Monthly Archives: October 2008

For political junkies, it’s a site to behold

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the Globe and Mail Launched early in 2007, Politico.com has demonstrated that a single-topic news site can rank with general-news giants such as CNN SIRI AGRELL From Thursday’s Globe and Mail October 30, 2008 at 4:42 AM EDT It … Continue reading →

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Study: Surfing Social Networks at Work Could Be Good for You

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 29, 2008 – 1:21 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski It wasn’t long ago that people took a hard look at the social networking world and saw that such activities didn’t quite jive with the typical workplace … Continue reading →

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Social Marketing and Maximizing the Post-Click Experience

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 29, 2008 – 4:40 pm PDT – by Kevin Barenblat At the OMMA and MIXX events last month we heard the message loud and clear – engaging users through social media is the future of marketing. The … Continue reading →

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Survey: online video helps voters stay more engaged

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 29, 2008 – 07:01PM CT Online video has experienced massive growth in recent years, and now that we’re finally nearing Election Day in the US, it’s helping voters stay informed. New … Continue reading →

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The family that techs together …

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Metro Tech Now by Paul Brent October 30, 2008 03:27 try { Prop8=”False” } catch(err) { } The Pew Internet and American Life Project turns out a steady stream of studies on how North Americans are using technology. The … Continue reading →

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Gartner Says Citizen Social Networks Will Complement, and May Replace, Some Government Functions

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Gartner nalysts Explore Social Networking Impact on Government at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, 3-7 November in Cannes, France Egham, UK, October 23, 2008 — By 2011, 70 per cent of social computing deployments in government that achieve business benefits will do … Continue reading →

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Linkedin’s new application platform takes your résumé social

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: October 29, 2008 – 11:12AM CT The folk at LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, have grown bored of the traditional résumé filled with bullet points and buzzwords. Announcing a new application … Continue reading →

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Bosses ‘should embrace Facebook’

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the BBC Companies should not dismiss staff who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo at work as merely time-wasters, a Demos study suggests. Attempts to control employees’ use of such software could damage firms in the … Continue reading →

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Government creates own version of Wikipedia

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Federal employees will be able to post, modify content on internal program Vito Pilieci, The Ottawa Citizen After years of banning access to blogs, YouTube and Facebook, it seems the federal government has figured out that maybe that Internet thing … Continue reading →

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Fear of economy, job loss has LinkedIn buzzing with activity

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 28, 2008 – 09:00AM CT “Professional” social networks—that is, the ones you’re supposed to be using for reasons other than hooking up or playing Scrabble with old classmates—are making steady popularity … Continue reading →

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