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
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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 [...]
Tips For Mark Zuckerberg
With all his legal troubles, Mark Zuckerberg could use a good nightcap to set him at ease. Here are some tips for him to be able to sleep better. Nitrozac & Snaggy have written a few suggestions for the Dark Lord of social media.
Skype Rolling Out “Phone Booths”
Imagine being able to hop into a booth like Superman and “call” up your wife and kids, or some friends via Skype. That’s the plan they have in store for you. Just launched is the first of its kind in Estonia’s Tallinn Airport. You can now connect to all your Skype buddies via this wonderful device. [...]
Clever Girl
There has been a lot of debate about location awareness on social media sites. On one hand it’s nice to let your friends know where you are and when you’re out and about town. But on the other hand, it gives other people knowledge of that as well. It also informs people where you’re not, [...]
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 [...]
Recipe For Success
With errors like this I always wonder if the networks are just doing them on purpose. They seem way too obvious to miss…yet it happens all the time. You would think they would have someone overseeing that this doesn’t take place. I’m not sure if this recipe was handed down from her momma, but it’s [...]
Phantom of the Floppera
Check out this awesome video of what happens when a true geek, and musical fan, gets bored. People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it. Features two 3 1/2″ drives and two 5 1/4″ drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI [...]
Jimmy Buffett Changes His Tune After the Fall
“At the Hospital” Sung to the tune “Margaritaville” Nibbling on Jell-O In a room with a fellow All of those nurses tend to my need Strumming my six string, fell off of the stage thing Ow my head, I hope I don’t bleed Wasting away again at the hospital Searching for my long lost button [...]
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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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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.
