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Cliqset Didn't Learn From Fox's Mistake, Brings Chat to Net TV

We were wary about Fox's on-TV Twitter experiment, and then surprised by quite how badly it failed...but obviously the folks at Cliqset and Boxee disagreed: They're bringing yet more sophisticated social net chatting to TV ...READ»

The Web Takes No Prisoners: The Death of Gourmet Magazine

In a world where "gourmet" has been replaced with the more egalitarian "foodie", over-scheduled families prefer 30 minute meals, and search engines serve up more than one million different recipes, could Gourmet have survived?READ»

How to Survive the Tough Times, Personally and Professionally

  How to Survive the Tough Times, Personally and Professionally Let’s be honest. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to survival during challenging times. But there are some strategies that will help no matter ...READ»

Want an agency job? Get web savvy!

Want an agency job? Get web savvy! Looking to get hired in the ad agency and/or graphic design world? Get familiar with digital mediums, including how to integrate social media into the marketing mix. More than ...READ»

9 Great Tips For Marketing A Restaurant With a Facebook Fan Page

Want more customers? Check out these tips!READ»

Infographic of the Day: China's Social Media Map

The major players in the U.S. social media world can be counted on one hand: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn. Not so in China, where the country's 300 million online users have a panoply of popular social networks to choose from--and Facebook doesn't even crack the top 10. READ»

Why Twitter and Facebook Will Never Kill E-mail

Twitter's on every tech-fan's lips, half the World's teens seem permanently plugged into MSN or Facebook, and seemingly every gadget's getting wired to a social network. With these big changes afoot, is email slipping into ...READ»

Fluid Studio presents social media to Utah CEOs

Fluid Studio presents social media to Utah CEOs Fluid Studio recently gave social media training to many Utah CEOs involved with CEObuilder. It was good to meet with Rich and Steve from CEObuilder and the great group of ...READ»

Miley Cyrus Leaves Twitter, Yet the Internet Limps On

The departure of Miley Cyrus from Twitter has caused seismic waves of socio-technological uproar--or so you'd think by reading elegaic posts from the Washington Post, Yahoo News, Reuters, MSNBC and, perplexingly, NJ.com, all of whom ...READ»

Broadcast Your Heart Rate on Twitter? You Could, With This iPhone App From Corventis

When you think of body computing--monitoring physical health using technology--it generally conjures images of middle-aged or elderly folks in sterile settings. But the future of body computing is in the teen market, especially if ...READ»

Google and Microsoft in Talks for Twitter's Real-Time Tweets

The on-again, off-again talks between Google and Twitter are apparently on again, according to a new rumor--only this time Microsoft's in the mix too. But what are these three talking about? Data on all those Tweeps and Tweets, in real time.READ»

Fast Feed: @TracyMorgan?

Twitter's good. It'd be great if Tracy Morgan, who already speaks in Tweets, joined. Twacy.org founder Hugh Dornbush wants to petition the 30 Rock star to do just that. He's also using the hilarious concept to virally promote his mobile celebrity stalking app, omgicu. Here's Hugh...READ»

Attention Marketers: 80% of Twitterers Are Narcissists

So we all know Twitter is portrayed as a lifecasting app--a tool to let users share data on their day-to-day activities and feelings. New research has confirmed this unequivocally, but also reveals that 20% of Tweeps are "useful info" ...READ»

The Ultimate Design Language? Words.

The more user-centered design is, the better. And no medium is more user-centered than the written word.READ»

• Graham Button's blog Like it or Not

Women Flock to Social Networks: Will They Dump Dating Sites to "Make Friends" Safely?

Recent data shows that the number of women logging on to social-networking sites far exceeds the number of men. Information is Beautiful recently presented the information, as gathered by Google Ad Planner.  LinkedIn and YouTube ...READ»

Venn Diagram of Social Media

Back in the day, if you were burning up about something all you got to do is yell at the noisy person two cubicles over or at strangers in the street. Now, thanks to the blogosphere, Twitter, and other other social media tools you can ...READ»

How Much Are You Worth to Facebook?

Facebook and others have tapped into the power of viral loops to build massive audiences in record time. Now they're using these growth engines to create the future of online advertising.READ»

• The Viral Loop Leaderboard: What Are Your Facebook Friends Worth?
• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops

6 Things Sports Teams Can Do with Social Media to Engage Fans

While there are rabid fans for all sports (sports radio can attest to that), there is a lot teams could do to deepen fan loyalty and build their fan base using social media. Here are six ideas to get you started.READ»

How Social Media is Upending the Enterprise

For decades, companies have defined the channels their customers must use to contact them. But phrases like, "We are available by phone weekdays from 9am until 4pm Eastern Standard Time,” and “We will attempt to answer the emails ...READ»

• Pakman’s Blog: Disruption

Frog Designs' New iPhone App Lets You Talk TV

Frog Design is releasing an iPod app that allows you to talk to your friends about shows as you watch them. Called TVChatter, the app allows you to follow a Twitter stream about your favorite show and respond to other viewers with ...READ»

Google Goes Real-Time, But Still Can't Replace Twitter

Now that "real-time" data has become a Web 2.0 (is it Web Squared now?) mantra, Google's keen to get  the idea embedded into user's consciousness. The search giant is including a "HotTrends" data panel right into the search ...READ»

ReadWriteWeb’s Top 50 Real-Time Web Companies

Below is a listing from Read Write Web of their 50 leading companies of the Real-Time Web. Like any list, we all have our own favorites. I invite you to list more below in the comments.READ»

Tips From the Twitter Elite

Simple tips from the best of the best attendees at the 140 Conference.READ»

Twitter Optimizing Tool: TweetSurge.com

This amazing application will hugely optimize your Twitter time and focus. I found it while browsing my Ping.fm account. TweetSurge.com borders on magical in its efficiency and usefulness because it so easily enables you to grow and identify your target niche market on Twitter. TweetSurge.com allows you to identify your target users by the common language they tweet. For example, you can find and follow users based on keywords or keyword phrases. You can also find users within specific regions, zip codes, or longitude/latitudes. Lastly, TweetSurge provides the ability to search through a user’s description and location field on Twitter.com. TweetSurge.com offers a wide variety of tools designed to assist you optimally manage your Twitter account, whatever the size. It also has tools that will allow you to respond automatically 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to your followers … like auto-follow and -unfollow. Very sweet, in my opinion! Have your own tips, tricks, or stories of efficient and useful Twitter applications, to share? Let’s hear them in the comments below. To your continued success, Christine Elisabeth von Malsen Hueber Your Exclusive Social Network Strategy & Business Management/QuickBooks Solutions Expert http://www.ChristineHueber.com ChristineEHueber @Gmail.com *Please do connect on LinkedIn* http://www.Twitter.com/CEHueber http://www.FaceBook.com/Christine.Hueber http://www.FaceBook.com/ChristineEHueber *Fan Page* +1 530.582.8091 Direct P.S. Please do comment … I’d love to hear your thoughts! P.P.S. What else would be interesting and useful for you to read about here? Please let me know in your comments or via my email above. Thanks! READ»

Twitter's Investors Missed the Cluetrain - Here's Why

Twitter, the microblogging service that changed everything, hasn't changed all that much argue the four co-authors of The Cluetrain ManifestoREAD»