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Why Major News Outlets Must Cohabit With Citizen Journalism #Interview

Apple Patents New iPhone Features for Today's Citizen Journalists

This is part 2 of my interview with news business disrupter, Turi Munthe. Where we explore his enterprise's use of new media. In part 1, we explored his views on the new way journalism is carried out, evolving and how @Demotix is contributing to the … [Continue reading]

#iOS6: One Small Step for Technology, One Somewhat Larger Leap For Lifestyles

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There are more than enough reviews of iOS 6 to go around and this is not one of them but rather a couple thoughts on the mind bending effect technology has on us, as we firmly advance firmly into the contextual web. I upgraded to iOS 6 a few days … [Continue reading]

How The News Reporting Business Is Being Put On Its Head By An Indomitable Gaul

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The internet has impacted just about every facet of our lives and it's likely only getting started.  The advent of the contextual web or internet 3.0 is likely to have profoundly reaching repercussions on our ways of life, our world and the way we … [Continue reading]

Internet 3.0 is Here and it’s About Context. Be Amazed, Be Very Amazed!

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This is part 2 of my excellent chat with Pelin Thorogood aka @PelinT, newly appointed CMO at Anametrix, a San Diego, CA based digital analytics company. During this chat we cover measuring the effectiveness of social media marketing and its impact … [Continue reading]

“Social Media Marketing”: Technique or Philosophy? #Interview

So what is 'social media marketing'? The term itself is still in the works in my opinion. But the necessity for businesses to adapt their approach and positioning to the marketing demands of this brave new world is here for certain. This change … [Continue reading]

Entering the Mile High Club with Foursquare

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One highlight of my recent trip across the pond, was a foursquare badge offer to check-in at 30,000 feet. Many might say... what's the big deal about checking in at 30,000 feet or getting a virtual badge, the only purpose of which is to say you did … [Continue reading]

With “Find Friends Nearby”, Facebook Wants You To Meet New People #NoMo’

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Update: Due to heavy controversy and after only 24 hours, Facebook has quietly removed the new feature for now. "With all tests, some get released as full products, others don't," the company said as reported today by @CNET. I previously talked … [Continue reading]

Social Networks And The American Automobile Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

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  As many social networks as there are, there is still heaps of room for innovation. With technology evolving in allowing users to develop new habits in using social networks, dreams can run wild about we'll see in the future. But what will … [Continue reading]

Size Matters! Pinterest Hates Thumbnails

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Some social networks sometimes by their very purpose generate a need that few really thought of crucial importance, consider what just happened. I ran today into a @HuffingtonPost article tweeted by @TedCoine, titled "The End Of Capitalism — So … [Continue reading]

Search Game: Should Google And Facebook Make Love Or War?

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Much has been said about Google modifying the way it is searched and it switching to semantic. Semantic meaning: human speak rather than what it currently uses: machine speak that humans can understand. On the other side of the ring, … [Continue reading]