Tag Archives: Blogging

The Bill O’Reilly ‘Social Media Fail’ Factor

By John Furnari | Published: May 28, 2009
As I’ve stated a few times in the past, this blog is not a platform for politics, and I’ll neither endorse nor decry the political views of Bill O’Reilly here today.  I will however take the opportunity to point out his show’s repeated failure at understanding and reporting on anything concerning the social media space. My [...]
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Video: bigMETHOD Speaks with Sheena Beaston

By zoe | Published: May 21, 2009
Welcome, welcome. We’re starting something new here on our site – a video series; and here’s the skinny on it. Everyone’s online these days, but to each person individually the Internet has its own flavor and uses. So, what does the world of social media mean to you? We want to know. Throughout [...]
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The Pirate Bay: Bringing Food to the Victims

By zoe | Published: May 20, 2009
Even if you’re not glued to the internet, you’ve probably heard of The Pirate Bay.  Once the 106th most visited site on the internet (the entire internet), the site and its owners have been tangled in legal proceedings since May 2006 when Swedish police raided their offices and seized their servers.  Granted, they were hosting [...]
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Monetization: “Sponsored Conversations” - the next FAIL

By Greg Cargill | Published: May 18, 2009
Army Of Paid Bloggers Suddenly Promoting Online Payday Loans by Arthur Delaney from The Huffington Post Bloggers be aware, “The Federal Trade Commission is considering updating its guidelines to indicate that the commission expects these kinds of testimonials to come with conspicuous disclosure of the paid relationship.” Even more importantly, bloggers be warned, the social web is [...]
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“Hulu, a Victim of Its Own Success?” by Frank Rose

By Greg Cargill | Published: May 13, 2009
“You can’t protect old business models artificially” - Peter Chernin, President of News Corporation Does this strike a chord? Then read this article: Hulu, a Victim of Its Own Success? I lived through the downsizing of record labels due to the music industry’s unwillingness to embrace how consumers consume music. The record labels failed to realize that [...]
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