Remove #stopthatthatsgay from #TT @twitter. Embedding/nesting queries / Questions / Discussion Area - Structure Support. Login. The LBS Do You Know Movement : Social Media and Technology Blog Boston by SchneiderMike. One of the things I hear most about location based systems is that people want offers. They want to get stuff for checking in. Some people wonder why they do not see a special in every application every place they go.
The key to actually receiving offers is building awareness everywhere. Someone has to tell people that location based apps like Foursquare and Whrrl enable this ability quite easily. Dennis Crowley, Jeff Holden, Josh Williams, Seth Priebatsch, Lawrence Colburn (etc) are doing a great job of going around the country and letting people in on the secret. It is important to remember that just because conferences, twitter and blogs like generate dialogue among marketers, technologists and brands, they do not reach everyone. The people who are passionate about LBS (I am probably talking to YOU) need to let businesses know first and foremost that people are checking in to their business. She said “No, should I?
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A quick disclaimer before I begin: There are generalisations in this post because it’s general. Women use the web differently. View More Pix - View Private: MySpace, Facebook, Photobucket & Twitter Profiles & Pictures. Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site. Hello, want to kill some time?
TweetChat - Read Reviews & Compare Twitter Apps - oneforty. An open source application for re-use networks « this is rachelandrew.co.uk. This is a rather lengthy post, and to try and keep it shorter than it would otherwise be I am assuming that readers have heard of Freecycle, Freegle or other re-use organizations and have had some experience of posting to them as a member or a moderator. You also need to know that I was a Freecycle Group Owner since the early days of Freecycle in the UK (over 6 years now).
Just over a year ago I moved my group to Freegle along with many other UK groups in a split from the US organization. Freecycle and Freegle are not the only groups out there but are those I have experience of. All Freegle groups and some Freecycle groups are currently based on the Yahoo Groups mailing list platform. Attempts to reframe re-use groups in the past have either focused on building on top of Yahoo Groups – which is problematic due to Yahoo terms and conditions and also because it doesn’t get round the joining Yahoo groups issue.
The Basics or I send an email to an address with details of the item. Reputation. Internet Marketing,House and Home Buy and Sell. JavaScript console - for debugging, presentations and workshops. The medium is the message. Publications[edit] The phrase was introduced in his most widely known book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, published in 1964.[1] McLuhan proposes that a medium itself, not the content it carries, should be the focus of study. He said that a medium affects the society in which it plays a role not only by the content delivered over the medium, but also by the characteristics of the medium itself. McLuhan frequently punned on the word "message", changing it to "mass age", "mess age", and "massage"; a later book, The Medium Is the Massage was originally to be titled The Medium is the Message, but McLuhan preferred the new title, which is said to have been a printing error.
Key Concepts[edit] Extending the argument for understanding the medium as the message itself, he proposed that the “content of any medium is always another medium”[5] – thus, the content of writing is speech, print is that of writing and print itself is the content of the telegraph. See also[edit] References[edit] XD Nitro SquareScreen: Drumcode Warehouse Party / Adam Beyer. Freelance Writing Jobs - DoNanza. WEBINAR - Twitter for B2B Marketing Results - Register Now.
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Now that it’s actually trying to be a platform, Williams — who has taken over the company’s product development strategy — says that Twitter will continue to try to provide opportunities for developers, but isn’t ruling out moving into any current Twitter-related service or feature area, with the possible exception of gaming. Twitter has continued adding features, said Williams, and plans to keep on doing so regardless of whether other companies are already providing services or apps that have those features. The future of social media and its impact on businesses. BREAKING: Twitter’s Official Analytics Product Has Arrived. Twitter has started inviting a select group of users to test a new analytics product, Mashable has learned. Such a product has been rumored for some time, and a Twitter executive said earlier this year that Analytics would debut by the end of 2010.
With Twitter Analytics, users will be able to see a plethora of data about their account; for example, information about which tweets are most successful, which tweets caused people to unfollow, and who the most influential users are that reply and retweet their messages. In the images below, you can see how some of this data is charted. A bar graph over 6-hour increments shows you mentions, follows and unfollows, for example, and you can filter tweets by categories that are defined as "best," "good," and "all. " In what will no doubt come as a blow to the third-party vendors that are already providing similar tools, we’re hearing that the product will be free and that Twitter has no immediate plans to charge. Screenshots. LinkedIn Adding a New Member Per Second.
Gain Loyal Brand Ambassadors: Tips from 1 Smart Cupcake. When attending industry events (in this case, #SES2010), folks sporting the “Press” badge may tell you that food is a coveted reward. Our proud mission is to churn out quality coverage in a timely manner, and it’s one we take quite seriously. Sacrifices must be made. Sometimes, that sacrifice is breakfast. Sometimes, lunch. So yes, food can become coveted, almost revered. Free food even more so. Cupcakes? Perhaps this is the reason why oodles of live-bloggers (as well as general conf attendees & speakers) packed into Mari Luangrath‘s solo presentation, deliciously titled: Shoes, Cupcakes and Social Media: Building an Army of Brand Ambassadors. After a thoughtful introduction by Jackie Ortez, Conference Program & Training Manager, SES Conference & Expo (who is also in the cupcake delivery biz…), Mari took the stage.
Mari Luangrath is Head Cupcakeologist at Foiled Cupcakes. Sounds like a recipe for a short-lived online business venture, right? Simple, right? Oh, baby. Um, what? Et voilà! @Joel_Hughes Have you tried or ? Twitter follow stats, graphs and widgets | Twitter Counter. How to be 5% Awesome (and why the other 95% doesn’t matter) | Blog For Profit. I suck. This is not a new realization for me, but it’s something I find cathartic to admit publicly from time to time. Interestingly enough, sucking hasn’t proven to be much of a roadblock. Funny how that works, isn’t it? If you want your blog marketing to become infinitely easier and more effective, I have some good news for you. Trust I don't know if any stoners are gonna flip out on YouTube over this double rainbow, but sometimes the simplest things can make a huge impact, no? Me…if I can run a very profitable blog, you can too.
I suck I’ve found that most of us simply make this blogging stuff way too complicated. What do I suck at doing? I suck at telling awesome stories like Johnny B Truant does. I could make this list a lot longer, but in the interest of preserving some dignity (and saving you some time), I’ll stop there. Look at how much I suck, yet I still earn a good income from online marketing. You suck, too (probably) You probably have some things you struggle with also, no? Sinclair Research. Contact us About us Previous Next Next « left Watch video X-1 electric vehicle Reserve now for as little as More info Watch video A-Bike City Folding Bike Buy now More info Watch video A-Bike Electric Folding Bike Reserve now More info right » © Copyright Sinclair Research Ltd 2010. St Georges Hall (Wetherspoon) :: Bristol. TEDxOakville - Scott Stratten - Keep Going Until We Stop.
RT @jeffbullas: Why Telling Stories Can Make You Famous and Wealthy. I don’t know about you but I love a good story. That story unfolded in graphic and colorful pictures when I was three as Mom or Dad read the Cat in The Hat. At ten I remember making out I was asleep when it was time to turn out the lights but as soon as the coast was clear the bedside lamp was surreptiously placed under the bed covers and I disappeared into a world of pirates, turquoise crystal clear seas, Caribbean adventures and sunken treasure until the eyes sagged or the book fell from my fingers as sleep beckoned. Now I am all grownup (or so I like to think on a good day) my passion for a compelling story is still undiminished and a new undiscovered movie embellished with surround sound, sub woofers, a glass of wine and good company is still enticing and welcome.
(By the way a good novel while on the beach or under the covers is still an attractive proposition) 1. This media company should do 3 things 2. 3. Known for that. 4. The way to do that is to engage readers in a conversation. #101 - a Police Hashtag? - Web, Twitter, Social Networking & Foursquare Thoughts. In the UK you dial 999 for the emergency services (actually, I THINK 911 works as well) but I found out recently that there is also a 101 number for non-emergencies.
This is great because we all see minor things sometimes which probably should be reported but aren’t anywhere near important enough for the emergency number. I’d like to see this expanded on… Let’s have a hastag for these non-essential issues? I’d go for something like #101 (there seems to be some minor use of it but it looked a bit spammy, irrelevant – a UK restriction would probably filter a lot of that noise out – if not then another hashtag is fine).
The police can then easily monitor this hashtag – better still if the tweet is from a location aware mobile device as the Police can filter even more precisely. We can then tweet this hashtag when we spot something (eg “poor parking in New Inn by new road – cars on kerb #101″) and the relevant police force can pick it up. Joel Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Like this: @golfyball ha! slowly but surely! there IS raw stuff working at but I need to put some other key bits in. Armistice Day marcher admits medals were not earned. Roger Day, circled here on the right, was filmed taking part in the parade A man has admitted wearing military medals he did not earn at an Armistice Day parade in Warwickshire. Roger Day, 61, of Church Street, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, was arrested after he was seen wearing 17 medals at the parade in Bedworth on 11 November.
He pleaded guilty at Nuneaton Magistrates' Court to unlawfully using military decoration. The court heard how Day had started to make up stories to impress his new wife, who was 24 years younger. He was sentenced to carry out 60 hours of community service. Organisers of the parade, Bedworth Armistice Day Association, said they became suspicious of Day's 17 medals, which included awards for serving in World War II, the Military Medal, and SAS badges. They said no person could have lived long enough to have collected so many medals. Day, who worked as a carpenter, was videoed appearing in the parade. He was prosecuted under the 1955 Army Act. Is it illegal to wear medals you weren't awarded?
Roger Day's medal haul outweighed all others A man who attended a Remembrance Day parade with medals he wasn't awarded has been ordered to do community service for his deception. But there is a thriving trade in second-hand military decoration, so is it illegal to wear them? Veterans call them "Walt medals" - as in the fictional fantasist Walter Mitty - and keep an eye out for unawarded decorations worn at military occasions. They wouldn't have found it difficult to spot bogus war hero Roger Day at a Remembrance Day parade in Bedworth, Warwickshire, last November. Arrested after a member of the public alerted police, Day pleaded guilty on Tuesday to unlawfully using military decoration. While it is not an offence to own medals which have not been awarded to you, it is illegal under section 197 of the Army Act 1955 to use these to pretend to be a member of the armed forces.
The act makes wearing any military decoration, badge, wound stripe or emblem without authority a criminal offence. World Internet Usage Statistics News and World Population Stats. @LucyMazuma nah! not pointless! take a look :)... Hipstamatic - behind the lens. Do people want photographic prints anymore? Prints are expensive, they fade and all they do is create heavy boxes to carry from home to home throughout our lives when they’re not gathering dust in the attic. Prints are old. So, does anyone care anymore? "We do”, says Mario Estrada, community director of Hipstamatic, “they’re awesome to shuffle through. I remember being a kid and pouring through my parents shoe box of old prints and I miss that. I want that experience. It's a point that hits undeniable warm notes of nostalgia - one that's hard to argue with when it's the very same feeling that's made Hipstamatic one of the most downloaded apps for iPhone - 1.4 million mobile users worldwide and counting.
"We heard a story about a plastic camera that once existed and we liked it". "We create software on mobile and social platforms that redefine the line between analogue and digital photography. And creative the iPhone-toting public have been. We'll have to try that one later. BBC - Teaching assistant launches Torfaen TV channel. An eerie, foggy picture of Usk Walkway. The Village Hotel, Coryton. Why Facebook badly needs Steve Jobs. How to Save Time and Filter the Noise with a Great Twitter Tool – TweetDeck. Google Unveils Hotpot, a Recommendation Engine for Places.