Daily Archives: September 4, 2008

CNN Heavily Promoting Twitter On Air, Making Big Moves in Social Media

Via Mashable Out of the hundreds of articles and posts out there on how companies should utilize social media and Web 2.0, CNN seems to be one of the few major corporations out there that have paid attention. CNN is … Continue reading

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Google At Age 10

Via the New York Times – By Miguel Helft Google applied for incorporation as a business 10 years ago Thursday, according to a timeline supplied by the company. The application was accepted on Sept. 7, which is Sunday. In that … Continue reading

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Social Media for Real World Social Change

Via Mashable – September 4, 2008 — 11:08 AM PDT — by Leslie Poston — The Real World Change 2.0 series with Leslie Poston is an ongoing look at how people are using social media tools and their personal and … Continue reading

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The Great Online Advertising Divide Widens

Via Tech Crunch – by Don Reisinger on September 4, 2008 As online advertising spending continues its meteoric rise — the Wall Street Journal is reporting a healthy gain of 20 percent in the second quarter alone — not every … Continue reading

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New cellphone carrier launching in second half of 2009

Via CBC Globalive is aiming for 1.5 million subscribers in its first three years.Globalive is aiming for 1.5 million subscribers in its first three years. (Manu Fernandez/Associated Press) More cellphone competition is on the way as Globalive Communications Inc. is … Continue reading

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PR 2.0 Essentials (PDF)

Via shiftcomm.com Why should I read this humongous reference guide? PR 2.0 is here to stay. That’s why we care and why we won’t let go. SHIFT wants to be ahead of the game and participate in the future, not … Continue reading

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PR is Not Dead

Via PR 2.0 Stop the presses…there’s another “PR is Dead” meme that’s circulating the blogosphere again. This time, all that’s new is that many bloggers are revealing that they prefer discovering new and interesting products on their own and breaking … Continue reading

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Making Social Networking Matter

Via Mashable – This is a guest post on Mashable written by Marion Freijsen and Adrie Reinders, authors of “The N Factor: How Efficient Networking Can Change the Dynamics of Your Business,” as a part of the Authors@Mashable series. The … Continue reading

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Placecast Brings Location-Based Advertising to Eventful

Via Mashable -by Stan Schroeder Location-based advertising? You’ve seen that, right? Practically every other ad you see on the net is tied to your general location, which is derived from your IP address. Eventful, however, is a local events site, … Continue reading

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Canadian parties look south for lessons in web campaigning

Via the Globe and Mail -STEVE MERTL – The Canadian Press September 3, 2008 at 5:25 PM EDT VANCOUVER — Democrat Barack Obama’s historic run to his party’s presidential nomination owes a lot to his campaign’s stunningly successful use of … Continue reading

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