Tag Archives: Social Media

Interesting and Surprising Social Media Statistics (via Dr. Diane Hamilton’s Blog )

Posted on September 9, 2010 by chimac| Leave a comment

These are interesting facts. Quick read.

The press release for the upcoming social media summit  in October included some interesting media statistics:    * Facebook claims that 50% of active users log into the site each day. This would mean at least 175m users every 24 hours.    * Twitter now has 75m user accounts, but only around 15m are active users on a regular basis.    * LinkedIn has over 50m members worldwide..    * Facebook currently has in excess of 350 million active users on … Read More

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Green Building Focus Recap: Chris Brogan on The Efficiency of Social Media (via )

Posted on September 3, 2010 by chimac| Leave a comment

These are all good ways to build sincere relationships that can help everyone.

Green Building Focus Recap: Chris Brogan on The Efficiency of Social Media Last week, Chris Brogan and I spent 2 days together here in Birmingham. We were pleased to have him as our guest for the Green Building Focus Conference. For those unaware, Chris is the well-respected co-author of Trust Agents and Social Media 101. He’s carved out a niche for himself in social tools online and the means, methods and leverage of Web 2.0. He’s teaching business leaders how to stay connected and in the game. In his talk, Chris compa … Read More

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Five insights into the behaviors of social media users

Posted on September 1, 2010 by chimac| Leave a comment

Five insights into the behaviors of social media users.  Some surprising facts here.  If you work with Social Media it would be helpful to read.

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What is socialmention? (via Smart Business Strategies)

Posted on August 11, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

This is interesting for an overview of how often a brand is mentioned.

What is socialmention? If you care about social media and your brand, then you should try this tool, socialmention It  aggregates content across 100 or more social media sites in real-time.  Enter your search terms and wait a few seconds for the results. (…wait for it…) I searched “pop tarts.”   Pop-Tarts are in my thoughts every since I heard about the Pop-Tarts  restaurant .  I also gave in to a sudden craving and bought a box (blueberry). Back to my socialmentio … Read More

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Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Network

Posted on August 9, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Network.  Pretty cool.  If you like Ning but can’t afford the fees you might consider this.

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Technology Sabbaths and Other Strategies for the Digitized World « The Frailest Thing

Posted on August 5, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off
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Technology Sabbaths and Other Strategies for the Digitized World « The Frailest Thing.  Some interesting advice here if you feel unbalanced due to technology.

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Twitter tips: 5 ways to find relevant followers Business Center Working Mac Macworld

Posted on August 3, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitter tips: 5 ways to find relevant followers Business Center Working Mac Macworld.  Nice suggestions.

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Who’s in the Blogosphere? / Flowtown flowtown

Posted on August 1, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Who’s in the Blogosphere? / Flowtown flowtown.  Great statistics if you are curious what kind of people are bloggers.  Mostly men in the 35-44 category.

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Youtube video of key players in Net Neutrality « the happy sappy blog

Posted on July 30, 2010 by chimac| 1 Comment

Important Media Issues « the happy sappy blog.  Lots of great video from key players in this debate.

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New Market Research: Social Media Sites as Annoying to U.S.

Posted on July 20, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

New Market Research: Social Media Sites as Annoying to U.S..  How bad do you have to be when you are regarded the same as airlines, cable providers and the I.R.S.?

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Finding Zen in Social Media (via when web meets world)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Nice suggestions I haven’t read anywhere else.

Finding Zen in Social Media This post is dedicated to my mother who always asks me to teach her to use Twitter. I woke up this morning at 9 am for absolutely no reason which is always irritating on a day that I can sleep longer. My eyes were still sleepy, but my body and mind were ready for the day so I couldn’t fall back asleep. With one eye open, I slowly got to m … Read More

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When you can’t get enough Apple and need Apple clothing

Posted on July 17, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

dssss on Twitpic.  Would you wear this with your family?

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A creative solution for iPhone reception problems

Posted on July 16, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.

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Is this old computer photo real?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  It look like something as part of a movie.  I have never seen this computer before.

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Steve Jobs through the years in clothes

Posted on July 14, 2010 by chimac| 1 Comment

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  Clothes make the man?

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ValerieCatrow the MailChimp UI designers/developers must be… on Twitpic

Posted on July 14, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

ValerieCatrow the MailChimp UI designers/developers must be… on Twitpic.  I always wondered why it was designed like this.  It never made sense to me.

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Mac cube fish tank photo

Posted on July 14, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  Beautiful photo!

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How Apple organizes launch day in SF

Posted on July 11, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  I had no idea they went to such lengths.

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Want to understand recursion?

Posted on July 9, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  A mac laptop being shared with recursion.  Fun isn’t it?

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Ummm Technikohler hard work is code for ABUSE?? Also my laptop purrssss lol TweetPhoto

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Ummm Technikohler hard work is code for ABUSE?? Also my laptop purrssss lol TweetPhoto.  This is one hard life this laptop has experienced.

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Cute Mac Pillow photo

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| 1 Comment

Macが爆弾を出したらこのぬいぐるみに八つ当�… on Twitpic.

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Need a hands free iPhone headset?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  One way to use your iPhone.

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Proud that my son chose Mac. on Twitpic

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Proud that my son chose Mac. on Twitpic.  Cute photo.

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What happens after your Mac has a kernel crash

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  This is what it looks like.  Then you get to reboot and find out what caused it.

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Informal Mac Server Farm

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

This is one way to set up an informal Mac Server farm.

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.

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白いMacの白いキーボードカバーを見つけまし�… on Twitpic

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

白いMacの白いキーボードカバーを見つけまし�… on Twitpic.  Ever wonder what I think a Japanese keyboard looks like?

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A Mac and PC live together in harmony

Posted on July 8, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter.  Looks like he has a Mac and PC in this photo.

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Twitter Now the Worlds Fastest Growing Search Engine Fast Company

Posted on July 7, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Twitter Now the Worlds Fastest Growing Search Engine Fast Company.  ”That’s over 24 billion searches per month”  Is Google in danger from the likes of Twitter/Facebook?

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Do You Want to be Social All the Time? (via SharkNotes)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Probably not. I don’t want to do anything all the time.

Do You Want to be Social All the Time? Now that many big businesses have embraced social media, the internet has continued to move more-and-more in that direction. Activities like reading that were once solo endeavors, are now not only digitized, but are aiming to become social as well. In the recent New York Times Bits blog post, “Digital Magazines Don’t Encourage Socializing,” Nick Bilton wrote  on how magazine publishers are actively experimenting with their content on new devices … Read More

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Sunday Beauty (via Tech – for Everyone)

Posted on July 4, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Beautiful photo and water. It is nice to see nature once in a while isn’t it?

Sunday Beauty Click on image to see more images by this artist. … Read More

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On-Demand Media in the Workplace (via Jim Marascio)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

There are many reasons why this can be a cost effective idea. I personally think that the value of education/knowledge is undervalued.

With even those businesses with the most strict policies and technical challenges embracing social media as a means to evangelize their products and services and improve both internal and external communication, I frequently wonder what it will take for more businesses to use on-demand media as a means for corporate communication and training.  There are certainly many businesses out there that do just this.  And many more that offer technologies … Read More

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Google & Twitter Fight for Your Right to Break the News First (via Ecommerces News)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Legal ruling might turn Social Media and search engines like Google against each other.

Google & Twitter Fight for Your Right to Break the News First Did you know there’s a ruling before the appeals court that, if not overturned, might prevent you from using Twitter to share some hot news topic you just heard about? It might also prevent Google News from indexing a blog post until given the go ahead by the original source of the news? Crazy? Yes, but you can thank the antiquated laws of this country. You can also thank Google and Twitter for going to bat on our behalf. And on behalf of T … Read More

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LinkedIn Looking to Make Acquisitions, Still Copying Twitter and Facebook (via GigaOM)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

LinkedIn has been a fantastic way to network and find talented people. I am so glad that I have joined.

LinkedIn Looking to Make Acquisitions, Still Copying Twitter and Facebook LinkedIn, the business-oriented social network, is planning acquisitions to help it take advantage of growth in the mobile market, CEO Jeff Weiner told Bloomberg News, and has also had expressions of interest from bankers who want to finance the company or take it public. The company also plans to boost its staffing levels by 50 percent by the end of the year — which would give it close to 900 employees — in order to handle growth in Brazil, In … Read More

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Twinfluence: A better measure of social capital at #DCWeek (via digiphile)

Posted on June 22, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Some thoughts about what makes someone an influencer on Twitter.

Twinfluence: A better measure of social capital at #DCWeek A list of the most tweets from Digital Capital Week is making the rounds today. The list, generated by the Bivings Group and "powered by TwitterSlurp," does seem to accurately record the volume of tweets authored by individuals, as well as the number of @mentions generated by those tweets. Over the course of the 10 day tech festival in Washington, there were 12,916 tweets by 2,425 people about Digital Capital Week or on the #DCWeek hashtag. Well … Read More

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Top 5 WordPress Security Tips You Most Likely Don’t Follow (via Arun Gandhi)

Posted on June 21, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

This is more important if you are hosting the site yourself.

I recently read article while surfing regardomg WordPress Security. While doing research for my work  I came across a bunch of great WordPress Security tips that all WordPress users should use. Surprisingly, a good majority of these tips are not usually followed. Below is a list of the top 5 tips that most WordPress administrators do not do, but should: 1. Don’t use the admin account – The default user account that is created with every installat … Read More

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Topsy (via weekyday)

Posted on June 21, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

So if you don’t know Topsy this explains a little more about it. If you have a WP blog you might get notifications from them.

What is topsy? This doesn't ring a bell to me. However, after clicking the link to this site. Well, it's actually a search engine. Not really sure, who runs or owns this. One thing for sure is , it's connected to twitter. Below is an excerpt from "Topsy's About Us". Well, I searched for it. "Topsy is a new kind of search engine, with a new way of looking at the Internet. Topsy doesn’t think the Internet is a collection of documents. Or even a web … Read More

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Social Media strides ever forward (via MyGlobalEventReports – Blog)

Posted on June 17, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Social Media puts the squeeze on Nestle and even affects their sales. They change their policy because of this. Next up HSBC.

Social Media strides ever forward Since I wrote my article: How not to do Social Media – Orangutans 1-0 Nestle, back in March 2010, I’ve been itching to bring you an update. To serve as a quick recap, Nestlé Fan page (on Facebook) had been swamped by critics voicing concern over palm oil use, deforestation, orang utan's lost habitat etc. Nestlé’s response was a lesson in poor social media relations. During the past 8 weeks, Greenpeace have led a very aggressive and successful cam … Read More

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Is (n)Etiquette dead? The “Good Manners” Guide for Business. (via PUNCHmedia – social media and public relations)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Probably the people who will read this don’t need to read it.

Is (n)Etiquette dead? The "Good Manners" Guide for Business. Right now I have 10 "friend" requests from strangers on Facebook. Not ONE of them sent me a personal note to introduce themselves, or have made any reference if we've met before. I wonder….would these same people simply show up at my house, knock on the door and invite themselves into my house – if we've never met? Social Media certainly is changing the dynamics of marketing and it seems people either don't understand that the online world is s … Read More

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How Insurance Companies Will Influence Rates Based On Your Tweets: Social Insurance Rates « Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Social Media, Web Marketing

Posted on June 15, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

How Insurance Companies Will Influence Rates Based On Your Tweets: Social Insurance Rates « Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Social Media, Web Marketing.  Kind of scary.  Just because you go to a bar doesn’t mean you drink.  I never drink, but I sometimes go to bars to meet friends or play pool.

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Is social media sickening us? Stuff.co.nz

Posted on June 15, 2010 by chimac| 1 Comment

Is social media sickening us? Stuff.co.nz.  Has some authoritative sources and a study that show that decreased face to face contact can be harmful to health.

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Forever Ready to Learn (via BrownBlogcast Blog)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Starting with Social Media seems overwhelming at first. Then you do it, and wonder what seemed so difficult. What seems so impossible at first becomes simple with repetition.

Now that multimedia writing is coming to an end, I am beginning to become more grateful for the skills I have developed. The stress is drifting away and the fears of trying something completely new and foreign are gone. I can now look back on what I have learned. Week one's blogging and tweeting seemed so difficult and annoying. Now, blogging is a piece of cake and a great place for sharing those ideas your roommate won't listen to. It will also … Read More

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iTouch? iPad? iInsane I tell you! (via Write Away)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Guy only gets service after writing a blog post after waiting 9 days.

(Update: Just to be fair, I should update this post. Ten minutes after I called Apple Store Malaysia, the outlet in BSC has been ringing my mobile non-stop. 24 missed called actually. I thought I let them wait a while, if I can wait for nine days, what is an hour to them? But this sms came: "This is a message from MacStudio regarding your iPod touch can be collected after 3 p.m. Please bring along your service requisition form." Eh, boleh pulak s … Read More

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Social Media Marketing Magazine: Issue 1: Academic Feature

Posted on June 13, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Social Media Marketing Magazine: Issue 1: Academic Feature.  I wonder if this will really catch on.  I hope so.

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Fortune 100 Companies Social Media Savvy STATS

Posted on June 13, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Fortune 100 Companies Social Media Savvy STATS.  Over 79% has some kind of presence.

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Follow the Link and You “Takes Your Chances” (via Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts)

Posted on June 13, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Good warnings about security if you tend to just trust internet links. I personally test all links as well in comments, but still worthwhile to be wary.

Follow the Link and You “Takes Your Chances” Regular readers on this site are aware, that virtually all downloads I recommend, are linked to CNET (download.com). There is good reason for this – CNET scrupulously audits hosted downloads and linked sites, to ensure they are not contaminated by malware. But links on Blogs can be a special problem for surfers – particularly links contained in comments. Don’t get me wrong -  comments are an important part of the blogging mix. Amongst other thing … Read More

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Twitter101 ~ Adding, Overlapping & Removing Twibbons (via Innov8ive)

Posted on June 13, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off
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What is a Twibbon?  You can find a website that shows you some examples and makes the process of creating one very easy.  So when can you use these?  Almost any kind of website that allows you to upload a picture.

Twitter101 ~ Adding, Overlapping & Removing Twibbons A few months ago I created some Twibbons for the World Cup. Over the last 4 days more than 12304 of you added my SA 2010 twibbon to your avatars. I was thrilled at how many of you supported it. I thought it would be a good idea to explain to you how to remove it if necessary…. What is a twibbon? A Twibbon is an image that you ca … Read More

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Seths Blog: Lulas logic

Posted on June 12, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Seths Blog: Lulas logic.  You don’t always have to advertise what makes you special when others value that.

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The Truth According To Wikipedia (via the documentary film vault)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Interesting video if you find Wiki’s to be useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMSinyx_Ab0&feature=channel Google or Wikipedia? Those of us who search online — and who doesn't? — are getting referred more and more to Wikipedia. For the past two years, this free online "encyclopedia of the people" has been topping the lists of the world's most popular websites. But do we really know what we're using? Backlight plunges into the story behind Wikipedia and explores the wonderful world of Web … Read More

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It’s Okay to Toot Your Own Horn (via Social Sites by Hian)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Seems like a winning strategy to me.

It's Okay to Toot Your Own Horn HOTELMARKETING.COM June 10, 2010 Positive reviews are an extremely powerful marketing tool. By extending the customer voice across all marketing channels, brands and retailers can drive incredible value from their customers' opinions. In other words, customer input creates great ad copy. ClickZ June 1, 2010 What's amazing, however, … Read More

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Belvedere the Bulterbot: Indentured Robotic Servitude « memoirs on a rainy day

Posted on June 9, 2010 by chimac| Comments Off

Belvedere the Bulterbot: Indentured Robotic Servitude « memoirs on a rainy day.  Cute!

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