Steve Rubel reports the NHL has forbidden YouTube viewers from embedding the league’s videos on other sites. I’m here scratching my head wondering, “why?” I’m a hockey fan, and grew up near Detroit (aka “Hockeytown“) where hockey is a very big deal. However, Detroit is a unique market, because people there actually care about the [...]
Archive for the 'Social Networking' Category
Message to the NHL: If people want to share vids, let them
Published by February 21st, 2007 in Social Networking, Sports PR, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsMicrosoft dabbles in social news
Published by February 18th, 2007 in Social Networking and Web 2.0. 0 CommentsMicrosoft has rolled out social news (ala Digg, Netscape) sites for the Netherlands and Belgium. If the sites prove to be a success, could an American version be in the cards?
Proposed Illinois law may block social networks in public places
Published by February 15th, 2007 in Government, Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsFrom the “bad idea” department: A new bill called “The Social Networking Web Site Prohibition Act”, and would require that social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace are blocked on any computer made available to the public in a plublic (sic) library, and schools must prohibit access on any computer made available to students. Here’s [...]
The MySpace concept re-design
Published by January 29th, 2007 in Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsNews Corp., hire this guy already!
Best use of new media in a political campaign: Mitt Romney (UPDATED)
Published by January 28th, 2007 in RSS, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 2 CommentsIn 2004 we saw the Howard Dean campaign really show how blogging and the Internet could help raise awareness and understanding of a presidential candidate. While we now take it for granted, it was pretty revolutionary for a politician to keep a blog on the campaign trail back then, and his novel use of the [...]
CIA embracing YouTube, Facebook in search of recruits
Published by January 25th, 2007 in Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsIt’s interesting to see the way companies are using social networking services to build communities around their products. I was a bit surprised, however, to see the Central Intelligence Agency has a strong presence on Facebook, with a sponsored group, a short recruitment video (embedded from YouTube), and over 2,700 members. When I was in [...]
It’s not time to kill the press release yet
Published by January 21st, 2007 in PR in the Media, PR Practice, Public Relations, RSS, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet, Weblogs and Writing. 1 CommentI had to groan a bit when I read Robert Scoble’s recent comments (agreeing with similar comments made by Stowe Boyd) about the need to get rid of the press release as a mechanism for distributing information. Scoble is one of my favorite daily reads, but I think he’s off when he suggests press releases [...]
Mashable’s top social networks of 2006
Published by December 25th, 2006 in Social Networking. 0 CommentsMashable has the results of its Social Networking Awards 2006 up – They comprehensively cover the world of social networking, with awards including "Best Widgets and Add-Ons," "Sports and Fitness," "Video Sharing," and "Music," among many others. Sites like MySpace have really revolutionized, for better or worse, the way many people use the Web. As [...]
Are PR folks being paid to “Digg” stories?
Published by December 12th, 2006 in PR in the Media, Public Relations, Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsJason Calacanis, former General Manager of Netscape and CEO of Weblogs, Inc., claims that a number of top Digg users are being paid by PR firms to promote stories to the top page. He’s even offering a $100 bounty to those who can "out the social news scammers." (For those of you unfamiliar with Digg, [...]
outside.in assembles discussions about neighborhoods from far and wide
Published by October 25th, 2006 in Social Networking, Web 2.0, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 0 CommentsBack in the early days of the Internet, it seemed like it was all about connecting with people around the world. I remember being fascinated with the idea of chatting with other teenagers around the country back in the early-90s. It was new, and it was fun. Making connections and friends around the world is [...]
