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Google Reader Notes helps FriendFeed hurts del.icio.us and Twitter

Garrett Rogers over at zdnet felt the new Google Reader, notes functionality was a possible threat to Twitter. I don’t totally agree with that. It hurts Twitter only because it helps FriendFeed so much. This feature will mostly challenge bookmarking sites like del.icio.us and Diigo.
While it doesn’t completely replace how I use […]

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Logoworks offers free WordPress Themes

Normally I don’t push HP initiatives on this blog, but instead use my learning’s at HP as a resource to my readers. Well technically today would fall under both categories.
Logoworks has added blog design to the services they offer and in true Logoworks fashion they are giving away 20+ free WordPress templates. My […]

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For Corporate Social Media Practitioners. By Corporate Social Media Practitioners.

Conversation Matter: Bridging the Social Media Gap

Last month Michael Brito contacted me about a project he was getting ready to launch. I’d met Michael at a conference last year, he had left HP right before I started working there. He went to Yahoo and now is at Intel. Michael’s idea was to […]

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Chris Finke: the keeper of the blogging flame [Interview]

I’m a huge fan of ScribeFire and with every new update it keeps getting better. Since switching to Ubuntu Linux on my personal laptop I find myself using SribeFire almost exclusively.
I’ve been using ScribeFire off and on since it was originally the Performancing blogging plugin for FireFox. SInce it became ScribeFire I was […]

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Search Engine Optimize Your Emails

Some of you may be thinking that I’m taking SEO waaaaaay to far. And maybe I am but most of you using Gmail will understand what I’m talking about.
This also applies to Outlook users who actually use the search function or people with Google Desktop installed.
I have had a love/hate relationship with […]

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Social Media is Journalisms Future

Newspaper editors aren’t happy with the changes in the Associated Press’ rate structure or the CEO’s comments that I mentioned here. With as valuable a service as they provide it seems to me like news papers and the AP are heading down separate paths. It will take some bold moves from some inovative […]

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Blogs, Ad Networks and the future of the Associated Press

I first mentioned a rumor reported on TechCrunch about Federated Media receiving $50 Million in funding. TechCrunch reports that the rumor is indeed true. It will be fascinating to see what they do with the money. While they aren’t saying just yet, I’m certain that they do have a plan. […]

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Getting the most out of your corporate blog

I wrote previously about the Media Relations Summit I’ll be speaking at next Tuesday, April 8th.
I’ll be on a panel with Robert Scoble and Jennifer Cisney entitled: “How to Make Your Corporate Blog Pay Off.”
I decided to share with you the actually presentation I put together for the panel. I decided to put together […]

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FederatedMedia Funding?

This has been a rumor floating around for a while. FM has had huge growth over the last year and would be an interesting investment for any VC. But Duncan brings up an excellent point:
Rumor: Federated Media Takes $50 Million On A $200 Million Valuation
VentureBeat talks about expanding the business and Facebook apps, […]

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Google Reader Friends and Shared Feeds

Amongst all the hype and blog posts about Twitter and FriendFeed (all very cool and useful) I wanted to put out a request.
If you use Google Reader to manage your blogs (if you don’t, why not) please add me as a friend. tacanderson@gmail.com
If you are using Google Reader the “share” feature is a […]

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