Social media and a school death threat
How Twitterers acted to head off tragedy in St. Louis I just heard a fascinating story that speaks to how the community is tapping into social media on life-and-death matters — in this case, a bomb...
View ArticleAOL executive on its social services toolbox
AOL sure is in an interesting place these days. They have a brand new CEO (ex Google VP Tim Armstrong), a legacy dial-up access business that more than 20 years after it was launched still makes...
View ArticleFriends go head to head on XPO Games
Social gaming has become huge in the last year — after all, playing games is naturally a social activity. Social gaming basically combines the best of the gaming portals with the social network...
View ArticleThe Top Five Misconceptions About Social Media
In the years that I’ve been involved in social media, I have heard so many misconceptions and myths about social media that I am certain this article is long overdue. Here is a list of the top five...
View ArticleTaskRabbit: Crowdsourcing comes to your neighborhood
A mobile marketplace for getting stuff done from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Start-up offers location-aware marketplace for getting stuff done One of my favorite new iPhone apps and online services is...
View ArticleFacebook’s biggest barrier to enormous wealth? Trust
Image by RedKoala on BigStockPhoto Why Facebook will find it hard to monetize the social graph This is first of a three-part series on Facebook as an investment. Coming up: • Facebook will remain...
View ArticleDoes your online business community need a moderator or manager?
A manager does a lot more than just moderate online discussions. Target audience: Business executives, brand managers, marketing professionals, community managers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits,...
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