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How to Get Your First 1,000 Followers on Every Major Social Network — Social Media Tips. You’re taking the dive into a new social network, or you’re itching to grow your existing profile.

How to Get Your First 1,000 Followers on Every Major Social Network — Social Media Tips

How the web lost its way – and its founding principles. In 2009, an American civil rights lawyer created a mashup mapping a neighbourhood called Coal Run, Ohio.

How the web lost its way – and its founding principles

It showed which houses were connected to the town's water supply and which houses were occupied by black or white families. A mashup uses data from more than one source, usually publicly available information, and almost always presents it on a map. The results were extraordinary: the map showed that almost all the white households in Coal Run had water piped to their homes, while all but a few black households did not.

LinkedIn Shows You Who Visits Your Profile — and Then Some. LinkedIn updated the "who's viewed your profile" section of its platform on Monday, adding personalized tips for how users can generate more profile views.

LinkedIn Shows You Who Visits Your Profile — and Then Some

The new layout includes more detailed analytics about which LinkedIn members visit your profile page. Now users will be able to see which industries their viewers work in, and whether or not those who view their profile share the same job title. Is the Internet good or bad? Yes.  — Matter. I WAS IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN the protests in Istanbul exploded, at a gathering called Data-Crunched Democracy, hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

Is the Internet good or bad? Yes.  — Matter

It was supposed to be exciting, and a little contentious. Even President Obama Thinks That Facebook Isn’t Cool Anymore. Ask anyone under the age of 30 if they love Facebook.

Even President Obama Thinks That Facebook Isn’t Cool Anymore

Chances are, the answer will be no. The once dominant social network has most certainly fallen from its hyper-exclusive, hyper-popular beginnings to become the place where moms and uncles post their political opinions and baby pictures. (At least, I think. I haven’t been on Facebook in forever.) In fact, Facebook has lost so much of its cool factor that even President Obama knows it.

As it turns out, the Atlantic’s associate editor covering tech Robinson Meyer happened to be sitting near Obama at a coffee shop, of all places, during a meeting the President was having to learn more about 18-34 year olds. “It seems like they don’t use Facebook anymore,” said President Obama. iPhone 5s vs 50 cal - RatedRR Slow-Mo Torture Test. How Big Brands Can Learn From Social Media-Savvy Celebrities. Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones. Somersby Cider - The Somersby Store. Trailer for Our Movie “Everyday Rebellion” Share Videos Movie Trailer 15-M Andy Bichlbaum Femen Inna Shevchenko Monica Hunken Occupy Reverend Billy Srdja Popovic The Yes Men Europe/EU Middle East North America France Iran Spain Ukraine USA Language: Arabic English Spanish The Autopilot generates a series of interrelated videos, you can just sit back and watch.

Trailer for Our Movie “Everyday Rebellion”

Everyday Rebellion The Art of Change What does the Occupy movement have in common with the Spanish Indignados or the Arab Spring? Is there a connection between the Iranian democracy movement and the Syrian struggle? A film by the Riahi Brothers Short synopsis: Forget Samsung and Apple. This is the future.. Go Inside Google Garage, The Collaborative Workspace That Thrives On Crazy, Creative Ideas. 10 Stand-Up Comics Who Understand Your Tech Woes. Carbon Footprint. Navigating the Social Technology Landscape. Curation. eBooks - Resources. The 4 Steps to Content Marketing Enlightenment More than 70% of marketers will increase their investment in content marketing in the coming year, including hiring staff, creating more content and better using technology (Content Marketing Tactics study).

eBooks - Resources

Regardless, few marketers will be able to overcome the content shock that buyers experience on a daily basis as a result of the overwhelming amount of content being produced today. This eBook will provide guidance and specific tactics that best-in-class marketers are taking to climb the 4 steps to content marketing enlightenment. Download eBook » 2014 Content Marketing Tactics Planner 2014 Content Marketing Tactics Planner is Curata's third annual content marketing benchmark study. Download eBook » Stop Egocentric Marketing Most marketers continue to communicate to their audience in only their voice. This ebook discusses how to help marketers stop talking about only themselves. Download eBook » Content Marketing Done Right Download eBook » Crap Detection 101. “Every man should have a built-in automatic crap detector operating inside him.”

Crap Detection 101

Ernest Hemingway, 1954 The answer to almost any question is available within seconds, courtesy of the invention that has altered how we discover knowledge – the search engine. Materializing answers from the air turns out to be the easy part – the part a machine can do. The real difficulty kicks in when you click down into your search results. Content Marketing: Power-Up with Curation. This Summer I thought that I’d try riding my bike to work.

Content Marketing: Power-Up with Curation

Given that I hadn’t got on a bike in over 30 years, it wasn’t an easy decision. However, it would only be an 8 mile ride; and aside from the pot-holes, crazy drivers and random car doors opening in my face, I really didn’t have much to lose, right? Well, after completing the trip several times, I’ve really enjoyed the experience. Mind Mapping Software, Brainstorming, GTD and Knowledgebase Software. Content-Curation-Master-Class-20130708.pdf. Ebooks/how-to-create-viral-campaigns.pdf. Infomous. Pinterest – Some Killer Case Studies on Brands that are Rocking it - Helios Design.

Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social networks, driving more referral traffic than Google+, YouTube, Reddit, and LinkedIn combined (according to Shareaholic).

Pinterest – Some Killer Case Studies on Brands that are Rocking it - Helios Design

Visitor-wise it is the third most popular social network (right behind Twitter and Facebook) and is estimated to be worth $ 7.7 billion dollars by Forbes. One of the reasons it is so successful with online retailers is that users are said to trust and act on Pinterest recommendations more than other social network. This is one of the reasons it’s considered the “powerbroker in online retailing” by Forbes. Content Curation Tools Supermap by Robin Good. Best Online Collaboration Tools 2013.