Archive for June, 2008

What companies could learn about new media from the LDS Church

I don’t usually talk about my religious view here on this blog. But in this situation I find it particularly relevant to the usual discussion here.
I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saint also referred to as lDS or the Mormons.
In this months Church publication, The Ensign, one of our […]

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Random Thoughts 06/30/2008

Whoisi - Community Edited People Profiles and Tracking
This almost seems like it could compete with LinkedIn
tags: whoisi, linkedin, NCB

Posterous Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
I actually just canceled my Tumblr blog and was planning on starting over but I may try this instead. I can think of a lot of cool applications for this type of ease […]

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Revisiting old topics [Tuesday Homework]

Today’s homework assignment is for those of you who have been blogging for *a while*. Now in the blogosphere that could be six months to a year.
I’d like you to take a moment and go through your backlogs.
Back when you were just starting off, back when you thought you knew everything.
Remember that great post […]

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Random Thoughts 06/24/2008

Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web - ReadWriteWeb
Again with the same old story. The real change is going to be Gen Y realizing they have to work to pay off the mountain of debt they’ve created.
tags: NCB, Gen Y, Gen X, work, web

Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT? | Between the […]

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Build a photo gallery for your blog [Tuesday Homework]

In light of recent articles about the main stream media not wanting to play nice with blogs it seems like a good time to make your own blog more self relient.
Using photo’s in your blog can be a great way to make it stand out, grab your readers attention and convey a message that just […]

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Content Explosion and Re-Aggregation

There have been two huge enablers in my online publishing habits. FriendFeed and my BlackJack 2.

I’ve always had a variety of desktop *publishing tools* but my BlackJack has enabled me to create content on the go, and FriendFeed pulls all that content together. While Louis Gray is the real maven on FriendFeed and all […]

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Random Thoughts 06/12/2008

An open letter to all “thought leaders” » Conversations Matter: Bridging the Social Media Gap
Here’s my most recent blog post on Conversations Matter, in case you missed it.
tags: ncb, conversions matter, thought leaders, blog

Analyst Twitter Directory « SageCircle Blog
I’ve had some of the best luck justifying social media efforts because it’s such a great way […]

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Brand monitoring tips [Tuesday Homework]

I hope you guys are finding this series of Tuesday posts helpful. Today’s post is for all you corporate types (although this works for agency types working on client accounts).
Monitoring your brand online is critical for two reasons:

It helps prevent an online crisis from building up before you are aware of it and can respond
It […]

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The rise of crappy pics and vids

Now that I have a 3G camera phone I feel this overwhelming urge to do more with pictures and video. As I’ve stated before I personally still prefer text over video for business applications. But there is no denying that video can really enhance certain types of content.
Pictures are an obvious fit in […]

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Random Thoughts 06/09/2008

Windows Mobile: Windows Mobile Emulator Tests Phone Apps on Your Desktop
If I’m going to start playing around w/ more mobile apps this could prove to be a valuable tool.
tags: ncb, mobile, Windows, apps

How to Comment About Your Company on Blog Posts, Without Being Spammy - ReadWriteWeb
A great guide to company employees who want to […]

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