Posts about social media as of July 10, 2009

Many social media proponents try to make the case for social media being cheap and easy, when in fact when you actually try to implement a social media marketing campaign you discover it is anything but. Just because someone has a ton of Twitter followers and FaceBook friends, does not mean they know how to do the same for a business, or create tangible results.

The Alice Roberts Poem: This poem is inspired by someone who- in my humble opinion- is one of the best things to happen to science and learning for a long time. The Alice Roberts Poem, By Marty Drury, Have you seen the woman who knows her bones? The one who digs round rocks and stones, Red hair glistening in the light, Entertainment and enlightenment on a weeknight, Hard to say which I enjoy the most, But at a push I’d opt for “Coast”, And yet “The Human Journey” told a

If you’re new to the online marketing game, Scott Fox’s e-Riches 2.0 is the primer you need in your back pocket. Shortest review ever : Scott Fox’s new book e-Riches 2.0 gives terse, smart advice for navigating through a web 2.0 world. Target audience : In my mind, small business owners and entrepreneurs will get the most out of this book. But it’s also great for MBA students and, shall we say…more seasoned executives. Price : $16-$25 ( Amazon is the cheapest I’ve found).

Suddenly understanding Twitter and knowing how to build a following is being viewed not just as a plus for applicants to some jobs, but as a requirement (as found here) : This is an excerpt from a BestBuy job posting… specifically for the Sr. Manager for Emerging Media Marketing: Basic Qualifications: o Bachelors degree Liberal Arts, Marketing, Interactive Marketing, New Media, Business Administration or related o 2 plus years of mobile or social media marketing experience at an Agency

As they told us in The Edinburgh Dungeon: “Those of a slightly nervous disposition look away now”. In all seriousness, this poem is a little bit rude. Some of it is inspired by living in a block of flats for the first time since university and some of it is made up. Also, apologies to drum and base music fans in advance. I don’t really mind that type of music so much when it’s not being played between 12 and 4 am.

The internet is a swamp full of gold. It is the patterns of connections among the bits of gold that cause dross to float away and allow us to connect to refined and authenticated meaning. As I wrote in my last post: The fabulous adventures ahead for educators are to understand and make findable what Stuart Kauffman calls the “ceaselessly, co-constructing creativity” that describes the emergence. The image above is derived from the actual internet swamp; it shows only a tiny portion of its complexity.

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It’s been a few weeks since our last edition of the Overflow podcast, partly due to vacations but also because of attending the NASFT 2009 Fancy Food Show in NYC, on behalf of our client Wicked Jack’s Tavern.  This is the third year that we have attended, and each time we get even more excited about the opportunities that we can present to this brand. As usual we get great accolades for the work that we have done in developing the graphics and brand platform, so that is of great encouragement to us.  It’s even greater to receive the compliments face to face with actual food industry professionals.

Presentation Top 10 Youth Marketing Myths by Graham Brown View more presentations from Graham Brown . Slides from the presentation Myth 1: Youth grow up faster these days Myth 6: Youth don’t care about TV Myth 7: Advertising is Content More presentations on youth marketing and mobile culture?