links for 2009-09-25
26 September 2009
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A little over a week ago Facebook reached a major milestone: 300 million active users. The fastest-growth region continues to be Asia, but growth in other overseas regions such as the Americas and Africa have also been strong. Currently reaching only 1% of potential users in Asia and Africa, Facebook has barely scratched the surface in both regions:
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There was a time when Pepsi said that they were the “choice of a generation” and youth believed. There was a time that in exchange for the inconvenience caused by interrupting young people on TV, in the magazine or at the bus stop, creative agencies would balance the transactional deficit by delivering humour.
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According to new figures from Nielsen, the amount of time spent surfing social networking and blogging sites had tripled since last year, suggesting "a wholesale change in the way the Internet is used,"
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NYU professor and Internet thinker Clay Shirky gave a talk Tuesday at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. His subject was the future of accountability journalism in a world of declining newspapers.
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If, or more likely when, Twitter introduces ads to its service, users of the social networks will not hold back from engaging with them, according to research.
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Social networking and blogging sites accounted for 17% of the total time Americans spent online in August, an increase of 11% year-on-year, according to Nielsen.
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Consumers are increasingly turning to social network sites to solve their customer service issues rather than contacting a company directly, according to a new report.
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Prime minister's wife overtakes Stephen Fry with 774,000 followers on social networking service
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When it comes to social media you might be busy trying to separate the opportunity from the bullshit, such are the interstellar levels of hype and associated jargon that are plaguing this space.
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Seth Godin is taking a lot of heat for Squidoo's new service, Brands in Public. To many, Brands in Public is little more than a brandjacking service.
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BBC science correspondent for the West Midlands David Gregory braves a ‘them and us’ post, blaming Twitter and bloggers for leaking the ‘water on the moon’ story ahead, hold your breath, of the embargo.
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Many companies are still in denial about the widespread problems of email, text messaging, Facebook, Twitter and other 'digital distractions' among employees.
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Independent politicians are hoping that a new social media campaign will help them tap into voter disenchantment with the three main political parties.
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A solicitor has helped to launch a nearly 3,000-strong international lawyers group via Facebook.
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