February, 2009

Primates On Facebook

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 00:16

Great article in the Economist (online) on research on Social Networks at http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13176775

Primates on Facebook
Feb 26th 2009 | SAN FRANCISCO
From The Economist print edition

Even online, the neocortex is the limit

Guy Kawasaki's Tips For Building A Twitter Following

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 00:28

This is a bit of an oldie but a goodie. The estimable Guy Kawasaki posted this in November on his fine blog: How To Change The World http://blog.guykawasaki.com/

November 10, 2008
Looking for Mr. Goodtweet: How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter

SEO: Is There Really an “E” in “Free?”

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 08:09

OMMA Hollywood on March 23 - 4:45pm - 5:30pm

Hollywood, CA.

Danny Sullivan Opines On Google/Yahoo

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 23:21

This is a hot day for insight. Search guru Danny Sullivan opines on Google and Yahoo in Ad Age at http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134747

Google, Yahoo Prepare to Tighten Grip on Search Ads
Danny Sullivan on Search Marketing
by Danny Sullivan

Published: February 23, 2009

Twitter vs YouTube

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 22:56

A brilliant post from the always insightful John Batelle on his Search Blog at http://battellemedia.com/archives/004832.phpt

Twitter vs YouTube

Visualizing Relationships on Twitter and Social Networks

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 20:54

Brian Solis, on his excellent PR2.0 blog, posts about a new report on social networking on Twitter from Bernardo A. Huberman, Daniel M. Romero and Fang Wu of the Social Computing Laboratory at HP Labs who conducted an in-depth study of the relationships that power Twitter. The team recently released its report, "Social networks that matter: Twitter under the microscope."

The abstract:

Twitter ReTweets Volume One

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 04:28

RT @mediabistro Tweetdeck awesomeness, you can now record @12seconds video clips within the app. Very cool! http://bit.ly/NsZdE

RT @TechmemeFH Reality Sinks in at Online Advertising Confab (Michael Learmonth/AdAge) http://tinyurl.com/crp4h7

RT @mashable 'The Tweetaholic Song' http://tinyurl.com/dbfqah Its a song about twitter

RT @mchammer Hammer explains Twitter at Harvard B-school on ABC http://tinyurl.com/bjklh4

RT@leeodden Deathwatch: The End of Second Life ? http://tinyurl.com/dgubyl

Yet More Twitter Tools & Apps

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 19:47

Tweet Shack (www.tweetshack.com) maintains a great list of Twitter tools and applications:

FriendFeed http://friendfeed.com/ - Puts all of your RSS content onto one page, making it easy to see from one glance (rather than going to different properties) and you can even reply from friendfeed to different tools. It’s smarter to organize around people, rather than tools.

TwitterFriends http://twitter-friends.com/index.php - Great stats and information about your account and others

Backing Up Your Brand On Twitter

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 20:37

Rachel Reuben, writing at Amber Naslund's Altitude Branding blog (http://altitudebranding.com/) has a great post stressing some of the important things to keep when implementing a "Twitter Strategy". Her main point is simple: Make sure you are backing up in the real world what you are doing in the online media space.

Rachel writes:

Little Known Twitter Tools (from Technology Nerd)

Submitted by Bob Heyman on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 00:30

The Technology Nerd blog (www.tnerd.com) posted a great list of little known Twitter tools. You can follow Technology Nerd on Twitter at @tnerd.

Here's the post:

Twitter is growing at a phenomenal rate and so is the eco-system around it. 10-15 new Twitter apps are being launched every single day. While most of them are MEME applications, few are really interesting and worth a shot.

I’ve put together a list of Twitter related applications which are fairly new and do serve the purpose.

Here you go….