Social Media buzz

Teens don’t twitter (in other news, bears indeed … in the woods)

Jul 16th, 2009 | By Greg | Category: Social Media buzz, Tech buzz, Things that make me go hmmm, What's your take?

When I saw an article on YahooTech titled “Media execs rocked by 15-year-old’s blunt, blistering analysis” I got pretty excited. I am always eager to see examples of teens defying the ageist perception that only “grownups” (heck, I’m in my forties and I am still waiting to “grow up”) can do real thinking or contribute [...]



Facebook.com/yournamehere!

Jun 15th, 2009 | By Greg | Category: Social Media buzz, Social Networks

Now’s the time to get your vanity URL at Facebook!
The race is on! If you want to claim your own name on Facebook.com, you better hurry.
What I mean is this: Up to now, the URL for your Facebook profile was something like this:
www.facebook.com/people/Your-Name/728843290 (that’s not a real link, btw)
But wouldn’t it be a lot cooler [...]



Facebook flighty or brilliant? Internet marketers try to keep up

Mar 19th, 2009 | By Greg | Category: Buzz, Social Marketing, Social Media buzz

Facebook is driving internet marketers bonkers.
First it was the rumors that Facebook was trying to buy Twitter; then it was all the bruhaha about Mark Zuckerberg’s “secret” Twitter account. (Personally, I think that if he meant for it to be a secret, his avatar wouldn’t have been a PHOTO of himself - LOL.)
And now this.
Personally, [...]



Holy Social Media!

Feb 9th, 2009 | By Greg | Category: Social Media buzz, Social Networks, Technology, Word of Mouth Marketing