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Do you think Google ever Googles itself?

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

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

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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Getting Burnt Out By Social Media: You’re Not Alone and How To Deal With the Wear and Tear

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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You Can Tag Status Updates on Facebook. So Now What?

Facebook forged ahead today in its continued adoption of the features social networking users have come to know and love within the walls of its rival Twitter. Although “within the walls” is likely not a good choice of words, as it’s the openness and ability to conversate outside the confines of one-to-one communication that once [...]
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