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"Over the past few days, lots of pundits have been asking who this is for. Facebook gave us an answer..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:44:57 -0400

“Over the past few days, lots of pundits have been asking who this is for. Facebook gave us an answer today: It’s for people who don’t care about a rich, full experience on the Internet, yet love Facebook. People who want to run apps, but are overwhelmed by them. People who want to connect with friends and family, but want it to be super easy to do so. For many people, Facebook is the Internet, just as AOL was before it. And just as Facebook is the best way for them to experience the Internet in a browser, Facebook Home is going to be the best way for those people to experience the Internet on a phone.”

- Does this sound like the worst strategy ever to anyone else?

Facebook’s ‘Phone’ Is Another Triumph of Mediocrity | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

"One tweet. Thousands of comments. Four days later, two people have been fired. Welcome to the..."

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:33:34 -0400

“One tweet. Thousands of comments. Four days later, two people have been fired. Welcome to the digital age.”

- ‘Sexism’ Public-Shaming Via Twitter Leads To Two People Getting Fired (Including The Shamer) - Forbes

"Now, it seems that we’re in a technological reverberation, in which online consumer expectations are..."

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:48:22 -0400

“Now, it seems that we’re in a technological reverberation, in which online consumer expectations are echoing into physical stores. But that’s not necessarily bad news for retailers. If they’re clever, they won’t be burdened with a bunch of new technology to invest in but empowered by a new wave of engagement and analytics formerly relegated to the online sector.”

- 1 | Kate Spade Reinvents Retail As A Lean Startup | Co.Design: business innovation design

(via 5 | No Joke: Polaroid Plans To Produce The Instagram Camera...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:35:34 -0400

(via 5 | No Joke: Polaroid Plans To Produce The Instagram Camera By 2014 | Co.Design: business innovation design)

Oh, How Pinteresting!: Introducing Pinterest Web Analytics

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:16:48 -0400

Oh, How Pinteresting!: Introducing Pinterest Web Analytics:

pinterblog:

Bloggers, businesses, and organizations often ask us, “what are people pinning from my websites?” These website owners help create the content on Pinterest and we wanted to help them understand which pieces of content people find most interesting. Today, we’re pleased to announce Pinterest…

(via The Epic List of Content Strategy Resources)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:09:56 -0500

(via The Epic List of Content Strategy Resources)

OMGWTFBABYQ: It takes a nerdy village

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:36:54 -0500

OMGWTFBABYQ: It takes a nerdy village:

It’s great to be in higher ed, and also to be friends with great people like Georgy and all those mentioned in her post.

omgwtfbabyq:

A few weeks ago, we started getting a flurry of packages in the mail - anywhere from one to three a day, on a couple days as many as five. The packages contained books from people I know in the higher ed web community. As the packages kept coming, it became clear that this was some sort of…

Instagram Blog: Updated Terms of Service Based on Your Feedback

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:23:13 -0500

Instagram Blog: Updated Terms of Service Based on Your Feedback:

I know I’m late to look at this, but it makes me happy to see direct response to customer feedback. Isn’t that what social communication is all about?

instagram:

Earlier this week, we introduced a set of updates to our privacy policy and terms of service to help our users better understand our service. In the days since, it became clear that we failed to fulfill what I consider one of our most important responsibilities – to communicate our intentions…

bobby finger: Last night I was lucky enough to have been invited to a party filled...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:38:07 -0500

bobby finger: Last night I was lucky enough to have been invited to a party filled...:

bobbyfinger:

Last night I was lucky enough to have been invited to a party filled with authors, editors, publishers, and other literary types - a crowd with which I’m fairly unfamiliar. I only knew a handful of people and clung to them the entire time like a nervous child (apologies if you’re currently…

My job is much less exciting, but I feel this way sometimes, too, when I try to explain it.

"Both sides are promising that you will have a clear choice over who is able to see your photos when..."

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:39:24 -0500

“Both sides are promising that you will have a clear choice over who is able to see your photos when the changes are introduced, but until we see some more detail, it’s hard to know just how impactful it will be.”

- Instagram’s new Privacy Policy paves the way for deeper content integration with Facebook - The Next Web

"Twitter on Monday announced a new feature that will allow people to edit photos and apply photo..."

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:30:14 -0500

“Twitter on Monday announced a new feature that will allow people to edit photos and apply photo filters from within Twitter-built applications.”

- Twitter Adds Photo Filters in Battle With Instagram - NYTimes.com

"Last week, Instagram stopped supporting Twitter cards — which embed photos into tweets — meaning..."

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:01:45 -0500

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Last week, Instagram stopped supporting Twitter cards — which embed photos into tweets — meaning that tweeted pictures looked strangely cropped and off-center….

Twitter is said to be cooking up photo filters of its own by the end of the year, according to a report from All Things Digital.

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- Instagram pulls photos from Twitter completely - The Washington Post

The Truth Behind Those "I Want To Stay Connected To You PRIVATELY" Updates [Weekly Facebook Tips]

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:32:21 -0500

The Truth Behind Those "I Want To Stay Connected To You PRIVATELY" Updates [Weekly Facebook Tips]:

I am keeping this for future reference. These status posts drive me crazy!

The Story Behind the Most Viral Photo Ever - The Daily Beast

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:41:44 -0500

The Story Behind the Most Viral Photo Ever - The Daily Beast

"For the first time, in a long time, Facebook has addressed more details regarding the EdgeRank..."

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:08:26 -0500

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For the first time, in a long time, Facebook has addressed more details regarding the EdgeRank algorithm. Facebook’s news feed product manager Will Cathcart simplified how the news feed works with the following:

1. Prior interaction with an author’s posts: If you like every post by a page that Facebook shows you, it will show you more from that page.

2. Other people’s reactions to a specific post: If others on Facebook are shown a post and ignores it, or complains, it’s less likely to show up on your news feed.

3. Your interaction with posts of the same type in the past: If you always Like photos, there’s a better chance you’ll see a photo posted by a page.

4. If a specific post has received complaints by other users who have seen it, or the page who posted it has received lots complaints in the past, you’ll be less likely to see that post. This factor became a lot more prevalent with the EdgeRank update in September 2012.

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- Facebook Reveals More Insight Into The News Feed – Full Breakdown | EdgeRank Checker

This is just really captivating. matthewjadams: Books I should...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:28:28 -0400

This is just really captivating.

matthewjadams:

Books I should read.

showslow:

actegratuit - Anouk Kruithof

Enclosed content chatting away in the color invisibility.

On every exhibition the bookwall gets installed in a different order.

Universities are failing at teaching social media - Fortune Tech

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:36:47 -0400

Universities are failing at teaching social media - Fortune Tech

"Consumers, traditionally considered as value exchangers or extractors, are now seen as a source of..."

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:03:53 -0400

“Consumers, traditionally considered as value exchangers or extractors, are now seen as a source of value creation and competitive advantage. This collaboration shares power between the participants as we start to recognize value creation as an act of exchange, not simply a one-way transaction. As an exchange, all parties need to do it sustainably as each must have equilibrium to stay viable.”

- The Social Era Is More Than Social Media | Fast Company

iOS 6: Tips, Tricks & Hidden Features

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:29:16 -0400

iOS 6: Tips, Tricks & Hidden Features

In case you need any examples of the sad, sad things happening...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:17:35 -0400

In case you need any examples of the sad, sad things happening on iOS6 maps. (via The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)