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“You can checkout any time you like…”

By Greg Cargill | Published: April 28, 2010
I was already a little worked up earlier this week about Facebook with my thoughts on the new Like button.  Then I logged into my Facebook (yeah, there is something hypocritical about everything I am about to write because I will login again tomorrow too) and this is what popped up: Innocent enough, I like notifications [...]
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Facebook Like: give up control and we will give up privacy concerns

By Greg Cargill | Published: April 26, 2010
There has been a great deal of chatter over the past week about F8 and the revolution that is coming with the “Like” button.  As Pete Cashmere of Mashable said, “Rather than aiming to be the coolest bar in town — and losing its clientele when they leave for a hipper spot — Facebook plans to [...]
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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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Where the Grammy’s Fell Short On Bridging the Social Media Divide

By John Furnari | Published: February 1, 2010
They’ve been fading away from relevancy for years.  The street-cred of the Grammy Awards has slipped in parallel with the steep decline of sales for the recorded music industry they celebrate. This year was supposed to be different. A new strategy, and a call to arms. “We’re All Fans” was the tagline for the 2010 Grammy [...]
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We’re All a Part Of It Now: What I Learned About Social Media With the Family Over the Holidays

By John Furnari | Published: January 4, 2010
I felt it even before the stats came out, noting that Facebook was the most visited site on the web Christmas day 2009.  It was incredibly interesting, after years working in this industry, to hear the words “blog”, “Twitter”, and “Facebook” used so casually and effortlessly by the extended clan. Or to finally be able [...]
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