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Archive for September, 2006

links for 2006-09-29

3 Rules For Managing Viral Marketing
Good read from Karl. Especially relevant considering I’m now on a quest to stop us all from saying “let’s make it go viral!”
(tags: viral marketing)

Fisk-A-Teers : Crafting Ambassadors
Fiskar launches a very cool ambassador program. Kudos to my friends at Brains on Fire for their fine work!
(tags: ambassadorProgram)

LEGO Pirate Ship Vignette
I [...]


Tips for building social connection

John has posted a recap of our lengthy discussion a while back (which turned into a chapter in his book, Spark). I’m repeating it here because I think he’s done a fantastic job of encapsulating a long conversation into its key points.

Let Everybody Go Home Happy - I love Jake’s motto! It’s all about [...]


Revisiting the definition of “community”

One of the most popular posts on this blog has been the ongoing debate about how to “define community“. Apparently after a year of discussion people are still talking about it. Mohamed has collected a ton of various definitions from a variety of sources.
To be honest, after reading that entire list, I’m still quite pleased [...]


links for 2006-09-28

contourcase.com
Great hard cases for your iPod. My case has taken some serious beatings over thousands of travel miles, but my iPod has remained in nearly new condition.
(tags: iPod)


It’s Nip/Tuck Day!

Today is a big day for our Big in Japan team. Together with FX Network, we’ve launched the Nip/Tuck Fancast.
The Fancast is live on the Nip/Tuck site, or you can access it directly here. We’re really proud of this project, and would love to get your feedback. It’s running smoothly and we don’t expect any [...]


links for 2006-09-26

Spout
“A better way to find films” - using social networking to help you pick out movies.
(tags: movies socialnetwork)


What’s the word "blog" mean?

Please bear with me while I rant…
The usage of the word blog is screwed up. It means too many things. Some people say “blog” in reference to a single blog entry. Other people use “blog” to refer to a Web site that collects multiple blog entries. It’s confusing and well, honestly, referring to a single [...]


links for 2006-09-22

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Funny video sharing project.
(tags: humor video usergeneratedcontent)

bambora.com
"Bambora is a place for travelers to talk, connect and inspire. You have questions, you have answers. We’re building a travel community where expertise can be shared, new relationships can be built, and conversations really are important." [...]


links for 2006-09-21

Social Network for Pirates Launched
My buddy Chris from socialcustomer.com gets cool coverage in Red Herring for his hilarious Social Network for Pirates. Too funny
(tags: socialnetwork pirates)


Irony: HP Spying style

From Valleywag…
Patricia Dunn: Chair of Hewlett-Packard’s board. Hired investigators to find a board member who leaked information to CNET. Investigators impersonated HP board members and outside reporters to get their personal call records from phone companies. Now Congress, the FBI, and California’s attorney general are looking into criminal charges, possibly against Dunn.
John Markoff: New York [...]