As I was telling my friend Todd Defren on Twitter today, I have some serious reservations about the whole tilt toward measuring "friends" on social networking sites. Katie Paine was one of the first to mention the idea a few months ago and it troubled me then, so much so that a post about it has been brewing in my head for awhile. I am not sure this post will put an end to my thoughts on this, but Edelman's new Social read more...
Newspapers Will Include Web Circulation to Lure Advertisers
In a move that proves that media will adapt rather than die out, The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), which is considered the gold standard for advertisers, announced yesterday that they will provide online audience figures in publisher's statements. They will measure unique visitors from Nielsen/Netratings, comScore Media Metrix and analytics tools that will be installed on the server. These numbers will be reported to advertisers. The initiative is slated to start on November 5, read more...
Cool Tools: Scrapblogging Your Important Life Events
I think that Scrapblog is a great tool for sharing photos and other events. It allows them to be shared virally and can be used for both personal and professional purposes. Think about sharing pictures from a charitable event or as an internal communication tool to share those company picnic photos. I had been looking for an opportunity to play around with it, and couldn't think of a better reason than the arrival of my second child earlier this week. It also explains why blogging has been a little light this week and probably next. I am sure you will understand. And, here is the Mom with read more...
Fun Friday: 10 Hours Left to Vote for the 7 New Wonders of the World
We all know about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, but in 1999 Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber started The New7Wonders Foundation in 2001, which has as its aim to protect humankind's heritage across the globe. As part of this, they started a competition to name the New 7 Wonders with almost 200 nominations from around the world. The list of candidates was narrowed down to 21 by the start of 2006. The Great Pyramid of Giza was taken out of the running when it was given an automatic read more...
Your Turn: Fear of Social Media
I received a very thoughtful comment from David Wescott, author of a fairly new blog, It's Not a Lecture, on my recent post, What's Next on the Social Media Horizon. I wanted to share his comment for two reasons: First, I think he has some good ideas that are useful for all of us, and second, because I want hear what the readers of Communication Overtones have to say. Another question for you - how often read more...
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