Buzz Friday for January 4, 2008
Here is a look at what is happening across social media and new marketing this week. If there is anything that you would like to see in this post or if you have something you think is Buzz-worthy please drop me an email or leave a comment on this post. I want to make this as beneficial for you as I can.
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- Technorati changes their blog rankings and cuts in-bound links on a couple big-name blogs.
- TechConfidential has a good interview with the woman behind Pownce, Leah Culver (via CenterNetworks)
- iPhone sales in France fell short of the target. Could be because of the mobile device innovation already in Europe.
- PR Newswire is making moves to get more Hispanic market penetration.
- Mack points to a Business Week article about Sony BMG stripping its music from DRM. This is the latest in a number of label moves in the same direction.
- Seth Godin has a good take on word of mouth and the business challenge it presents.
- A recent survey of business journalists found that 80% use or would use blogs as primary or secondary information for stories. Yet another reason blogs are a good move if you're trying to establish yourself in an industry or niche.
- Robert Scoble was kicked out of Facebook for running a third party script to get his contact's contact info. He was then re-instated after asking to be allowed back and agreeing not to violate the terms of service again.
- Sirius reached the 8 million subscriber mark in 2007.
- JP Morgan takes look at advertising revenue forecasts and CPM growth via social media.
- Skellie takes a look at seven types of blog posts that seem to get links and traffic.
- Joseph Jaffe is having a UNM2PNM redux with his new book Join the Conversation. If you're a blogger who would like to review it, head over and sign up.
- I love Hugh's "social object" idea as it applies to social media and real life too. He's on a roll with a series of great posts explaining it further.
- Do you have ringxiety? I suffer sometimes.
- Jason Calacanis is very pro-Twitter as as a serial entrepreneur, he's always looking for the revenue stream. This post is a great look at how Twitter could be a billion dollar company.
- The Prime Minister of Japan has followed the UK's Royal Family in using YouTube as a content distribution platform.
- Scott Karp lays out five guiding principles for transforming media companies.
- Idris looks at the demands clients are placing on agencies to reinvent themselves.
- When live blogging competes with broadcasting there is trouble.
- John Battelle is known as an accurate predictor of the future, so here are his for 2008.
- Chris Brogan looks at how you can fine-tune your blog with some visual metrics and some common sense approaches.
- Rohit has a short prediction for trends in 2008 and I think he's on to something.
- Verizon expected 300 million text messages on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. I know I sent a few.
- Scott Monty reached out to his blog community and they responded in large number. Great to see people helping people out when they need it.
- Ivy League schools are opening their course material to anybody.
- Shel Israel jumped into the discussion on social media lurkers and had some great points.
- Most Americans get their answers from the Internet. Are you surprised?
- Are you a microcelebrity? Do you know one?
- When you need to tell time, do you look at your watch or your cell phone? Two thirds of people turn to their phones.
- Would you pay by USB drive over credit cards? It's happening in South Korea.
Top Five Web2.0 Movers of the Week (using Alexa data)
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Top Ten Marketing Blogs from Viral Garden
- Seth's blog
- Duct Tape Marketing
- Search Engine Guide
- Logic + Emotion
- Daily Fix
- Brand Autopsy
- The Engaging Brand
- Influential Marketing
- Drew's Marketing Minute
- Church of the Customer Blog
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Top 5 "Viral" Videos This Week
- Obama's victory speech
- Happy New Year (ABBA)
- Human Tetris performance
- Battle at Kruger
- Scotch Mist (Radiohead)
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Matt -
Thanks so much for this handy recap. It'll be part of my "essential reading" list for The Future of Advertising class at MCAD.
And thanks for agreeing to make the trip to Minneapolis. We're looking forward to some excellent conversations with you.
- Tim
Posted by:Tim Brunelle | Monday, January 07, 2008 at 01:57 AM
Tim -- I can't wait to join you up there in Minneapolis. Glad you list the buzz list.
Posted by:Matt Dickman | Monday, January 07, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Hey Matt, I just gotta say. I look forward to this list every week. Thanks:)
Posted by:lkribs | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 04:05 PM