The ABC Spin Starts Here

Date March 9, 2010, 8:37 PM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

Why bother?

New Dr Who to make online debut

Australian Doctor Who fans will be able to legally watch new episodes of the sci-fi series online before they air on television.

Date to appear in iView: April 16.

Date first episode airs in the UK: April 4.

Running a VPN or proxy to watch the stream from the BBC website April 5: not illegal at all.

If the ABC was serious about attracting Doctor Who fans, they’d run it on iView April 5.

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News: Twitter Changes Updates to Tweets

Date March 9, 2010, 12:32 PM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

In the grand scheme of things, this news seems a bit insignificant in light of other current events However, it is significant in the world of Social Media. As mainstream audiences embrace new media, every subtle nuance introduced from here on out reverberates across the social landscapes that define, shape, and dictate its evolution and [...]

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Google Buzz Integrating With Apps Ahead of Schedule?

Date March 9, 2010, 7:05 AM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

When Google Buzz debuted a month ago, integrating a new social network into your GMail, it did not roll out to business accounts running GMail on Google Apps. At the time, the company promised Apps customers would see Buzz added "within a few months", but if Susan Beebe's account is any indication, Buzz is already getting rolled out beyond consumer users.

The social sharing service, which took some initial criticism for aggressive connecting and transparency, taking a step into the...

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After The Storm, Media Rap Up

Date March 9, 2010, 1:06 AM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

So it bucketed down Golf balls here in Melbourne Saturday…well, it did where I lived, some media are reporting hail as big as lemons.

One of the few times I’ve ever been scared in weather (other times nearly exclusively on aircraft.) I actually pulled Declan away from the windows because I was scared that the hail would shatter them. The noise is something I’ll never forget: we have a colourbond roof, OMG it was loud.

I didn’t keep a full tally of how long it took for the media to cover it, but my general observations: slow.

The Age was first with...

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SocialToo Expands Twitter Phishing Protection to All Users

Date March 8, 2010, 8:00 AM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

Increased use of Twitter has made the users sharing and clicking on links more attractive to both legitimate businesses and ill intended people looking to steal passwords or guide you to unsavory sites. Seemingly each week there are new stories about phishing attempts that prey on direct messages (DMs) from trusted people, and if compromised, these accounts could lead to more spam, just spreading the mess further. SocialToo, a company led by Jesse Stay, and one where I am an advisor, has opted to take a proactive...

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Four More Join Twitter via Yahoo!, Google, LinkedIn, Retail

Date March 8, 2010, 7:20 AM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

Twitter's growing ranks continue to swell practically every Monday this year, and today is no exception, as the blue birded microblogging service added four more to its arsenal today with an interesting mix of well-known tech faces and a curveball, also taking on an executive from a franchise furniture store in San Francisco. The latest hires take the company's full-time roster closer to 150, and swell the number being followed on their official list to more than 170.

Last night, you could see three of the four new hires...

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BackType Launches Labs, BackType Me, for Social News

Date March 8, 2010, 6:00 AM US PT
By Louis Gray
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

BackType, the best comments search engine on the Web, which launched in 2008 and has since morphed to act as a "real-time, conversational" search engine, today announced the introduction of BackType Labs, an "in progress" look at some of their newer projects. The first to debut is a service called BackType Me, which aims to find out what content is being shared by people you follow on Twitter.

Funded by Y! Combinator, BackType has...

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10 Steps for Optimizing the Brand for Social Search

Date March 8, 2010, 5:38 AM US PT
By Brian Solis
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

Facebook recently overtook Yahoo as the second most visited site in the United States. And in doing so, Facebook along with other social networks set the stage for a confluence of social and search that fundamentally changes who we, as a society, discover and share information, and in turn, where our attention is directed and [...]

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You know what, let’s break off diplomatic relations with India

Date March 7, 2010, 1:45 PM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

BBC: Melbourne death causes diplomatic strain

Relations between India and Australia have been put under strain following the death of a three year old Indian boy in Melbourne.

And yet

A 23-year-old Indian national has been charged with manslaughter, due to criminal negligence, over the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa.

I’ve got nothing against Indian people, but as goes their Government, this isn’t a country we should be trying with any more. This is a country that cries racism even when their own citizens are committing the crimes.

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Racial Tensions?

Date March 7, 2010, 4:02 AM US PT
By Duncan Riley
Original post at: http://www.duncanriley.com/2010/03/10/the-abc-spin-starts-here/

The ABC claimed that the internal house death of the 3 yr old child might cause racial tensions.

Seriously

Turns out an Indian kills an Indian….

I feel bad for all deaths, but where is the police here?

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