XXXV

Date September 3, 2010, 4:00 PM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/09/04/xxxv/

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How time flies in one year.

Highlights include
- stranger than fiction
- record results
- Lots of shows
- a fair bit of travel (I’m even a Qantas Club member now!)
- several rounds of dating
- finally finding someone who is sane and loves me back
- more dramas with the boy at school

and much much more.

Oh, and last time I weighed myself I clocked in at 76kgs. This time last year I would have been approx 102kg.

Interesting year. Oddly enough, while I usually get depressed on this day,...

Social “Me”dia and the Evolving Twitter Egosystem

Date September 3, 2010, 9:24 AM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pr20/~3/pooiSWWE1vI/

There’s a saying, “technology changes, people don’t.” Yet, when we consider the impact of technology on our daily lives, some very interesting observations surface… A pen now feels awkward to hold and as such, our penmanship is deteriorating. It’s now common to sit at a dinner table with family and friends where some are actively [...]

Review: Spotify, Sonos Partner for Wireless Music Nirvana

Date September 1, 2010, 5:30 PM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://blog.louisgray.com/2010/09/spotify-and-sonos-partner-for-wireless.html

With Spotify making seemingly infinite music available on every device on demand, as well as sharing my friend's playlists, through Facebook-connected social profiles, it's a rare time that I even open my old standby music library, iTunes, except when I need to plug in my iPad and sync up. I take Spotify with me in the car when I play music via Android on my HTC Evo. I have Spotify on my laptop, and yes, on the iPad. Until...

Inquisitr August 2010 Stats

Date September 1, 2010, 4:58 PM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/09/02/inquisitr-august-2010-stats/

Another great month with new record highs. Thx to the team for their work.

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Video: Bringing a Brand to Life in Social Media

Date September 1, 2010, 4:39 AM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pr20/~3/lQp4nV5Li0s/

We’re approaching the last bits in this series of conversations where Chris Beck, founder of 26dottwo (@26dottwo) and I examine the state and future of social media. In this installment we review the various aspects and formalities of bringing a brand alive, truly alive in social media. Everything begins with establishing the rules of engagement [...]

7 Shifts: The Future of Social Media and Internal Communications

Date August 31, 2010, 4:19 AM US PT
By Ross Dawson
Original post at: http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2010/08/7_shifts_the_fu.html

Melcrum recently released a report on How to use social media to solve critical communication issues, with as usual some great case studies and many practical insights. Go to the report website for a full overview and executive summary.

I was asked to write the closing section in the report, on The Future of Social Media and Internal Communications. Below is my article in full. If you're interested in the topic also see my recent Thoughts on the future of workplace communications.

The Future of Social Media and Internal Communications continue reading...

The Five Stages of Filtering, Relevance and Curation

Date August 30, 2010, 6:20 PM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://blog.louisgray.com/2010/08/five-stages-of-filtering-relevance-and.html

Tonight's news of Gmail taking on information overload directly, using a combination of intelligent algorithms and your own feedback to build in box personalization is yet another hallmark move to taking on the increasing deluge of content approaching us from all directions - be it our e-mail, static Web pages, audio and video, or the many different social streams which we have subscribed to. There is no question that content creation and sharing is exploding and people are completely incapable of giving every single message and item their full attention. And many smart folks...

REPORT: Facebook and the New Age of Privacy

Date August 30, 2010, 4:07 AM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pr20/~3/9aLR27SQv6s/

It’s said that opposites attract. However, in social media, it’s quite the opposite. The idea of privacy and publicity are in fact at odds with one another. And at the heart of the matter, one social network is caught in the crossfire of sharing information and TMI (too much information). The line that separates privacy [...]

Flipboard and Paper.li: Social news curation hits the tipping point

Date August 30, 2010, 3:31 AM US PT
By Ross Dawson
Original post at: http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2010/08/flipboard_and_p.html

Flipboard and Paper.li are two of the hottest properties in media today. Over the last six weeks they have taken social news curation to a new level. This will undoubtedly soon spawn hordes of competitors, while these leaders in the field continue to evolve their offerings. The result will be that we all have far better access to the news that we want from world of infinite information.

Flipboard was launched on July 21, at the time announcing that they had received $10.5 million in funding. For several weeks it was ranked one of...

What Makes an Influencer?

Date August 29, 2010, 6:33 AM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pr20/~3/SwLHyrkbTlI/

Influence is the subject of some of important conversations lately. Each time we surface questions, answers and new thinking that starts to reshape the landscape for how businesses view, define, and embrace influence. The socialization has democratized content and equalized influence. As such, we are at the inception of an an era when everyday people [...]