device
Sometimes the simplest things just make you laugh at how far we've come. Thanks, Milk. From Make the Logo Bigger.
Labels: adindustry, technology, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:19 AM
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new twitter logo!
The sun wouldn't come up if we didn't have at least one post about Twitter each day...so here it is: Twitter changed their logo. In case you were wondering.
Labels: branding, design, identity, twitter, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:36 AM
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reinventing note taking
While I absolutely love my moleskine notebooks, I'm trying hard to stop using paper for note taking.
So what a delight to discover MetaNotes. I've just started experimenting myself, but it looks to be the most robust note taking application ever created.
Having everything web-based is totally sweet...but there's more. This is a tool that will have you wetting your note-taking-pants.
You can give your notes tags. You can share your notes with others. You can even take group notes - in real time - together. This is an awesome tool for conference calls. Put the agenda right in front of everyone, and then take notes live. Everyone on the call can add their input, live. Add video. Photos. Whatever. And when the call is over - everyone has access to the document.
Are you already using Metanotes? How have you applied this to your day?
Labels: technology, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:35 AM
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more data than you can shake a monkey at
Data lovin' monkeys, rejoice. Here's loads, and loads, and loads of free data. I guess you could even say monkey loads of free data.
Infochimps.org is a new community built to assemble and interconnect data. They want to built the most gimonkeyous free almanac, with tables of data on every imaginable subject.
If you're the type of person who loves to play around with Microsoft Access or Excel, instead of drawing pictures, well this is your lucky day.
Alternately, do you have data just pouring out of your desk drawers, and you don't know where to put it? Upload your own datasets, and set them free to live on their own data island, with monkeys.
Labels: mashup, nonprofit, social media, strategy, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:08 AM
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your life is a comic
Put all of your work aside today. Here's something fun that you can do instead. Re-create that stupid scene with you and your co-worker from yesterday, only this time, you get to put your own words in his mouth. And you can give him a bald head and big nose.
Bitstrips lets you create your own comics. You can use the existing library of characters - or create your own. Add yourself and your friends to your scenes.
This is an awesome tool, with loads of possibilities - not all of which are unproductive. What about a slide for that PowerPoint presentation, featuring your boss as a character?
Labels: illustration, social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:28 AM
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sched.org: people really dig this
Some are saying that the big hit to come out of SXSW this year is Sched.org. You can view the schedule I attempted to stick to here.
People used it to get a feel for what was happening at the conference, to see what their friends might be doing, and to keep track of where they were supposed to be going. It exports to your iPhone, and so much more. I saw it open on countless laptops while at the conference.
Made by Chirag Mehta and Taylor McKnight, this is certainly a tool that has some wonderful opportunities - and at the very least, should be a part of every future conference.
Labels: productivity, social media, sxsw, tradeshow, web2.0, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:28 AM
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the single best business card at sxsw. maybe ever.
I've got pockets and pockets full of business cards. At a conference like SXSW, there are a lot of cards attempting to be great. Many try so hard to be "creative" that they just end up blending in. Or look like an invite to a party.
But Brian Shaler is different. Brian Shaler has reinvented. His card is pictured above. You're probably thinking that the back of the card has all of his contact information, laid out in a clever way. It doesn't. Just his name, backwards.
At a party, I was talking to Brian, and someone came up to complain. "C'mon Brian - I need a real card. I need a card with your email address, or something."
Brian's response?
"You have everything you need to contact me, on that card. If you can't find me by using that card, then we really don't need to communicate." (Or something to that effect, probably said more eloquently.)
Genius. Absolute, pure internet genius. And he's right. I'm not even going to link to him. If you want to get in touch with Brian, you have his business card, above.
Labels: design, identity, search, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:52 AM
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new photo sharing site
Technically, this is not new, but it's new to me, and if you believe that I am the center of the universe, well then, this is new.
Zoomr is a photo sharing site that lets you...share photos. Says Zoomr: "communicate securely through both photos and text messages in realtime."
I haven't used this yet, but if you have, and love it, please share, in the comments!
From Drewolanoff, via Twitter.
Labels: photography, social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:19 AM
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global creativity boom: here we come
I met an old friend, Greg last weekend, who works in the entertainment business. We had a fun time catching up. (Not that we weren't already caught up, thanks to Facebook, but anyway...) He was telling me about how reluctant the music industry has been to break down global barriers. From video formats to iTunes sales, there are artificial walls everywhere. Walls created by old-thinking people, who insist on always doing things the way they've been done before.
Greg is a member of the internet worker generation. If you're reading this, you likely are too. We have a different expectation for sharing, communicating and consuming. And there are no walls. Bit by bit we're breaking them down. Those of us on the front lines can see it happening - across industries and all demographics. And of course, it's happening in his industry - just as it's likely happening in yours.
To this point, Bruce Nussbaum writes a typically brilliant post about the effect of social media on your business, and the coming creativity boom.
New, grand things are becoming possible. But you've got to be ready for change. Willing to let go. Of your brand, of your marketing, of your old thinking.
So - take a good look at your business and ask "what walls can we knock down?" (Or who do we need to push off to retirement.) And then get ready for the ride of your life.
Labels: facebook, social media, trends, twitter, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:10 AM
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twitter tv
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Earlier this week, as I was watching the debate on television, and my Twitter stream simultaneously, (and laughing harder than I have since SNL was funny thanks to mtlb), I realized that for the Twitterverse, television is relevant in a new way. I experienced the same thing during the SuperBowl, the Oscars, and other significant televised events.
This is an opportunity. Someone needs to produce television that I can add my own Twitter sub-titles to. Why couldn't a broadcast be streamed, and then allow a user to choose the Twitter buddies that appear as sub-titles? Every cable channel in the world is looking for a way to interact with the audience they're losing....let's produce this together.
We'll call it TweeVee. It will be huge. Where's my VC money?
Labels: social media, trends, tv, twitter, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:58 AM
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why you should start a social network
Chris Brogan points out the massive opportunity sitting in front of you. A social network that helps your audience connect. Not for every audience - and this shouldn't be done on a whim, without some longer term planning, but as Chris indicates, a social network can work anywhere that you have a population of like-minded people.
Think about that for a second, as it applies to your universe. What do your customers have in common? What could they learn from or share with each other? Chris goes on to give you relevant examples of opportunities that haven't been realized (yet) in some other industries. You could create a conduit of connectivity that doesn't yet exist in your industry.
Basic marketing also comes to play here, too. A new social network won't likely be successful if there's already a winning network providing value to the same audience. The Walmart debacle of a few years ago comes to mind, where their agency actually convinced them they could replicate MySpace. Check out the cheezy actor-teens they thought would pass as the real thing, above. Uh-huh.
For some, this is a fantastic opportunity. But beware of bandwagons. Plan. Strategize. Be genuine. And work with an agency that participates in the sphere you're about to enter.
Labels: retail, social media, trends, web2.0, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:34 AM
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how to give yourself the power of ten people
Feeling like there aren't enough hours in the day? Like sleep is getting in your way? Chris Brogan has the most excellent post on scaling yourself. To do more, be more and enjoy more. Really, really good read.
You'll have to find the six million dollar man leisure suit on your own.
Labels: productivity, web2.0, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:44 AM
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marketers: ruining all the fun
Do you completely ignore all of your Facebook notifications, and then delete them 25 at a time? You're not alone.
BusinessWeek reports on how marketers are mucking up a good thing by annoying the crap out of you with notifications and applications and stuff that doesn't add to your experience.
While the trend is real - I'm not convinced of the BusinessWeek conclusion - that people are leaving social apps, and finding new things. They point to the decline in MySpace usage as proof. Ummm....decline in MySpace usage?? Yeah, and people don't wear acid washed jeans anymore, either.
Crowds aren't going to continue migrating to the next new thing, just because of ads. Because the ad agencies will follow. When I am finally in control of the world, two things will happen:
1. Social sites will listen to their users, and create tools that make it easier to ignore, delete and remove the annoying crap. Facebook is already making some strides in this area. I predict more in the future. New social apps should have this built in.
2. Marketers will need to create content that has value. For real. And stop force feeding friend notifications and spamming.
So, see you on Facebook. And Seesmic. And Twitter. And Ning. And....
From Wilson Cleveland, via Facebook.
Labels: facebook, myspace, social media, trends, web2.0, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:03 AM
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talk to your favorite bloggers, live.
We're working on the most exciting project. And you can become a part of it. Crayon, one of the most talked about new media firms in the world, has just launched a really cool promotion for ooVoo, a new video chat tool.
Titled My ooVoo Day With, this event will allow you to try out the free ooVoo video chat tool, while chatting with some of the world's most famous bloggers.
ooVoo lets you video chat with up to six people at once. So crayon talked some pretty influential bloggers into trying it out, with YOU. At MyooVooDay.com, you can sign up and join a few other people in some very limited video chat sessions. Bloggers brought into your living room. Or your office. You decide.
Starting on February 10, you'll be able to ooVoo with luminaries like Chris Brogan, Steve Hall, Irina Slutsky, Susan Reynolds, Joseph Jaffe, and so many more.
Where does Plaid come in? Working with crayon, we built the registration engine and promotional site for the event.
Oh yeah - if that wasn't enough, ooVoo is thanking the host bloggers with a sponsorship of the Frozen Pea Fund, a fund established to support the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign, in honor of blogger, Twitterer and cancer patient Susan Reynolds.
So, what are you waiting for? Sign up now, while there are still slots open!
Labels: blogging, plaid, social media, video, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:52 AM
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facebook apps are annoying beasts
Joseph Jaffe writes an excellent post about how Facebook isn't the silver bullet many marketers think it is.
Facebook application usage is dwindling. I see on my Twitterstream fellow Facebookers rave about their ability to delete 25 Facebook notifications at a time. And everyone's annoyed with the 'someone has a crush on you' type invitations.
I think Jaffe is right - clearly there's some Facebook fatigue going on here. However, I don't think it's with Facebook itself - but instead, with the un-inspiring Facebook applications. The Facebook audience continues to grow. And I'll bet it hasn't neared its peak, as far as membership goes.
As a social media junkie, here's what I see that Facebook users DO really enjoy:
+ Catching up with their friends' status updates
+ Sharing links with friends
+ Sharing photos and videos of and with friends
+ Sharing events and groups with friends
+ Communicating with friends
So the question is - what can your brand do that helps your audience accomplish these tasks? Some applications can succeed too - but they'll need to provide actual value, beyond annoying everyone on my friends list.
Related, Scott Monty has a beautious post about how marketers still have a lot to learn. Clearly, marketers need to understand social media, and their audience needs. Or need an agency that does. ;)
Labels: facebook, social media, strategy, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:45 AM
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watch the demo demonstrations from the comfort of your home. or office.
Today is the last day of DEMO, a super cool conference geared toward emerging technologies, stuff, and new stuff.
A little bit trade show, a little bit product demonstration, a little bit venture capital party. Anyway - you can peak in on the fun and some of the cool new products at their site - where they stream the presentations live. You can also watch the presentations from earlier in the week, like Skyfire (above), the new mobile internet browser that has everyone's pants on fire with excitement.
Labels: technology, tradeshow, trends, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:55 AM
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find, embed, link all of your favorite music.
Check out this amazing music search engine, SeeqPod. Search for just about any song in the world, and listen to it immediately. Get the song's lyrics, the artist's MySpace page, tour dates, and even embed it into your blog. Setup a playlist, and share it. Pretty cool.
I've chosen to embed your favorite Rick Astley song above, because I know how much you love to rock out on a Wednesday morning.
Found through Jesse Kanner, via Facebook
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:33 AM
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write this down. seesmic is gonna be huge.
I've been going on and on about how I really believe this is the year for video to make a difference in our internet lives.
We bought Flip Video cameras for our crew here (no tape, and quickly upload with a built-in usb) so that we can document things that happen on the fly around our office. Already, we've recorded some embarrassing moments. My intention is that we'll be more aggressive about sharing video clips on our agency blog, on a more regular basis.
And now, I recently started playing with Seesmic. This is going to be MASSIVE. I'd describe it as Twitter meets video. Which is funny, because almost everyone on Seesmic is also on Twitter.
Possibly the coolest thing of all is its ease of use. Rather than recording and uploading a video clip (although you can do that, if you wish), Seesmic integrates with the camera in your laptop or machine. So with the push of ONE button, you're recording. When done, push another button, and it's published. It's really that simple.
This facilitates some amazing group conversations. Because it's quick and easy to respond to people.
I've also noticed another important dynamic, after only a few days on Seesmic. You become comfortable with yourself on video quicker than you think. I recorded my first Seesmic post and re-recorded it about three times. I was concerned about the way my hair looked, the way I sounded, and the lighting. After about a day or two, you lose all care for these things. Which is awesome for communication.
I've participated in some cool conversations with people from all over the world. About mundane topics like dogs vs cats, and about the latest internet trends. I told a client yesterday that it feels like I've gone to a really awesome party, and just met some cool new friends.
One of the more entertaining Seesmic-citizens, Seth, described the environment (and social spaces like Twitter) as anarchy. In a good way. What's really cool is that everyone is immediately an equal. There are no "a-listers" like what exists in Twitter or the blogosphere. You're only as good as your last post. Traffic or friend counts really have no bearing.
I'll continue to explore and experiment, and report discoveries. But I'm convinced this will be one of the most talked about applications of 2008. And it's only January!! This is going to be a sweet year on the internet.
For now, you'll need an invite to join Seesmic. (And sadly, I don't have any.) My advice is to kiss up to your Twitter friends, and see who has one.
Labels: blogging, social media, technology, twitter, video, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 12:37 PM
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some other people's top 2007 lists
We're far too lazy to create a BrandFlakesForBreakfast top list of 2007. We're still technically, on vacation, after all.
But we have bookmarked some other people's lists, for you. We've culled through the crap, so that you don't have to. Here's a couple of worthwhile 2007 Best of/Top Ten lists for you:
Best of Zen Habits in 2007
Top NYC stories of 2007.
Top Ten innovation mistakes. This is a good one.
Best Internet Marketing Blog posts of 2007. Another really good one.
Top Albums of 2007. (I know this is a polarizing subject - so I just took the laziest approach. Cool Hunting's list was the first in my RSS. So I now declare that one the best.)
Top Ten Ways to use Twitter.
The WTF moment of 2007.
And, while I could care less about football, and didn't even enjoy the Twitters of the Patriots game, here's a Top 10 list for the Giants fans.
And last but not least, LifeHacker's list of top 2007 lists.
Happy New Year to all of the Brand Flakes readers around the globe. May your year be filled with BrandFlakes deliciousness!
Labels: holiday, newyork, productivity, social media, twitter, web2.0, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:12 AM
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everything about everything about inernet marketing
Here's a massive list of the best internet marketing blog posts. How to do almost anything on almost any social tool. Lots of great reading if you're stuck at the office this week while everyone else is on vacation. They'll come back fatter, and you'll be smarter. (Always better.)
The pic of David Hasselhoff might seem related, but this is a pic that I snapped right as he was jumping onto a social media bandwagon. So it's related, trust me.
Labels: blogging, facebook, google, hacks, self promotion, social media, twitter, web2.0, webdev, youtube
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:42 PM
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view your flickr traffic stats
Flickr is now providing traffic stats to all of their pro users.
TechCrunch says it's like Google Analytics for your photos. We've integrated Flickr into many of our client websites, and this will prove to be an awesome tool.
Our most viewed photo? Me, with that Sum 41 dude.
Labels: photography, social media, web2.0, webdev
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:51 AM
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text yourself an email reminder
Ever find yourself in a situation thinking "I should check that out" and then totally forgetting by the time you're in front of a computer? (Another reason to have internet with you, all the time, everywhere.)
With Kwiry, you can text yourself a message, and the Kwiry bots will email the message to you. The site is down this morning (not a good sign), but the service sounds interesting. I'm wondering what kind of mashups and integration can be done with other services and online promotions. From bub.blicio.us
Labels: mobile, technology, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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google: we need your help here.
Mave Gibson shines her Facebook brilliance on what's still wrong with Facebook's Beacon policy.
Now would be a great time for Google to invent, launch and be something totally better and different. And not evil. We need Google social, now.
Labels: facebook, google, social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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there is absolutely no bubble.
Sweet, bubblicious video.
Labels: technology, trends, video, viral, web2.0, youtube
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:12 AM
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social media starfish
There's some interesting discussion going on about the concept of Social Media Starfish - and how many people are using too many networks, and how Facebook is becoming the "social media supermarket," where you can get all of your social media in one place. Fun to watch this develop.
Labels: facebook, social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:11 AM
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the social network to end all social networks
Think the Google is going to be a problem for Facebook? Tired of too many social apps, and not enough time? Stop everything. The social network to end all social networks is here.
The Kylie Minogue social network. For real. Kind of. Insanity. From Mashable
Labels: social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:41 AM
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what they should really be teaching in college.
Facebook 101. Robert Scoble predicts this new class at Stanford will result in the creation of new exciting companies. I agree.
Labels: facebook, social media, web2.0, webdev, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:31 AM
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here's a great way to get started on twitter.
Check out TwitterPoster. It's a visual representation of the most followed Twitter users.
If you're just starting out, and don't know who to follow, this is a good start. But as Twitterer (tweeter?) Gruber points out, this tool has the effect of drawing additional followers to the already popular. It would be so much better to find the exact opposite.
Labels: mashup, social media, twitter, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:18 AM
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Current is cool.
Just discovered Current. This is an awesome place on so many levels. Really smart, inspiring design. (Check out the navigation in the "on tv" section.)
Loads of engaging content. Detailed howto's that help users create stronger content. And - yes, it's social. I'm as tired as everyone else of new social networks - but this one rocks. Elements of Digg, of YouTube, of Facebook, CNN and so much more. Check it out and spend some otherwise productive time exploring. ;)
Labels: design, Flash, social media, television, trends, video, web2.0, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:04 AM
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disposable web pages
Oh, this is a sweet idea. With so many fun applications. Disposable web pages. Pages that you make on the fly, and they go away when you say.
Like the one that I just made. I've titled it "amount of time until Britney Spears implodes again," and used it to keep track of Britney's next meltdown. I'm predicting this will take place in about 46 days. Just a hunch.
But you can use disposable web pages to countdown anything your heart desires. Like a friend's birthday, an anniversary, an event, or how long until they cancel the Bionic Woman. Enjoy.
Labels: social media, viral, web2.0, webdev
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:35 AM
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the factory on your desktop
Ponoko is a pretty cool new concept in web 2.0 meets manufacturing and marketplace.
You design something cool. Upload your design. Magic lasers cut your design into reality. You refine your design. Magic lasers cut more. And then you sell your goods. The marketplace meets the factory meets the designer. Nice idea.
Labels: 3d, design, retail, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:52 AM
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meet girls. meet guys. meet dating web 2.0 style.
Cool new dating and social exploration site called i'm in like with you. For people who subscribe to the internets.
It was only a matter of time. This looks cool. From Profy, via Twitter.
Labels: social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:22 AM
let's all be on tv
Oh my. I thought that I had let go of Justin.TV. I thought that I was free from having a webcam watch my every move at the completion of our tour.
Well, Make the Logo Bigger has found my new favorite activity. Watching everyone. On BlogTV. I never imagined that watching some dude sit on a couch drinking Budweiser and drunkenly reply to IM's could be so entertaining. But it is.
Make the Logo Bill is onto something. This internet thing is changin'. Used to be, that we all surfed anonymously, and viewed whatever we were into. Now we're all connecting, sharing, and broadcasting our lives like never before. Bring it on.
Labels: plaidsummertour, social media, tv, video, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:49 AM
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geek marketers to infiltrate and take over the world
This is from earlier in the week, but if you didn't see it, worthy of a read. Steve Rubel talks about the trend of several Fortune 500 companies hiring "geek marketers."
Some really good discussion going on. I can see a huge benefit for most companies here. We too have a couple of clients with people in similar roles. And have a few who would benefit greatly if they did.
Think about it. Many CMOs are getting old. In their heads. Years of insulation, conference calls and meetings have left dust in their heads, and they get out of touch. I still meet very large clients all the time who don't yet understand blogging. And they'd benefit greatly from an evangelist inside the organization that can separate trend from fad, and cool tool from waste of time. Someone who could teach others in the organization about web 2.0. Or whatever.
Sometimes outside geeks can help, too. I'm looking forward to a blogger class that I'm giving for one client of ours - and stoked that they see the value. Hooray for the Geek Marketer. I'm on board.
(Weird Science pic for your enjoyment. First thing that came to mind with the word "geek.")
Labels: marketing, trends, web2.0, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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more web 2.0 logos than your head can handle
Hope this doesn't give you seizures. Not sure why you'd need to watch this, but I'll file this under "just in case". In the odd event that you ever wanted to watch 5000 web 2.0 logos in 333 seconds, there's a video.
Labels: identity, video, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:27 AM
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fast company and robert scoble explain twitter
Still not Twittering?? Here's a great little primer on Twitter, the magical micro-blogging tool as told by Fast Company and Robert Scoble. Send this to your boss, so she'll know that you're up on stuff. And then, let's talk about how to incorporate this into your brand plan.
Labels: social media, technology, trends, twitter, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:21 AM
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mr. wong is calling for you.
The people over at Mister Wong, a new web 2.0 bookmarking service, tell us that they're having a mascot design contest. They're even paying $6K to the winner - which is a fairly nice design fee.
I just like saying "Mr. Wong." It's fun. Try it. It sounds like a name you might have for a certain favorite body part. "Will you please excuse me? I have a meeting with Mr. Wong."
Mr. Wong rocks. Now that I've put horrible pictures in your head, let's create a mascot.
Labels: design, social media, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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animoto promises the end of slide shows
This is AWESOME. A tool that lets you create your very own videos. You upload your pics, choose some music, and Animoto does the rest. This is really impressive. And fun.
I made the video above in about 60 seconds, using the Flickr photo set of Brian's art project. Animoto did the rest. Sweet mother of Plaid.
Labels: creativeinspiration, video, web2.0, youtube
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:45 AM
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media: we're tired of second life. let's move on to facebook.
Prepare for the media frenzy. Now that mainstream media is done reporting on SecondLife (without actually ever experiencing it), it seems they're ready to jump on to the next bandwagon.
Get ready for a host of stories about Facebook, from reporters who don't use it, or don't get it. MakeTheLogoBigger points to the Valleywag post on the BusinessWeek article, where they made a few booboos in Facebook etiquette, showing their inexperience with the tool.
We're recommending Facebook for many clients. But it's not for everyone. So before the media spin gets out of control, before you throw great money into the latest trend, ask "Why am I doing this? What do I expect in return? What benefit does this provide to the Facebook audience?"
And then spend katrillions of dollars with agencies like ours. ;-)
Labels: facebook, secondlife, social media, trends, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:49 AM
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what not to do in social media
Some really good notes about what to include (or what NOT to include) in that new social network that you're creating for your brand.
Labels: social media, web2.0, webdev
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:00 AM
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social shopping. i need VC money.
I swear I have an idea like this that would revolutionize online shopping. But I need a VC to make it happen.
In the meantime, enjoy ThisIsNext's new social shopping world mapping device/mashup. Or whatever you want to call it.
This is a really sweet new way to explore (and promote) cool stuff. Or a really fun way to waste away time in your cubicle, before that next meeting.
Labels: retail, social media, trends, web2.0
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:49 AM
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the end of email?
Robert Scoble rema