StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/30/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 30, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Social Networking Goes Open Source With Insoshi
Mark Hendrickson shares details on Insoshi, which has developed social network creation software based on Ruby on Rails, and has officially released the code to the public.
Twitter Wrote This Column For Me
Chris Winfield uses his Twitter contacts to essentially write a blog post on how to best utilize Twitter.
Social Media Marketing Beginner's Guide
Jon Rognerud opens up the front door to social media marketing with this informative beginner's guide post.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/28/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 28, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Yahoo outlines plans for world social network domination
David Chartier reviews Yahoo's recently unveiled plans to merge all of its user services into a massive social network.
Early Adopters: Attention Is Migrating to FriendFeed
Hutch Carpenter looks at the growing popularity of FriendFeed as a primary platform for collecting, viewing and sharing social media based updates.
Facebook Demotes News Feed Preferences
Justin Smith points out Facebook's moving of the link to a user's News Feed Preferences, which allows users to voice preferred news stories and people, to the bottom of the page.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/18/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 18, 2008 at 2:48 PM
YouTube Policy Enforcement Changes
Members of the YouTube Team spell out changes to YouTube's policy enforcement system, including a six month term for community guidelines violators.
Yet Another Google Video Redesign
Details of Google Video's redesign, which includes a list of "hot" videos.
My Proposal For Social Media Analytics and Tracking
Gabriel Goldenberg digs into the difference between regular analytics and tracking social media relationships.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/16/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 16, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Six Apart Launches BlogIt Quick Post Application For Facebook
Michael Arrington tells how Facebook users who want to post to their blog without leaving Facebook can do so using Six Apart's BlogIt application - supports Typepad, LiveJournal, Vox, Wordpress (org/com), Moveable Type or Tumblr.
Windows Live hits back at Google with Live Search News
Harrison Hoffman reviews Microsoft's recently released Google News competitor - no real info from Microsoft yet on how bloggers can get their news content included.
Twitter Ads Coming Soon?
Nick O'Neill highlights a report of ads showing up on Twitter messages, and a report of the ads being completely false.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/14/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 14, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Online Radio, Podcasting Use Up
A January 2008 Arbitron-Edison Media Research study finds audiences growing in the past year for both podcasting and online radio. "An estimated 23 million, or 9% of Americans had listened to a podcast in the past month."
Five Reasons Twitter is an Essential Social Media Tool
Jennifer Laycock, of Search Engine Guide, boils down to the essential reasons Twitter is her social media tool of choice.
Hulu Opens Up A Bit More, Adds Video Sharing Features
Video site Hulu makes it simpler for users to post favorite videos to social networking sites.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/10/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 10, 2008 at 8:39 AM
MySpaceTV inks international distribution deal
MySpace enters into a partnership with ShineReveille International for international distribution of MySpaceTV produced shows.
New Adobe Media Player Could Change Internet Television
Adobe makes its move in the online video space with the launch of the Adobe Media Player - according to the press release, viewers can watch content on and offline, in addition to offering "next-generation offline monetization and branding options."
WorldTV partners with Qik for live video
WorldTV, which allows users to create their own TV channel using online video clips, partners with Qik, a mobile video broadcast service. The partnership will allow WorldTV and Qik users to stream live video to WorldTV.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/7/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 07, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Take my book. It's free. Giving away books as podcasts is new way to promote sales
Details how two authors, Scott Sigler and Seth Harwood, have used podcasting as a spring-board to traditional publishing deals.
In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop
Examines how "the evolution of the 'pay-per-click' economy" is building a modern-day sweatshop of information workers - bloggers who work non-stop in an office that never turns the lights out: the internet.
MySpace Music: Here comes the latest iTunes killer
Why the social networking giant may have a chance at going up against iTunes for a chunk of the online music sales pie - the article also offers some helpful advice for MySpace.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/2/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 02, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Children flock to social networks
Ofcom, the "independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries," releases results of a recent survey of 5,000 adults and 3,000 children. The survey found that 49% of respondents between eight and 17 have a profile on an online social network.
Going Topless to Office Meetings
Employess at social networking site Dogster are no longer allowed to bring laptops, or any other electronic device, to office meetings. Going laptop-less appears to be a trend encouraged by other tech companies, including Google, Yahoo and Apple.
Magnify Gives Birth to VidyUp: First Release Based on YouTube's New APIs
Magnify becomes the first company to build a video widget using YouTube's recently released API set
