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Do you think Google ever Googles itself?

By Greg Cargill | Published: February 10, 2010
The big news yesterday was the launch of Google’s newest feature, Buzz, furthering their reach into social media (I am not going to recap everything that was said by others; check out the links at the end of my blog post if you haven’t already been carpet bombed with information about Buzz). What does this [...]
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MySpace monitizes video using Auditude

By Greg Cargill | Published: November 3, 2008
Here is the simple version of this: The Old Way: 1. User uploads copyrighted material 2. Video gets flagged 3. MySpace takes down video The New Way: 1. User uploads copyrighted material 2. Video gets flagged 3. MySpace adds ads to this content using Auditude and splits the revenue with the copyright holder Nothing too insanely genius, but it is a fine example of [...]
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How Socializing Is Changing Advertising

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 23, 2008
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. It will be Widgetized. Fortunately, that revolution is already happening… it’s called widgets. and Facebook apps. it’s about engaging users via application workflow, and discovering intent. then you don’t have to advertise anymore, you just serve up the stuff that users find interesting.” Read the full article here: Putting Social [...]
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Car Talk: WebCrawler

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 16, 2008
John and I live a stones throw from each other. It is rare that we don’t bike or drive to and from work together. This morning, since I had an issue with my bike, I drove and picked John up at his place. As usual in the morning I was listening to NPR and we [...]
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I like Mashable

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 13, 2008
I don’t think that is a startling fact to too many people. They do a great job and here is another one worth reading: Is Social Advertising a Safe Haven for Marketing Budgets? Share and Enjoy:
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