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Social Media Overload
Published on 2010-08-25 18:59:00
(Wordle via http://www.delicious.com/PeterHimler)Isn't it time to consider a one-day moratorium on the use of the term "social media" (and its myriad derivations)? I mean what could possibly happen? (See answers below.) Many Twitter feeds slow to a crawlSxSW Conference cancelledJeff Pulver comes off his road tripGary Vaynerchuk's new Sirius Radio show foldsTechnorati has a third fewer blogs to indexZappos starts accepting coupon codesPR and digital marketing firms' new business proposals
Robo Pitch
Published on 2010-08-23 12:58:00
From today's Twittersphere:TechCrunch's @robinwauters PR pitches I hate: "You have probably already seen the news that blah blah. As you're drafting your coverage of the news, blah blah blah."TheNextWeb's @alex I actually did see the news, and passed. Pitches like that mean I made the right call. Comes across as very arrogant, too.Ad Age's @Aerocles Hey PR Pros - RT @alex @robinwauters I like pitches from real people. Hey Alex, this is Jim from company X, can I send you what we're up to? David T
Friday's Video Views
Published on 2010-08-20 11:27:00
From Wall Street to Silicon AlleyHow Two Wall Street Kids Created A FAST Growing Tech Startup. (via @theBusinessInsiderTorch-erousBetween Google's Android and Apple's iPhone, the folks at RIM, home to the beleagured Blackberry, certainly have their work cut out for them to hang on to their dwindling share of the smart phone market. Here's the company's hopeful salvation for the touch-screen set. (via @mashableFreakin' Movie TrailerWe've all seen the movie trailer for The Social Network, and it
