Posted on May 29, 2008 5:12 pm by Shel Holtz | Ethics | FriendFeed | RSS | Social networks
When FriendFeed announced the availability of “rooms,” my podcast co-host, Neville Hobson, set one up for our show, FIR. We’ve implemented a variety of means by which our listeners can connect, from a traditional discussion forum to a Facebook group, but the FriendFeed room seems to have produced far better results, with 30 listeners joining and robust discussions emerging around links participants…
Posted on May 6, 2008 9:38 am by Shel Holtz | Social networks
When reading the Wall Street Journal article about Ernst & Young’s Facebook-centric recruiting effort, I was struck by the reference to reaching your audience in “their lair.” It’s an important point. People are reallocating the time they spend online to venues where they can interact with other people, whether that’s Facebook, Twitter, the blogosphere, whatever. The time they spend in these places is time they won’t spend…
Posted on April 15, 2008 9:16 pm by Shel Holtz | RSS | Social Media | Social networks | Twitter
My IABC friend and occasional FIR commenter Kris Gallagher, who works in communications at DePaul University, sent along a link to a new service called CrowdStatus.com. Darren Stuart created the site out of a desire to view the Twitter status of the members of a group he assembled. (Stuart is referring to their current status, not their standing in the…
Posted on April 14, 2008 9:55 am by Shel Holtz | Presentations | Social networks
Robert French, the social media-promoting PR professor at Auburn University, has launched a Ning-based social network for PR students and faculty called PR Open Mic. He’s also thrown the door open to practitioners in hopes that a dialogue will emerge that ultimately improves PR curricula and benefits students.
As of this morning, the group boasts 382 members (including me). And, unlike some…
Posted on April 2, 2008 10:38 am by Shel Holtz | Media | Research | Social networks
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Posted on March 20, 2008 8:14 am by Shel Holtz | Customer Service | Social Media | Social networks
The Dell IdeaStorm was a revolutionary concept in customer relations. The idea was simple: Take the concept of Digg, tweak it a bit here and there, and unleash it so customers and employees can submit ideas. Anyone can then comment on any idea and vote to either promote or demote it. Those that rose to the top are then moved…
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