Month: March 2011

The days in links 3/15/11-3/16/11

The last two days in links – woot!

  • Facebook Spring Break Do’s And Don’ts http://ow.ly/4fC17
  • Video Demystified: 3 Easy Ways to Add Video to Your Emails – Blue Sky Factory Blog http://ow.ly/4fC27 Interesting!
  • A must read: Why You Need Facebook’s Like Buttons On Your Site http://ow.ly/4fC3H
  • If you’re considering it – How to Engage on Sites Using Facebook’s New Commenting Plugin | Edelman Digital http://ow.ly/4fC4F from @davefleet
  • Why You Don’t Need to Blog Daily – For Bloggers By Bloggers http://ow.ly/4fC7a from mr. @dannybrown
  • Getting Started with Analytics: How to Get Buy-in From Your Team http://ow.ly/4fC8q Do we still need to review why this is important?
  • Email as Sales: The Autoresponse Antidote to Just Looking Buyers | Email Marketing Strategy – Blue Sky Factory Blog http://ow.ly/4fC9C
  • Social media case study: MN brewer Surly galvanizes fans to build new brewery | http://ow.ly/4fCal from @arikhanson No surpirse there 🙂
  • Finra Warns About Facebook Pre-IPO Investments http://ow.ly/4fCe1
  • Of Comment Trolls and Flash Mobs | Danny Brown http://ow.ly/4fCg1 Trolls? Never heard of ’em 🙂
  • Innovation Conversations » Making Your Corporate Citizenship Story Pop! http://ow.ly/4fCh0 Great guide.
  • The quiet death of journalism at the hand of “content strategy” more great stuff from @TheBrandBuilder  http://ow.ly/4fCiJ
  • SXSW 2011: Great for Networking, But No Technology Breakthroughs. Roundup from @JOwyang http://ow.ly/4fCl1
  • Interesting new tool – WE Products Debut at SXSW Interactive Event | Thinkers and Doers http://ow.ly/4fCpB
  • Oy – more: Israelis And Friends Ask Facebook To Pull Intifada Page http://ow.ly/4fCrd
  • Oops: Teen Party Canceled After Facebook Invite Got Too Viral http://ow.ly/4fCw1
  • The numbers matter: CrapHammer: Google Analytics Magic – Part Two http://ow.ly/4fCx3
  • Not that any of you have these – 5 Content Strategies for Boring Brands http://ow.ly/4fCxR
  • Ensure Your Next Conference is a Success with These Key TIps | Social Media Explorer http://ow.ly/4fDWI
  • Who didn’t see this coming? Gilbert Gottfried: Aflac Comedian Fired For Twitter Jokes About The Japan Earthquake http://ow.ly/4fE3M
  • Catch-22: The Superficial Social Media Perception | LAF http://ow.ly/4fCA5 Good one from @cubanalaf
  • WOW: The New York Observer Is Launching A Tech Site http://ow.ly/4fE6D
  • Not for me yet, but still interesting- Group Messaging Faceoff: 4 Services Compared http://ow.ly/4fEaW
  • AOL FREELANCER: We All Just Got Fired (We Think) http://ow.ly/4fEd6
  • Ha! Light-Up Facebook Like Notifier Made From Legos http://ow.ly/4fEeO attn @arikhanson @alextanpr
  • The big fish: Jon Stewart Recruits Larry King As Daily Show Contributor http://ow.ly/4fEhk
  • #NotWinning Bristol Palin’s Boyfriend Likes To Call People ‘Nigga,’ Mock Kids With Down Syndrome http://ow.ly/4fEja
  • It’s Not About You: Four Tips To Make Your Blog More Reader-Centric http://ow.ly/4fEko
  • Yes Pls: Want Infinite Blog Post Ideas? | Social Media Explorer http://ow.ly/4fElS
  • CHART OF THE DAY: Why The Newspaper Industry Collapsed http://ow.ly/4fEnc
  • Teacher Learns Facebook Lesson On Privacy http://ow.ly/4fEnU Are they trying to foul up?
  • Facebook Hires Google M&A Expert Zoufonoun http://ow.ly/4fEpl More FB Everywhere!!
  • Very Interesting: Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Backing Down From Agreements–Results « http://ow.ly/4fEqn
  • Seth’s Blog: Are you doing a good job? http://ow.ly/4fErp Doing a good job is no guarantee of security, advancement or delight.
  • Twitter users send one billion tweets per week – Brand Republic News http://ow.ly/4fEsJ And about half are mine
  • OOOH Apple applies to use Beatles’ logo – Brand Republic News http://ow.ly/4fEtE
  • 8 Powerful & Inexpensive Desktop Design Apps http://ow.ly/4fEw2 Definitely going to use some of these
  • RIP Zune Player, 2006-2011 http://ow.ly/4fExX Too bad, I like my brown brick.

The Day (and weekend) in Links: 3/12-3/14/2011 (Happy Pi Day!)

  • Don’t Write ‘Happy Birthday’ On Facebook, Auto-Tune It! http://ow.ly/4e5i9 ha!
  • Where You Fit In http://ow.ly/4e5lq Great perspective from @dannybrown
  • 4 Ways to Set Up a Storefront on Facebook http://ow.ly/4e5ne Interesting reference to keep around.
  • from @ConversationAge: Changing the Question http://ow.ly/4e5pz Perfectly phrased.
  • The ‘Godzilla’ Incident: Did Twitter Users Gang Up on CNN Earthquake Anchor? http://ow.ly/4e5rI Socnets aren’t always right.
  • Top 7 Ways to Save Time on Twitter http://ow.ly/4e5xQ I NEED to try some of these
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Top 10 Brands On Facebook http://ow.ly/4e5v4 If you need a reminder
  • Conversation Agent: The Stream Comes First http://ow.ly/4e5t8
  • Maps Show Japan Postings’ Spread On Facebook http://ow.ly/4e5AD
  • iPad 2 Sold Out, 70% Went to New Buyers [REPORT] http://ow.ly/4e5Li Some nice numbers here.
  • Chicago Rapist Met Two Victims On Facebook http://ow.ly/4e50i Wow. They’ve moved on from CL. It’s social, not a completely safe space ppl
  • Your Online Guide to an Easier Tax Season http://ow.ly/4e5fO Just over a month away.
  • NC Student Arrested For Facebook Posts About Principal http://ow.ly/4e5di Oh yeah…uhhh
  • Google Stops Shipping CR-48 Chrome OS Notebooks http://ow.ly/4e5ay In this case appears to be a good sign.
  • Facebook Adds Ability to Easily Tag Others in Comments http://ow.ly/4e4Yl I think we all knew this by now but JIC
  • 1 In 5 Use Facebook To Make Health Decisions http://ow.ly/4e4W6 A little terrifying
  • Measuring Social Media: Who Has Access to the Firehose? http://ow.ly/4e4QD Stuff we all need to know.
  • Engadget’s Editor in Chief Resigns as AOL Shakeup Continues http://ow.ly/4e4Oc This has gotta hurt
  • Seth’s Blog: Your #SXSW agenda (or any conference, for that matter) http://ow.ly/4e4M1 Good food for thought
  • Data: How Wealthy Corporations Spend On Social Business @JOwyang | Social Media, Web Marketing http://ow.ly/4e4GX Int’g stats
  • The Anatomy of a Great Blog Post – For Bloggers By Bloggers http://ow.ly/4e4xO In case you don’t know yet.
  • Seth’s Blog: Bring me stuff that’s dead, please http://ow.ly/4e4vs . Such a great lesson about leaving the hot shiny button alone
  • Sunday Brunch – Promoting Old Blog Posts | Danny Brown http://ow.ly/4e4ty Great topic from @dannybrown
  • Very Disturbing – The Occasional Ugliness Of The Social Web from @TheBrandBuilder http://ow.ly/4e4rS
  • Another installment from @dannybrown Weekly Free Blog Topics at For Bloggers By Bloggers http://ow.ly/4e4pe
  • Verizon iPhones Fell Back an Hour Instead of Springing Ahead http://ow.ly/4e4S4 OOPS! from @brenna_e

 

The Day in Links – 3/11/11

And here are today’s links.  Including some that will be sent out shortly. Enjoy

  • Seth’s Blog: Unskilled labor http://ow.ly/4cwC2 “Unskilled now means not-specially skilled.” from godin
  • The One Thing That Makes You Different From Everyone Else Just Like You http://ow.ly/4cwE9 Good read from @joey_strawn.
  • How Many Relationships Are You Building? I wonder when @DannyBrown has the time to do anything but write great posts http://ow.ly/4cwS7
  • Saab Asks Consumers to Make Its Banner Adshttp://ow.ly/4cwVU More CustomerSourcing.
  • Huffington: NY Times Editor’s Attack Is “Lame” And “Laughable” http://ow.ly/4cwXP
  • Top 100 social brands revealed – Brand Republic Newshttp://ow.ly/4cx08 Should be interesting
  • The New AOL Way: Fewer Employees, Fewer Freelancers, More Arianna http://ow.ly/4cx5D
  • These Are The AOL Brands That No Longer Have Editorial Staff http://ow.ly/4cxgL Can’t say I really admired any.
  • Great infographic on platform deciding – Which Social Sites Are Best for Which Marketing Outcomes? http://ow.ly/4cxtw
  • AWFUL: Three BBC Journalists Tortured By Col. Qaddafi’s Forces In Libya http://ow.ly/4cxxS Headline says it all.
  • Picplz Introduces Collections, the Photo Equivalent of Playlists http://ow.ly/4cxzC THis could be an interesting tool.
  • How The New York Times Is Incorporating Social & Algorithmic Recommendations http://ow.ly/4cxAR
  • Everything You Need To Know About The Death Of FBML http://ow.ly/4cwAy Yet more FB changes
  • Reports of Women Being Like Men are Greatly Exaggerated http://ow.ly/4cwx7 Preach on sister! fm @conversationage
  • Welcome to the EGOsystem: How Much Are You Worth? from @BrianSolis http://ow.ly/4cwuE Very timely given #sxsw
  • One Person Every Corporate Blogging Program Needs http://ow.ly/4cwt1 So true – must have a QB
  • The Fatigue of Social Media Fatigue http://ow.ly/4cwms Great read from @AmberCadabra
  • Three Tests to Optimize Your Website: VBO, LPO and CROhttp://ow.ly/4cwoW Think you’ve optimized your site? Try again.
  • APR vs. MBA: Which letters matter more? | http://ow.ly/4cwkL Great post from @arikhanson
  • Great outline – The Anatomy of a Social Media Policyhttp://ow.ly/4cuY5 from @socialologist

 

The Day in Links – March 10, 2011

Below are today’s articles I plucked from my RSS feeds and tweeted out (with their original tweets).  Enjoy!