Archive for January, 2007
links for 2007-01-14
Capessa Inspirational Stories on Yahoo! Health
P&G and Yahoo partner up to create a social network. As the site says about itself: “Capessa is a gathering place for women looking to change their lives — from getting fit to finding love, changing careers to dealing with illness — and to share the wis
(tags: socialnetwork corporateExample)
Things I Like
I’ve created a new category on the blog called "Things I Like". This will be random overview of …well… things I like!
Gliffy.comThis web-based application is a Visio replacement, allowing you to create flowchart type documents. I’ve been using it exclusively lately as I work on scoping a client project. Amazing what can be done through [...]
AMA gets it wrong in an ethically questionable way
Since I recently joined the American Marketing Association, I am now getting their e-newsletter. One of the entries in the latest edition caught my eye:
News: Internet Key to Influencing the Influencers The Internet plays a crucial role in shaping social influencers’ opinions, according to a recent study, which found that online advertising is these individuals’ [...]
Seen in the airport
Seen in the airport
Originally uploaded by sink21.
They’re constantly out of 5s and 10s? You.d think once in a whule someone might pay with one. Maybe they’re just a front to a russian mob plot to amass 5s and 10s. Or maybe it’s just way too [...]
links for 2007-01-10
UMass Dartmouth - Center for Marketing Research - CMR Blog Study II
Looks like good news: “As one of, if not the, first studies of social media adoption with statistical significance, this research proves conclusively that social media is coming to the business world and sooner than many anticipated.”
(tags: socialmedia research)
Apple iPhone - a photoset on [...]
Welcome to the social
(NOTE: I’m bumping this thread back to the top since the site went down shortly after originally posting. This is a must read!)One of my daily reads is the incredible hilarious PVP web (and print) comic). Written by fellow Texas Scott Kurtz, it’s always a fun, charming read.As I was catching up on a few [...]
Sorry for the drool
Holy lord…. where can I buy one?? Seriously. Today.
UPDATE: Official info from Apple on the iPhone. Is there anything this phone can’t do??
Personally, I’ll wait for 3G data and more info about how my contacts, calendar, and email can sync over the air. That’s what ties me to my Windows smartphone now.
UPDATE II: Apple has [...]
When kids are the target
The pundits are abuzz with news that Disney will be relaunching Disney.com with a focus on social networking and user generated content. I dug around the Web a bit and found a number of other reactions like Forrester analyst Josh Bernoff’s (via MediaPost):
"For children of a certain age, the assets Disney has are going [...]
BarCamp Dallas - this month!
That’s right, it’s time again for BarCamp Dallas! Hope to see you there.
Serious is so 2006
Fantastic internal video from Kodak. Watch it, then check out Virgina’s take.
Oh, and read the comments on the YouTube page if you really want to see how not taking yourself too seriously plays with the "real people".
