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 | Google Buzz was not a great moment in the history of Google. It seemed to bring to the surface a lot of lingering bad feelings that people have been having about Google for some time. The botched Buzz release only made it worse, confirming people's worst fears that Google didn't … |
| | when I open my mail, I have 2 buzz followers and the 1st one is someone I dont know. I remember sending him an email once for an inquiry. I dont like the idea of the person you contacted before will appear there, and you dont have an option not … |
 | I have a quick question. I want to start a social networking site but haven't the foggiest clue how to do it. So I want something real easy, something my grandmother could figure out. Now, I know I'm going to need some kind of software for this and being the … |
| | I have just started a new website SNIP as a bit of a side project/experiment. It is a site that gives information about sport, business advice, money & finance deal, apps, etc, etc. I have set up an adsense account and adbrite account, as well as looking at a couple … |
| | Hi, Does anyone have any information on Google and Bing planning to include Twitter posts within their searches? This sounds really bizarre or will it be in a seperate search function? Anyone heard anything about this? |
| | Twitter users are being warned not to click the links in a Direct Message which has been circulating in large numbers since late Saturday. The message simply says either "LOL, is this you?" or "LOL, this is funny" or "ha ha, u look funny on here" and has a link … |
| | Hi We have nearly finalised a gym free fitness program in a handy, compact form, running to level1 - level 4. It is inspired by the defunct 1950-1980 5BX program. The weakness in a progam like this, is the individual can feel isolated and lose motivation and not achieve the … |
 | The other day, I was exploring other Google tools for my blackberry. I noticed "Latitude" - it seems great but I dont want to release exact GPS location of me every moment of the day. Am I the only person concerned about this? |
| | I wish I had gotten this story before the [URL="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=57438&o=3>a=commentslistpos#commentslistpos"]San Fransisco Chronicle[/URL] or [URL="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10455573-71.html?tag=rtcol;pop"]Cnet,[/URL] but the truth is they got it before me. A lady in Florida got a team of lawyers to sue Google, the Search Engine firm in San Fransisco, CA for breaching her privacy with Google Buzz. … |
| | [URL="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=57438&o"]Someone sued Google[/URL] the other day for violating her privacy with the original implementation of Google Buzz. You see, when you first opened Google Buzz last week, Google looked at the people you most frequently email or chat with and used that list of people to seed your followers list. … |
 | I know this isn't really funny but someone has set up a website called [URL="http://pleaserobme.com"]pleaserobme[/URL]. And I'm delighted. Why am I delighted? Because it's there to tell people what I've been telling people for ages, including through my [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906465703?tag=crimebookshopcom&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906465703&adid=0FFR50HXSMFQ1B7244X3&"]social media book[/URL]. Specifically, could everyone STOP ANNOUNCING THEIR HOLIDAYS THROUGH SOCIAL …  |
| | We already know that the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story254897.html"]US military has embraced the social networking concept[/URL], and that [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story257648.html"]Twitter accounts are becoming valuable commodities[/URL], now it looks like the advertising industry is throwing money at Facebook in terms of spend - and doing so at the expense of Google. New Media Age is … |
| | I read this very interesting blog about how Social Media Comprises 20% of All US Display Ad Impressions as per Comscore data. [url]http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090901-125314[/url] So I predict this will increase in due time. |
| | Hi, I am currently running a social networking site which has become quite popular and I now wish to place a surveys section on the site that allows my website visitors to take surveys and that I will be paid for each person who completes a survey. I have seen … |
| | i want to know how alexa gets its ranking , all i know that it takes hits from people using alexa toolbar .... but is that all ? is there a genius mathematical equation they use ? some sample ratios , may be ? ..... i realy want to know … |
 | When [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/10/18/twitter-finds-its-voice-and-roars/"]Twitter gets it right[/URL], it beats all the major news gathering organisations to the punch with the really big news. I heard about the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253604.html"]Haiti earthquake[/URL] first on Twitter, and it took a fair while for the traditional news networks to catch up. But what happens when Twitter gets … |
| | Would you write on your ex's facebook wall to wish them happy valentines day? What do you think about communicating via social media to an ex and leaving all the hurt and past behind? |
| | Hi. I know Im not the only person who has a plethora of logins. If so, how do you manage not to get all your cyber identities all confused? |
| | As Im looking for mobile apps on Google, I found Latitude. The premise is that you can easily find where your friends are - like a GPS for friends. My only concern is that my contacts may actually be undercover stalkers or I just dont want them to know my … |
| | I came across the following list on Mashable about the top 10 ways to increase engagement between your community members and with the site in general. I found the list to be pretty concise in terms of what it identifies and a good road map for building and maintaining a … |
 | A police officer who posted to a Facebook page criticism of a political movement in which pro-gun advocates openly carry firearms in public has come under fire for claiming, in what he is now saying was a joke, that they should be shot. East Palo Alto Detective Rod Tuason was … |
| | [attach=right]13654[/attach]What's small and pink, incorporates a Linux kernel and an embedded ARM compatible processor, and let's you set up your own personal cloud? The answer is the latest [URL="http://www.pogoplug.com"]Pogoplug[/URL] device from Cloud Engines Inc. Combine this insanely easy to set up bit of kit with a free iPhone app and … |
| | According to the latest State of Spam and Phishing [URL="http://eval.symantec.com/mktginfo/enterprise/other_resources/b-state_of_spam_and_phishing_report_02-2010.en-us.pdf"]report[/URL] from Symantec, a truly astonishing 92% of all adult phishing scams are being conducted across social networking sites. This coincides with a newly identified trend of adult oriented phishing whereby users are being tempted to enter personal credentials in exchange … |
| | A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of seeing [URL="http://stevegarfield.com"]Steve Garfield[/URL] speak at [URL="http://podcamp.pbworks.com/PodCampWesternMass"]Pod Camp Western Mass[/URL]. Garfield is the author of [URL="http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2010/01/where-to-buy-get-seen.html"]Get Seen[/URL], a practical book on the ins and outs of web video production. He has been working with video on the web since well … |
| | Google, the almighty, [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story245746.html"]non-eco-friendly search engine[/URL] released [URL="http://www.google.com/buzz"]Google Buzz[/URL], a new type of social network this Tuesday. When I read an article on [URL="ttp://mashable.com/2010/02/11/google-buzz-9-million/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+(Mashable)"]mashable.com [/URL]saying that Google claims that there has been 9 million posts and comments since Tuesdays launch, I found it impossible to believe, so I went and … |
| | As a business owner, one has to be very concerned with the bottom line. Though I have seen many advertising tactics that were more qualitative, especially in social media. Thus, one may add a web analytics javascript on the website and get the metrics from an online advertising campaign, but … |
| | YouTube is coming under criticism for continuing to keep online a ten-minute interview with Scott Roeder, who was convicted after a 37-minute deliberation of first-degree murder for killing Dr. George Tiller, whose Kansas clinic performed late-term abortions. The [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkIw_fqmC1k"]interview[/URL] is by phone but includes a scroll with the text. It … |
| | As I make my way around the internet today, I'm not finding a lot of love for Google Buzz. In fact, people have been downright hostile to it, from what I can figure. Here are some Tweets from my knowledgeable friends: * @[URL="http://twitter.com/theskypirate"]theskypirate[/URL]: I tried Buzz for a day, was … |
| | Do you know any big online community websites apart from Myspace, Facebook, Linked In and Tweeter. Any more serious ones?  |
| | I have attended a few social media conferences where the following terms were also used to descrie social media: influence, engagement, advocacy, sentiment, ROI, transparency, authentic and trust. So what other words do you use to describe social media? |
| | Recently while surfing to the internet I found a website called Fokte.com which is saying that they are paying to its users for using and referring others. They are sating they are paying Rs5 or US$ 0.10. Some of them have received also - Mobile Recharge [b]www fokte com[/b] Does … |
 | Hi, I would like to host my own cams in the social networking site I am on. Does anyone know a good software to use to install on my website so my friends can go to my website, login in and get on cam? |
| | Nipping problems and stakes at its bud is not the end of paving path towards success. If nipping problems forms the initial step of succcess marking, the second step is in formulating the right marketing strategy for the company. |
| | Now this is interesting. I'm not going to insult you by explaining Google Buzz in here - it's been done elsewhere and if you're a member of this site then you probably know about it already. But... I'm interested in the reaction. It's a sort of collective 'so what'? Granted … |
| | Please any buddy tell me how can I get traffic from Twitter? |
| | I just want to know what techniques are you using to increase number of followers in twitters or do you have any suggestion or advice. Lets share our ideas. |
| | Websense Security Labs has [URL="http://community.websense.com/blogs/websense-features/archive/2010/02/01/websense-security-labs-report-state-of-internet-security-q3-q4-2009.aspx"]published[/URL] its bi-annual State of Internet Security report and, as usual, it makes for pretty interesting if somewhat scary reading. Covering the last six months of 2009, the report is based upon the findings of the ThreatSeeker Network which is used to discover, classify and monitor …  |
| | Google is reportedly coming out with a [URL="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_creating_twitter_clone_for_gmail.php"]Twitter-like tool[/URL] this week. Google's tried social a few times, but it hasn't done very well. Why are people so excited about it this time? It's important to remember that everything Google touches doesn't turn to gold. Sometimes they screw up. Sometimes they … |
| | I was fascinated to see that Cambridge University is going to start taking the online world a little more seriously. Games and comic books are going to form part of its curriculum on [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8500657.stm"]how young people are portrayed[/URL]. Until now it's been a book-based course. Well...duh. Yes, books are important … |
| | According to a recent Kaspersky security research report, stolen [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story237081.html"]Twitter accounts[/URL] are being sold on the black market for as much as $1000 a time. This really should not come as any great surprise given that the rapid [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story231627.html"]evolution of social media[/URL] mirrors the rapid [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story238033.html"]evolution of cybercrime[/URL]. The price … |
 | Hi! I have a PHP script I've downloaded from somewhere (don't remember where, but the developers link is dead) and I want to modify it. Actually I want an extra page. The script has 2 files, tw.php and parse.php. In tw.php you should enter your twitter account (user+pass) and the … |
| | Legislators around the country are scrambling to look at their states' laws about lewd messages to minors after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overturned a conviction, saying state law didn't support it because it didn't specify online messaging. “The online conversations in this case, as they were not written with … |
| | You cant escape a digital marketing site or meeting without hearing the term social media. Thus, I wonder if there is a social media ettiquette guidelines to go about it. I saw this site by popular blogger Tamar W - [url]http://www.techipedia.com/2008/social-media-etiquette-handbook/[/url] I do agree with some of the points. Are … |
| | Hey guys, I am really interested to hear what you all have to say about this marketing case-study. I think there is often a real lack of concrete advice when it comes to the nuts and bolts of marketing one-time events. There is always a ton about growing traffic, SEO, … |
| | IPad is now the next rage. So will you get an IPad just to be more connected online? |
| | Maybe Im too tired of hearing about social media, but do you think its a hype? |
| | We all know everyone have a different policy on accepting or sending out friends' requests. We also know that people on Facebook love to play those addictive games, like Zombies, Mafia Wars, and Farmville. Thus, what would you do when you get a friend request from a long time ago … |
 | Hello from Tennessee, I am looking forward to learning more about marketing and social media from everyone here. We're the developers for an Online Gaming community that has been around since 1997. As the Online Marketing world evolves, we must evolve with it, and that's why I'm here, and hopefully … |
| | Hi guys, I run an image hosting site and have prepared a special integration module that lets forum owners add it to their site as an 'UPLOAD IMAGE' button in the regular post options. It's fast, free, registration free and very simple to use. The images are optimized for forums, … |
| | Recently I reported how [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story254897.html"]the US military is using a Facebook-alike social networking system[/URL], and now I can follow that up with a Facebook makes love not war message. But it's not quite the good news it seems. [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220492.html"]Tony Blair[/URL] has not decided to post a big 'I'm Sorry' message … |
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