Via Scoop.it – Infographics and Social Media What would it take for you to give up your personal contacts? How about your business ones? With each of us putting a different dollar amount on what we’d accept to rebuild from scratch, … Show original
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Via Scoop.it – Infographics and Social Media When I am sometimes asked for advice about how best to run a Facebook fan page in order to build community, I tend to advise people to… link to original article
Do You Need A Twitter Detox? [INFOGRAPHIC] – AllTwitter
Via Scoop.it – Infographics and Social Media Here’s an oldie but a goodie from the folks at Column 5 via Media Bistro. This classic infographic, using humor and images, shows us why you might be spending a bit to much time in the land of the tweets. Show original
How Facebook’s Page Insights Got Cooler: Infographic
Via Scoop.it – Cities of the World In case you don’t feel like reading through the text of Facebook’s guide to the new page insights, here’s an infographic summarizing the changes. Go to original post
A Collection Of Infographics That Are Actually Well Designed
Via Scoop.it – Infographics and Social Media Infographics are a trend nowadays and almost everyone can create one in a jiffy with some interesting facts and a design program, but to design a great one takes a little bit more than that. Go to original post
Hey Publisher: You’re an Ombudsman on Facebook: Grin and Bear It
Whenever I mention the word “ombudsman” to anyone in terms of what it means for social media, there are always some who don’t know what it is, so I should get that out of the way: From Wikipedia: An ombudsman (conventional English plural: ombudsmen) is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency… [...]
Crowdsourced Competition Puts Independent Filmmakers on Top
Do you think some feature films may be crowdsourced someday? I got to thinking it may be possible after checking out a contest that crowdsourced the best commercials made by independent filmmakers. MOFILM runs a series of competitions connected to festivals around the world, from Cannes to Rio. Nascent filmmakers choose one of the sponsors [...]
Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
I’ve caught a lot of flack in recent weeks from friends for my growing addiction to Empire Avenue. (an addiction to which I am only too happy to admit I have) I’ve experienced a lot of mental discomfort over spending a good amount of time on a service that may or not be beneficial to [...]
Digg Makes Admirable Attempt, but Misses with New Comment Feature
You have to hand it to news aggregator Digg.com. The site is making solid attempts at bringing community back by introducing new features on the site’s front page. The efforts are commendable, but Digg has to be careful it doesn’t trip over its own feet. In the past several days, engineers at Digg rolled out [...]
Now THIS is Good Facebook Engagement (Pic)
Everybody and their mother want advice these days on how to “engage” their Facebook audience better. More and more people are realizing that Facebook has become a top unique visit referrer, so there’s a lot of motivation. Amazingly enough, even folks at TV stations are understanding what has to be done through outlets such as [...]
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My 89-Year-Old Grandma Loves Playing Solitaire on iPad
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Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
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Wow, they only have 42 of ‘em? (pic)
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Journalists Wonder What’s Better on Twitter – “First” or “Correct”
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Using Pics with Tweets to Engage People and Attract Followers
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SEO Salary Guide [Infographic]
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Social Media And Why You Should Bother With Online Education
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Black Friday And Cyber Monday: Hacks And Scams [Infographic]
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Google vs. Facebook on Privacy and Security (Infographic)
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Best Education Sites, and the Schools that Rule the Web (Infographic)
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Hi I'm John Boitnott. Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about how old media is coping with the Web. I write for Soshable.com, build buzz for sites and advise writers on how to make their work more likely to be shared online. I have worked at Venturebeat, Village Voice Media and NBC. Before that I held several positions at various TV newsrooms in the state of California, from 1994 to 2009.
