The Absurdity Of Yielding Your Presence To The Stream
You would have to be crazy to completely yield your digital presence to services owned by other people. There are so many …
Shocker: According To Facebook Talking Points, Facebook Is The Future Of Search
I like Jesse Stay (and am a reader of his blog) and wasn’t initially going to blog this. But thinking about …
50 Viral Images The Web Shared In 2010
As a perpetual observer/analyzer of what people share and why, it’s fascinating to me to study content that spreads. As …
Taking Criticism Personally Won’t Help You
If you reach the level others are reacting to your content in a critical light, consider yourself successful. The fact …
Digg/Reddit And Marketers: A Love-Hate Relationship
I’ve made it no secret how much of a fan I am of Digg and Reddit and how much there is we …
Why “Social Media Addiction” Makes Absolutely Zero Sense
The idea of “social media addiction” (yeah, let’s put that in quotes) is one which makes no sense. As Mike …
Time Normalization In Social Media Is A Fallacy
Beware those obsessed with time normalization and comparing efforts to others. There is no blanket right or wrong answer to …
Why So Many Are Drawn To Social Media?
At the close of last year, B.L. Ochman noted there were more than 16,000 self-proclaimed social media gurus on Twitter alone. Yet, …
700k Reasons Why NY Times Has An RSS Feed, Not A Facebook Page
The following is a guest post from John Boitnott. John is a technology writer and social media consultant who has …
Media Does Not Need To Be “Saved” From Google Search
Ben Elowitz contributed an article to The Huffington Post with the unfortunate title: “Facebook’s Like Button: A Force Powerful Enough to Save …