Rapid Fire – Saturday, March 22
March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Daily Links
Who’s that selling at your (online) door? | csmonitor.com
“‘Businesses have to be very careful, because the line between a creative ad campaign and unethical manipulation can be very fine,’ he adds. Many companies have found this out – sometimes the hard way.”
WebbAlert – Your Daily Tech Roundup
Great daily web news update. It’s smart, and very interesting.
Facebook Toast? Hot Today, Dead Tomorrow–Like AOL? – Silicon Alley Insider
This argument has been around for nearly as long as Facebook has been even remotely successful, but I do think that Facebook’s lack of a real business model and their unwillingness to open up their platform is going to lead to serious problems.
Hollywood to Remake Dune, Seven Samurai | The Underwire from Wired.com
“Hollywood studios were so excited to get their creative and inventive writers back that it promptly put many of them to work rehashing old movies.”
Ten Reasons Marketers Should Pay Attention to Wikipedia – ClickZ
“But Wikipedia is rewriting the marketing script, because it’s far and away one of the Web’s most potent and powerful affirmation drivers. Once the primary domain of A-list bloggers and Web 2.0 elite, it’s now unmistakably penetrated the online masses. Even those who don’t use it are impacted by the conversation it shapes, online or off-.”
Blogging and Newspapers, a Lesson in How Not to Brand and Market – Blog Maverick
Mark Cuban takes on blogging and newspapers. Interesting read.
