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Google and Oracle ordered to disclose bloggers and journalists they paid to influence coverage (update) Google vs. Oracle is wrapping up, but a surprising court order has just been issued by Judge William Alsup demanding both companies to reveal which bloggers and journalists they have compensated. The judge appears to be concerned that evidence presented over the course of the case may have included commentary from bloggers and journalists that was directly or indirectly influenced by financial compensation. Most notably among this group is Florian Mueller of the blog FOSS Patents, who is openly paid by both Oracle and Microsoft, and who has consistently commented on the merits of the case. It sounds like whatever is revealed from the court order won't have any immediate bearing: Judge Alsup says it's more important that this information makes it into the case now so that it can be considered for the appeal or a potential remand of the case in the future.

Both companies have until noon, Pacific Time, on Friday the 17th to submit their disclosures. An American Tragedy: A Serious Diagnosis And No Health Insurance. Intel launches digital magazine - You know, for kids. The Best Mother's Day Gift Is A Six-Figure Blogging Income. I’m not married and I have no kids, so I hadn’t paid much attention to “Mommy bloggers” until i spoke at BlogWorld East in New York City last year. When the Mommy blog movement started to take off in 2009, I had been dismissive of them, thinking it was more of the same “look at me” drivel that most bloggers had gotten over when Facebook became the platform of choice to vent about such First World Problems as noisy pediatrician waiting rooms and child-induced sleep deprivation.

Go ahead, say what you're thinking: I’m an idiot. Dooce (pictured above), who began blogging about her life and family in 2001, was a forerunner to the mommy blogging phenomenon. Because Mommy bloggers are a force. BlogWorld was packed with them last year and will likely be full of them again this year (as an aside, I’m speaking again at BlogWorld next month; see the bottom of this post for information on how to get a 10% discount off conference registration). Low Cost, Big Returns For Advertisers Is It Advertising?

10 Social Media Tips for Bloggers. Liz Borod Wright, a freelance writer based in New York City, runs the popular travel blog, Travelogged. She is also a social media consultant and an adjunct for social media at Columbia Journalism School’s continuing education program. When it comes to building an audience and driving traffic, bloggers are turning to social media with record results. Instead of relying on organic search or (gasp) IRL friends, successful bloggers know they have to develop a following on key social networks as a way to promote their brands and ultimately get more clicks. Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon and now Pinterest provide the savvy blogger with plenty of opportunities to attract new readers and engage with regulars, but it can be overwhelming if you’re new to social media or if you only use it for fun.

Here are 10 tips to help bloggers navigate the increasingly complex world of social media — while still making time to write content. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. UMass social media study highlights shift in how companies converse with consumers. Blogging Helps Socially Awkward Teens. Blogging is often considered self-indulgent and the Internet a threat to teenage mental health.

But a new study finds that adolescents with social problems who blog may benefit from the added social connectivity. Previous research shows that simply writing about personal misfortune can be healing— and that breaking down a traumatic experience into a coherent narrative is often a key part of recovering from conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other after-effects of trauma, like depression.

The new study, however, finds that online writing may be even more helpful, at least for teenagers who feel isolated and have difficulty socializing. Israeli researchers studied 161 teens (aged 14-17) who were experiencing significant social anxiety and distress in interacting with their peers. Most of those who agreed to participate were girls but 37 boys also took part. MORE: Kids Sexting May Not Be as Big a Problem as We Thought. ComScore’s 2011 Social Report: Facebook Leading, Microblogging Growing, World Connecting. You already know that social networking sites have been getting huge around the world, but an annual report out today from comScore shows what exactly is going at a wonderful new level of detail, with surprises for even long-time industry watchers like me. 1 in every 5 minutes of time online is now being spent on social networking sites, up from a mere 6% in early 2007.

The sites, led by Facebook, now reach 82% of the world’s internet-using population — about 1.2 billion people in total. This growth is happening across countries, with 41 of the 43 countries that the web measurement firm tracks showing penetration of 85% or more. Within these big numbers, though, all sorts of differences emerge. People in Latin America spend an especially large portion of their time online on sites like Facebook and Twitter — 28%, or 7.6 hours per month. That’s much less the case in Asia, where it’s 11% and less than 3 hours per month. The report has all sorts of other data gems, too. The Art Of The Live Blog. Earlier this year Anthony DeRosa was working on the agency side of Reuters, managing its API, when editors on the news side heard of his side project, a news blog on Tumblr called Soup that had cracked the top 25 of all tumblogs tracked by Compete--more than 2.3 million of them.

In addition to his popularity on Tumblr--Mashable anointed his blog one of top tumblers of 2008--DeRosa was also a respected member of the Twitterati, with NBC New York naming him one of the "20 individuals who shape the local conversation. " In July Reuters named him social media editor with the edict to extend Reuter's brand, attract more people to its news, and assist its reporters and editors in using social media. Recently, I caught up with DeRosa at Thomson Reuters headquarters in Times Square, New York. FAST COMPANY: What does a social media editor do? ANTHONY DEROSA: That's a good question. You're lucky I didn't ask you, "What's social media? " Oh, god. What platforms? Mining it. Yeah, that's the thing. Giving A Kick-Ass Presentation In The Age Of Social Media.

Fast Company wants you to have your best year yet in 2012; click for more advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life. It was painful to watch. Jon Bond, the former ad giant turned social media honcho, was actually getting heckled at the Pivot Conference. When faced with what was a feisty crowd to begin with, Bond admitting that he “didn’t like Twitter” was like throwing fresh meat at rabid dogs.

But rather than raise their voices, they let their fingers do the shouting. So while Bond continued to speak, a steady stream of snarky tweets projected on the wall behind him, acting like foghorns and essentially drowning him out. Being a great speaker was never easy, but now, with your audience likely to have a mobile device in hand and real-time access to multiple social channels, the challenges have gotten that much greater. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Final Note. 8 Strategies To Fight Ordinary. I’m writing from the air, descending into the heart of The Great Tech War of 2012: San Francisco. During my last trip here, a few weeks ago, I got a taste of what this battle is all about. My client was a once high-flying tech pioneer now struggling with the erosive power of commoditization.

It used to take generations for your core business to devolve from the high-margin cutting edge to a low-price commodity. Now it can take just a few years. What you once sold for enviable profits someone else might offer for free any day now. View my webcast on this topic here. My recent post about Netflix sparked a heated debate on various newsgroup message boards, and illustrates the dilemma well. So how can you fight the commoditization? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Economists may tell you that every industry will eventually mature into a low-margin, commodity environment. [image: flickr user csi_ice]