Slate has an interesting article about how (and if) Twitter will ever devise a strategy for making money. I’ve been asking myself this question for a long time, as it seems unlikely that any company will last without a way to pay for things like, oh, servers.
Twitter has been pretty stable lately, and the Fail […]
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How will Twitter make money? They’ll figure it out… eventually
Published by October 9th, 2008 in Social Media, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsMetallica invites bloggers to listen to new album, won’t let them write about it
Published by June 10th, 2008 in Blogs, Music, PR Disasters, Social Media and Web 2.0. 2 CommentsUsually, when a company invites the media or bloggers to an event to offer an exclusive early look at a product, the goal is to encourage said media or bloggers to write about that product. When Metallica invited bloggers to listen to its upcoming album, reviews inevitably popped up on the Web; reviews which Metallica’s […]
If (traditional) media companies saw the writing on the wall…
Published by April 1st, 2008 in Blogs, Mass Media, New Media, Social Media, Web/Internet, Weblogs and Workplace. 0 CommentsImagine if, 25 years ago, a time traveler from the present day appeared to newspaper, television and radio executives to outline the media landscape in 2008. He’d tell them about how the Internet has dramatically increased the number of media outlets and how it’s enabled everyone to opine or present news via text, audio or […]
Hollywood pros to launch own video channel, syndicate via YouTube
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Social Media and Television. 0 CommentsIt has never made much sense to me that the entertainment industry has always tried to set up alternatives to the most popular channels for online audio and video distribution rather than partnering with sites that are already well-known and well-used. Several networks have set up their own video sharing sites while vigorously patrolling YouTube […]
Creating a personal home page as a digital hub?
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 0 CommentsThese days I’m finding my attention is split up among so many various Web services that blogging is simply losing out. Not that I don’t love writing, of course, but these days when I find an interesting piece of information worth calling out I’m more likely to share it through Google Reader, post it to […]
Military changes comm policy, bloggers need permission to post
Published by May 3rd, 2007 in Government, PR in the Media, Public Relations, Social Media, Web 2.0, Web/Internet, Weblogs and Writing. 0 CommentsOver the last few years, I’ve really enjoyed reading blogs of soldiers serving overseas- The information comes straight from the source without being filtered through the mainstream media, and as a result I’ve been able to read a number of extremely compelling stories. I empathize with these guys. I see how hard they’re working, and […]
Diggers are angry, take over site
Published by May 2nd, 2007 in PR Disasters, Social Media, Technology, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsDigg is perhaps the most prominent “social news” site, where stories reach the front page based on their popularity. It’s supposed to be a democratic system, but democracies are dependent on the masses to keep them functioning properly. And when the masses are angry, they protest:
The power of Web 2.0 is in full effect over […]
Are you (or your clients) ready to give up control?
Published by April 29th, 2007 in PR Practice, Public Relations, Social Media, Social Networking, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 2 CommentsAs clients begin to learn more about social media, they’re going to want to learn more about how they can implement technologies like blogs, podcasts and social networks in their PR and marketing plans. The biggest stumbling block, of course, is controlling the message. When a company issues a press release, it’s all there in […]
