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Just about every book I’ve read over the past few years I’ve read in electronic form, either on my iPhone or on my iPad. But for a recent weekend getaway, I bought a paperback copy of George R.R. Martin’s “ A Game of Thrones ” on a whim, so that I’d have something to read on the beach. It’s nice to not have to worry about a book overheating in the sun or electrically shorting from water.
Brands have rushed to Facebook to build fan bases, with some amassing millions of connections. The nagging question has been: What is the monetary value of these fans? Social media specialist Vitrue , which aids brands in building their customer bases on social networks, tried to put a media value on such communities. Vitrue analyzed Facebook data from its clients -- with a combined 41 million fans -- and found that most fans yielded an extra impression.
Value of a 'Fan' on Social Media: $3.60
The f8 Preview: How Facebook Plans to Take Over the Web
Mark Zuckerberg @ SXSW 2008 by Deney Terreio via Flickr Facebook’s third f8 developer conference kicks off tomorrow in San Francisco and online , with the social networking company likely to announce what is essentially a game plan to not only socialize the web, but to marginalize the pre-social web. But while such a plan indicates a tussle with fellow upstart Twitter , the real battle is Facebook vs. Google. And it’s a battle that, armed with its game plan and 400 million (and growing) subscribers , Facebook is going to turn into an all-out war. As I wrote last week , the company’s vision of the Internet is one connected to Facebook’s brain via hooks — and four of those hooks are expected to be unveiled at f8:
list of foursquare badges « presence: a journal by tony felice
If you’re unfamiliar with foursquare, you can familiarize yourself with this article . All of the known foursquare badges are listed below, ordered by the incremental identifier reported by the foursquare system. I try to keep this as up-to-date as possible, andWell done escaping downtown Austin – though $5 bucks says you’re at Salt Lick I’m on a Boat ? I’m riding a dolphin doing flips and shit / This dolphin’s splashing, getting everybody all wet / But this ain’t Seaworld, this is as real as it gets / I’m on a boat, motherfucker, don’t you ever forget! ?
Foursquare Badge List