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This post is part of Mashable’s Fab Five series with Jalen Rose , which highlights trends in the social media space. Jalen Rose is a former 13-year NBA star and current ESPN basketball analyst but may be best known for being a member of the famous University of Michigan Fab Five . In a world consumed by technology, it’s hard not to get caught up in the hype. I am a huge fan of social media...
Hello! Another week of links and highlights from Pods and Blogs. The podcast is ready to roll when you are. If there is a detail you would like to look up or a page you want to check out and you missed the link on the podcast - you should be able to find it here. First up we get the low down on the Mashable Open Web Awards from Pete Cashmore and chat briefly about the voting season and end of year...
Popularity tracking website ://URLFAN has ranked Wikipedia the most popular and influential website of the year for the second year running. Measuring websites not on their traffic but on blog mentions, Wikipedia has come out on top with the likes of YouTube, Flickr and Twitter not far behind. The list shows how influential social media and user-generated content is on the internet at the moment,...
The social media uber-blog Mashable responds to Rupert Murdoch's floated idea to hook up with Microsoft to take out Google's indexing of Newscorp sites. Obviously, given my day job, I won't comment fully. However, there are two undeniable truths here: As Mashable states, "No, the future is in the web, fast-paced blogs, and social media. The future is in companies that realize that news a day old...
It certainly looks that way if Rupert Murdoch, now the owner of Wall Street Journal, and Microsoft, the owner of the Google-alternative search engine named Bing, have their way. Here’s the story from the Washington Post and Techcrunch and a take on it from Social Media analysis site Mashable. The idea is media companies, led by [...]
Murdoch: Take Your Google Ball and Go HomeMashable (blog)We didn't understand his plan, but we did believe that it wouldn't work. Let's think about this: in a few months, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post …and more »
"Everything is Rent" Facebook Fan Page Nominated for Mashable Internet Industry Award Aggressive campaign with the RENT fans landed "Everything is RENT" it in the Top 5 with major brand names with far larger fan bases such as Twilight and True Blood. Up against powerhouse brands such as Twilight with more than 4.1 million fans and "True Blood" with more than 900,000 fans,...
Something I should have done more of when I was a student - particularly in my first two years of study - was absorb blogs. Despite being told to write my own and read others, I never really had the confidence, knowledge or initiative to do so. I think it reflects my naivety at the time and displays how much the media landscape has changed in the last few years that the current crop of journalism students...
You can tell when I am not on task when I trash my writing room. My only goal for today is to Take Back My Space. I know times are stressful-- between the economy and the jacked-up state of publishing-- but this is no excuse for me sabotaging my own peace of mind. If you have a writing area-- even if it is just a little desk-- feel free to join me. There is still time to enter the drawing for Lyrae's...
It’s Friday, people, which means that not only is it Follow Friday , it’s also time for the Lunchtime Poll ! Last week we wanted to know about your favorite news reader (or whether you use RSS at all). We’ll have the results for you later today, but let’s get a head start on the new poll: what’s your favorite video sharing service? We’ll start off with some responses...
Do you (or your boss) still need some convincing that modern inbound marketing is more overall effective and successful than advertising and the other outbound marketing techniques your business has relied on since the Stone Age? Well, we've found a nice little list for you that explains how. The top article on InboundMarketing.com this week offers a concise list of 10 ways online marketing dominates...
Mashable (blog) Google Chrome OS: 5 Ways It's Completely DifferentMashable (blog)Chrome OS doesn't support drivers and will not run on your laptop: The Google operating system won't be running on your Dell or Macbook anytime soon it …and more »
Back in August, The Huffington Post asked their readers to help identify the top game changers across 10 different verticals to “honor and celebrate people who are using new media to reshape their fields and change the world.” Today, after 1.7 million votes, the top 10 has been revealed, and our own Pete Cashmore has made the list for the “technology” category. Here’s...
Pete Cashmore of Mashable has written an article for CNN stating some very obvious things that me and other developers/early adopters have been screaming for quite some time: Foursquare is on the verge of going off, and there are simple ways one can try to replicate success. As for the latter part, here is the [...]
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