Last week I posted the BBC’s latest iPlayer monthly viewing data which got me thinking about how much I use the service to ‘catch up’ on missed programmes.
I must admit that I am a huge fan of iPlayer and my support continues to grow daily as new bells and whistles are added. However I mainly uses iPlayer to catch up on BBC’s archived radio shows and tend to only watch TV shows online on a handful of occasions.*
The user experience is brilliant and I love the fact that I can …

Dotcom comes of age – a retrospective from The Times
The internet created a cash free-for-all but many of the pioneer firms soon crashed. A decade on, James Ashton looks at what made some into lasting winners and drove others to early graves
(tags: dotcom internet entrepreneurs)

Cyber spoofs launch digital election war
Welcome to a web election that is using digitally altered posters, video “mash-ups” and internet trickery in what many politicians believe is the future of campaigning.
(tags: election2010 election)

Tweeting of minds in the 21st century literary salon – Times Online
Today’s cool literary …

What the HELL is social media explains in 2 minutes using 10 key facts why brands need to take notice of social media:
Here is a breakdown of the reasons listed in the video (via JD Rucker):

Social media is now the number one online activity, beating porn and personal email to the top spot.

Because 2/3 of the global Internet population visit social networks.

Because time spent on social networks is growing at 3X the overall Internet rate, accounting for 10% of all Internet time.

Because online, including social media, has become the most …

The Pingdom folks have been at it again – but this time focusing on the behemoth that is El Goog…
They’ve been digging through Google’s SEC filings, news articles and the trusty old Wikipedia to get plenty of interesting data to include.

I love the fact that 50% of Google products come from the 20% of time that staff are encouraged to work on their own projects.

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Jesse Thomas (a.k.a. JESS3) designed and animated this for the JESS3 lecture at AIGA Baltimore in Feb 2010. I’m a sucker for infographic animations and this one’s got some great little factoids:

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.
About Jess3
Jesse Thomas is the CEO and founder of JESS3, an award winning creative interactive agency specializing in web design, social media, branding, and data visualization. Based in Washington, DC, JESS3 has worked with Pfizer, Nestle, Marriott, Pepsi, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, All Facebook, IndieWire, SnagFilms, C-SPAN, …

US Military allows Twitter, other social media
The Pentagon announced on Friday it has authorized the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called "Web 2.0" sites across the U.S. military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns.
(tags: military USA twitter socialmedia)

8 Significant Developments in Social Media You Should Watch by @alizasherman
(tags: prediction trends socialmedia)

Can social media save BBC 6 Music?
Today Twitter and Facebook are buzzing with responses to the news that the BBC is rumoured to be closing down its 6 Music station. Although the corporation has said nothing to …

I remember back in 2007/2008 when I was developing social media strategy for Unilever and Diageo brands, Facebook was the central ‘hub’ from which we could create a fan-centric experience for Guinness/Smirnoff/Marmite, etc. We used to pride ourselves on having more Fans than Coke – often ten times more, using the ultimate consumer brand as a benchmark which we had superseded. Not only did we have more fans, but we also had more engaged fans (which, after all is the ‘secret ingredient‘).
I often used to quote Coca-Cola as being somewhat behind in …

Check-out this Foursquare rap (or should that be check-in?) by @borismsilver and @thenewb:

(click here if you can’t view the embedded video above)

“I’m checkin’ off the grid like Tiger Woods be…”

Full lyrics:
Mr. Silvas in da building
Checkins by the hundreds, thousands, trillionz
Ayo I know its my first stop
Look at that leaderboard and see me at the top
Bouncin to new places, adding em quick
I know all the TO-DOs and I got all the tips
Show up at the Bar and I check in Right Away
Sent it to my Twitter cuz Im here to stay
Looks like you …

A huge thanks to Tom Murphy for bringing my attention to this video this morning.
Created by journalist Steve O’Hear, it brings home the real pain that emerges when PRs insist on embargoes and then go even further to ram them down journalists’ throats.

(Click here if you cannot view the embedded video above)
Dylan Tweney, senior editor of Wired.com once famously said:

“Embargo is from a Latin phrase which means ‘F*** you!’”

Embargoes: Not to be confused with 80′s lunchbox favourite Um Bungo or with the popular French appetiser L’Escargot.
2/03/2010 – UPDATE:
A sequel has …

10 Ways to Use Google Buzz for SEO & SMO
(tags: google_buzz google buzz googlebuzz seo smo)

5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to Learn From
So your business is on Facebook, and brand engagement is up thanks to some savvy social media strategy. You may even be interested in further distinguishing your brand by building a custom landing page for your account.
(tags: facebook social strategy socialmedia brand)

How To Write A Killer Email Pitch To A Tech Blogger
(tags: pr tech blogger pitching)

MPs claim website has sent out Twitter messages in their names (took …