Daily Archives: December 5, 2008

Using social media for commercial gain

Via the Sydney Morning Herald With the Prime Minister on Twitter, blogging his way to the next election, maybe business should get a little more serious about social media. All the evidence suggests it will. Paul McIntyre December 4, 2008 … Continue reading

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A List of Social Media Marketing Examples

Via Being Peter Kim Peter Kim has compiled an extensive list of Social Media Marketing exmaples – here’s the very tip of the iceberg: Examples of companies using and being used by social media marketing: 3 Italia.  Social networks:  Facebook … Continue reading

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Facebook Connect is Here; It’s Like OpenID for Dummies

Via Mashable December 4, 2008 – 1:11 pm PDT – by Adam Ostrow Facebook Connect is now open for business, allowing any developer to let users login to their websites using their Facebook credentials. Additionally, other key Facebook features, like … Continue reading

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Google Friend Connect Now Open To All Websites

Via Tech Crunch by Erick Schonfeld on December 4, 2008 Update: Facebook just opened up FB Connect as well in a self-serve fashion. It’s mano-a-mano. The battle over who will control access to your online identity is heating up. In … Continue reading

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Club Cooee Releases Slick 3D Messenger In Private Beta (Grab An Invite)

Via Tech Crunch by Jason Kincaid on December 4, 2008 German startup Club Cooee has launched its 3D instant messaging service in private beta, and it doesn’t disappoint. The service is a hybrid between traditional instant messengers like AIM and … Continue reading

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WordPress 2.7 – 20 Must See Features

Via Mashable December 4, 2008 – 6:49 pm PDT – by Sean P. Aune WordPress is quickly becoming the standard software for the majority of blogs.  This fact makes every major release of the software seem like a huge event, … Continue reading

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Does Amazon’s iPhone app go too far?

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: December 04, 2008 – 09:35PM CT Now that the official Amazon Mobile iPhone app is here, it’s easier than every to check prices from anywhere, even while shopping in retail stores. And … Continue reading

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TalkShoe Releases Spontaneous Mobile Audio Streaming

Via Mashable December 4, 2008 – 9:38 pm PDT – by Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins Add a Comment TalkShoe this afternoon released a major upgrade to their live podcasting platform, one that allows for a call to be created mobile, on … Continue reading

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