Category Archives: Social Media

“The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard

By Greg Cargill | Published: November 23, 2009
It is my hope that the use of internet as a resource will streamline human existence to the point where we start to value advancement over amassing a collection of possessions.  After all, the internet is changing the ways in which we think about sharing and our understanding of the value in being social.  That [...]
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Twitter, My Most Reliable News Source: Thoughts From My Purchase Of The HTC Hero

By John Furnari | Published: October 29, 2009
I’ve been considering the purchase of a new phone recently, specifically Sprint’s new HTC Hero.  The Hero is built on Google’s Android platform, and is supposed to be the open source answer to the iPhone.  All of which sounds lovely to me.  While the quality of the phone and whether I decide to take the [...]
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Balloon Boy Hysteria: Takeaways From Twitter’s OJ Moment

By John Furnari | Published: October 15, 2009
At around 2pm today Twitter erupted with an overwhelming output of messages related to 6-year old Falcon Heene, who at the time was believed to be traveling across Colorado trapped in a makeshift flying balloon.  All at once, #balloonboy, Balloon Boy, and #saveballoonboy were dominant trending topics on the micro-blogging platform. The incident itself was reminiscent [...]
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Getting Burnt Out By Social Media: You’re Not Alone and How To Deal With the Wear and Tear

By John Furnari | Published: October 13, 2009
There are literally millions of conversations happening every day, all day, all across the world. wide. web. If you have invested any time into social networking in the past few years; if you have established a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, and any number of other social tools, then you understand how this can very [...]
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90% Success :: 90% Fail

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 2, 2009
As you might already know, one of the most popular channels on YouTube is user iJustine.  I was just on YouTube browsing for channels to connect with for one of our clients and got sucked in by social media…  Justine posted a new video from the Law and Order SVU set and I gave it [...]
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