May 2008
I’m at Hoboken, NJ, US - http://bkite.com/001LH
Things I Learned About My Dad (in Therapy) →
New collection of humorous and/or poignant essays on fatherhood. Edited and with two pieces by Heather B. Armstrong of Dooce fame, and including essays from a crackerjack lineup of writers,…
Zappos Shows How Social Media Is Done →
What’s more stereotypically trivial than shoe shopping? Using Twitter, of course! Online shoe retailer Zappos does shoes and social media remarkably well. Scores of bloggers, lots of video…
The Pirates Dilemma →
When punk music and the social scene around it came around, music was deeply entrenched in the record industry’s current offering: disco. Punk showed up with far more attitude than…
Guide to SEO-Friendly News Releases: Download It... →
Whether or not you choose to put out a Social Media Release, I am quite sure that you want your news to rank well within Google.
In today’s search-centric culture, if you don’t…
Project Vino Twitter Wine Tasting →
Wine Tasting is more of a traditional pursuit, like minded people gathering together to taste fine wine. Twitter wine tasting has been tried before, a wine tasting party that gathered web…
How will social media change business? →
Remember that revision of the 2005 blog cover we were working on? We’re still at work on it, believe it or not, and we need predictions. So here are some questions: How will social networks and other…
8 Online tools a community manager can’t live... →
Or maybe, 5 online tools a community manager should not live without. These are tools that I’ve grown accustomed to as they’ve grown in popularity and as of today, I can’t successfully do my job…
Report: In Emergencies, People Turn to Facebook →
A study that will appear in tomorrow’s New Scientist magazine found that social media sites, blogs, and instant messaging services were better at connecting people and providing warnings…
How to cut through the Noise? →
So many people ask me daily how I manage all the “noise” I get everyday. Email, Facebook, Pownce, twitter ect. I break it down for you in this video!
Clay Shirky Cognitive Surplus Talk at Web 2.0 →
Highly recommend watching this talk by former Silicon Alley Reporter columnist Clay Shirky on the “cognitive surplus” and how we’ll put it to use. Large-scale distributed work-force projects are…
Loyalty is relative (but it sucks to be in the... →
I just took this poll on Inside Flyer and thought I’d share the community’s results with you. In short, it is pretty amazing to see how two related industries - air travel and hotel - have such…
Friendfeed versus Techmeme: can’t they just get... →
In an interesting piece, Alexander van Elsas muses that Friendfeed likely “will compete with services like TechMeme for the most important aggregation source of tech news.”
Techmeme aggregates…
FriendFeed Adds Flickr Favorites to Your Feed →
I just spotted a fantastic enhancement to FriendFeed via Raoul Pop. Raoul requested that FriendFeed include the photos that you fave on Flickr along with the photos that you upload…
LinkedIn: We're Selling Ads For $75 CPM →
LinkedIn (SAI 25 #8) may have been trampled by the likes of Facebook (SAI 25 #1) and MySpace in terms of users, but at least it can sell advertising. Kevin Eyres, LinkedIn’s managing…
April 2008
Office Park NJ makes me sad
I’m at 716 Main St, Boonton, NJ 07005, USA (716 Main St, Boonton, NJ, 07005, US) - http://bkite.com/001y1
I’m at 716 Main St, Boonton, NJ 07005, USA (716 Main St, Boonton, NJ, 07005, US) - http://bkite.com/001y0
The Trouble With Twitter - Confessions Of A... →
“I actually had Mitch in my Twitter list, but he didn’t follow me, so I took him off. I might put him back though,” says Ryan Deschamps from The Other Librarian Blog in a comment posted on the
How to find the right domain name →
At the IdeaLab blog, Dan Gillmor writes about the value of finding the right domain name and he points to a couple of free services I hadn’t heard of:
MakeWords
is a “name generator” —…
Twitter Snooze - Temporarily Unfollow Friends on... →
About Twitter Snooze
Twitter Snooze is a new Twitter Web App that allows you to temporarily unfollow friends on Twitter. TwitterSnooze is inspired by a Merlin Mann post and was written by…
Why can’t I find a download for the Mac version of 1.6 Java Virtual Machine?
Even if Twitter is Just a Geek Haven, It's... →
There’s been an interesting discussion over the last few days about Twitter’s reach. WSJ reporter Kara Swisher surveyed her dinner party and found out that no one there uses the micro-blogging…
My eye is twitching - so not good… - http://bkite.com/001id
My desk today - Photo: http://bkite.com/001if
Twistori: A Twitter Zeitgeist Social Experiment →
Twistori, according to the site, is the “first step in an ongoing social experiment.” The brainchild of Amy Hoy and Thomas Fuchs, Twistori pulls tweets from Twitter (via Summize)…
17 Obscure Creativity-Sparking Websites | LifeDev →
17 Obscure Creativity-Sparking Websites | LifeDev
A collection of photos taken from space of cities... →
A collection of photos taken from space of cities at night. Beautiful. (via ben fry) (link)
In the late '90s, pop-culture historian Bill... →
In the late ’90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a…
Who do people trust? (It ain’t bloggers) →
The question many marketers are trying to answer now, is “Who do people trust?”
I’ve been spending more and more time pouring over data, medium usage, behavioral and preference data for clients,…
On the pulse →
It’s fascinating how new layers of Twitter as a platform for our thoughts keep emerging.
I saw Twitter-maker Ev Williams say today that he loves Twistori, which was inspired by friend Jonathan…
I’m at 716 Main St, Boonton, NJ 07005, USA (716 Main St, Boonton, NJ, 07005, US) - http://bkite.com/001gE
Down to the wire with this project and seem to be uncovering stuff under every rock. Ugh. - http://bkite.com/001gF
Giving Credit To Proper Sources When Credit Is Due →
I am like a hawk when it comes to news feeds. While I don’t have thousands of feeds to monitor, I do manage to keep an eye on the big players. What does this have to do with anything? Well, it is a…
Getting Things Done with 37signals Backpack - Why... →
Great use of 37Signals Backpack app for GTD
OK - 6:30 bus tomorrow am. Need to get some sleep. Night all! - http://bkite.com/001d1
Getting Things Done with 37signals Backpack - Why... →
Great use of 37Signals Backpack app for GTD
I’m at Hoboken, NJ, US - http://bkite.com/001b0
Twitpitch: Lefora →
Vinnie Lauria: Lefora.com is forums made easy - it’s like blogger for forums. about 4h ago via web in reply to stoweboyd
Shhh, no one is on Twitter →
If no one is on Twitter why am I getting a new Tweet every second?
Yeah, Kara Swisher’s friends aren’t on Twitter. Of course they are the same type who would look at you strange back in 1977 if…
Video bar keeps moving up →
SmugMug just released HD video player that really works great here. While other photo sharing sites have added video, they have tiny little videos that only are allowed to be 90 seconds. And…
PR 2.0: Putting the Public Back in Public... →
Have you ever met someone so energetic, positive and incredibly smart - someone who exudes passion and someone who “gets it” in an inspirational way? I’m lucky to know one such person,…
Breakthough on the website! Maybe not looking at such a late night… - http://bkite.com/0016x
working on edits that never seem to end with a lovely designer. Frustrating but still fun! - http://bkite.com/0015A
The Evolution of My Social Media Interactions →
Tonight, Louis Gray shared his “media consumption workflow”…
As my regular readers know, I am a proponent of the notion that we are in the midst of a profound transformation in media, a…
sitting in a product mtg working on positioning. - http://bkite.com/0013r
I’m at 716 Main St, Boonton, NJ 07005, USA (716 Main St, Boonton, NJ, 07005, US) - http://bkite.com/0012A
Epiphanectic New Marketing Links that caught my... →
Another crazy week of traveling means another anemic week of blogging activity (and even less on the podcasting front, but I am *determined* to get my audio freak on this week) Organic’s CEO,…
on my way to Boonton with @rroudi - http://bkite.com/00128
I’m at Heavenly Temptations (712 Main St, Boonton, NJ, 07005, US) - http://bkite.com/0012l