New Media
« Previous EntriesNPR Launches an API
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008The media landscape is sure changing, isn’t it? It should be interesting to see what type of adoption the NPR API gets with the web 2.0 community.
[via TechCrunch]
MLB.com has Crappy Customer Service
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008You might have seen this post where I alluded to the fact that I’ve had a crappy experience with MLB.com. Over a month later, I have STILL not been able to watch a single baseball game on MLB.com. I just tried to turn on the Mets-Giants game a couple minutes ago, but no luck — […]
How to Use Social Media for Social Change
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008There’s a great article at ReadWriteWeb worth reading — How to Use Social Media for Social Change.
Cable Television Sucks
Sunday, April 13th, 2008I just read a post by Charlie about the free cable he was getting from his cable company, which I found interesting. You can check it out here — The Reign of Free Cable in My House Comes to an End… Should I just stop watching TV?
Of course, what blogger doesn’t have opinions about […]
Where do you get your News — Traditional Media or Online?
Saturday, March 1st, 2008It’s kind of ironic that I have been reading traditional print magazines (Economist, Newsweek, and ESPN) for a lot of today, but I’m writing a post citing the growing trend in Americans turning toward online sources for their news.
If you get your news from traditional print or television, which sources do you consume? If you […]
Should PR Agencies Blog?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008I’m with Brian on this one — “it depends.”
Transforming Customers into Evangelists: The Art of Listening and Engagement
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I’d encourage everyone interested in social media and marketing to read Brian Solis’ post — Transforming Customers into Evangelists: The Art of Listening and Engagement. I live and breathe this social media stuff every day at Zillow, so it really resonated with me. There’s many good take-aways, but here’s one that I particularly agree with […]
Congrats to Andrew Cafourek for Using Social Media to Land a Job at Outrider
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008It’s awesome to see young, ambitious college grads find great jobs. Andrew Cafourek just did exactly that — and he did it by using social media. His new position is for Outrider, a strategic marketing company based out of St. Louis. His job title is none other than a Social Media Specialist. Being a social […]
Is the Tipping Point Toast?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008For the marketers out there, here’s an article worth reading — Is the Tipping Point Toast? Personally, I don’t buy the argument that influencers aren’t hugely important to achieving marketing success — but give it a read and decide for yourself.
[via Guy Kawasaki]
Marketing is NOT a One-Way Conversation Anymore
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007[Via Scobleizer & Marketing Pilgrim]
Wow - A Large Corporation (ATT&T) Listens to Bloggers
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007From GigaOm:
Remember the brouhaha about AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) and the awkward language in their user agreements that prevented people from among other things criticize them. (As Bill Maher says, I kid the phone companies.) AT&T, seems to have taken the feedback from blogs and is changing the language of its terms of […]
In the Age of Social Media, Are Corporations Evil?
Monday, September 17th, 2007In the age of social media, are corporations evil? Chris Brogan has an interesting take on the subject that is worth reading (in response to this article). This is the paragraph I really related to (since I’m a community relations guy):
From Faceless to Human
It’s REAL easy to throw stones at a company. Earlier in the […]
New York Times Comes Out From Behind their Subscription Wall - About Time
Monday, September 17th, 2007The New York Times is getting rid of their current subscription model. The NYT finally realized they can likely make more money from advertising than from the 227,000 subscribers paying for premium content.
The move comes two years to the day after The Times began the subscription program, TimesSelect, which has charged $49.95 a year, or […]
On the Record or Off the Record? The Line is Blurring
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Seth Godin has brought up a subject worth talking about — NFYB.
“Not for your blog” is becoming more and more of an issue as the line between “off the record” on “on the record” is blurring with the increase in citizen journalism.
So next time you want to say something “off the record” — make sure […]
Word of Mouth Slideshow
Friday, September 7th, 2007Here’s a slideshow for the marketers reading this.
[Via This is Going to Be Big w/ Credit to Social Media Buzz]
Online Community Organizer is the #1 Job of the Future
Thursday, July 19th, 2007At least according to Seth Godin. Social networking and online communities are exploding & many companies are banking on their community to be a differentiator from the competition. Communities do NOT build themselves without some human nurturing; someone has to be there to moderate SPAM, encourage early users, listen to user feedback, answer questions from […]
Beyond Press Releases and “Pitching”
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Well, I didn’t log in and review the session, but let me say that this proposed panel for the next Blog Business Summit (in Chicago), titled “Effective Blogger Engagement: Beyond Press Releases and “Pitching”, is a good topic to cover. Being a blogger & having talked to numerous other bloggers, I think it’s safe to […]
Future of New Media?
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Where is the web headed? Watch this video, it’ll get you thinking.
Hat tip to Read/Write Web.
A Manifesto to Integrating Social Media into Marketing
Monday, June 11th, 2007There is a fantastic post by Brian Solis over at PR 2.0 that everyone should read. It’s titled “The Future of Communications – A Manifesto for Integrating Social Media into Marketing.” Here’s the closing paragraph, but you REALLY should read the whole thing if you work in the internet industry (and even if you’re not) […]
Mac or PC Rap - Music Video!!
Monday, June 11th, 2007I’m sure just about everyone has seen the Mac vs PC commercials. But you know what’s missing?? A MUSIC VIDEO. Well, my crazy colleague Beau Lewis and his buddy from high school stepped up to the plate and produced a fantastic music video spoofing the whole “Mac vs PC” debate. They even created an interactive […]
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