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Social Media Makes Learning Fun

I was cruising Digg last night and ended up watching a good number of videos that distracted me for much longer than I planned; it tends to do that every time.The positive note to my distraction was that everything I was watching was educational. This is something I am realizing more and more as I live [...]
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(More Than Just) Viral Video Ping-Pong XVII: Kuroshio Sea

For those that follow the blog, each Wednesday we indulge in what we’ve called “viral video ping-pong”.   Essentially Greg Cargill and I post the most compelling low-budget video clips we’ve come across in the past few days to illustrate how powerful compelling content can be on the social web. For some reason this one feels [...]
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Social Media in Action: Olympus PEN Story

Camera-maker Olympus clearly understands a few of the main tenets of social media marketing: Content is King Simple is always better It’s important to consider your audience’s ROI Content is King (worth repeating) One of the rising videos on Digg today is the PEN Story, which features brilliantly produced stop-motion footage taken from the new Olympus PEN E-P1 four-thirds camera. [...]
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Twitter’s Not For Everyone

Trent Reznor has always done his own thing.  We spoke about it around the time of his Digg Dialogg appearance here on the blog, and it’s something I’ve always admired about the man. He’s marched to his own beat for years - musically, business-wise, and in the world of social media. After weeks of flirting with [...]
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Social Media and #IranElection Part II: A Thousand Words

This week I touched on the incredible impact social media is having on the conflict in Iran.  This picture adds a thousand words to that point: “The Mouse That Roared” Thanks to the Digg community! Share and Enjoy:
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