My good friends Todd Defren and Shannon Whitley of PRX Builder have dreamed up a new Facebook application called Newshound. It is a bit like delicious, only it allows you to share news on your Facebook profile. The only thing I wish it could include would be a widget to add the information to my read more...
MyDeathSpace: Voyeurism Meets Social Media
People are using social networking sites to connect with others in a number of ways, but I thought this was WAY over the top. MyDeathSpace.com is an archival site, containing news articles, online obituaries, and other publicly available information. MyDeathSpace.com is a map-based site that connects you to the MySpace profiles of the deceased. It includes the story about each person and the circumstances of their death. My take: just because you read more...
How do You Measure Friends: Twitter Has Ditched Friends for Followers
As I was telling my friend Todd Defren on Twitter today, I have some serious reservations about the whole tilt toward measuring "friends" on social networking sites. Katie Paine was one of the first to mention the idea a few months ago and it troubled me then, so much so that a post about it has been brewing in my head for awhile. I am not sure this post will put an end to my thoughts on this, but Edelman's new Social read more...
What You Think: What’s Next on the Social Media Horizon?
Last week, Shel Israel launched a research project for his client SAP, and asked people to answer a few questions about the current and future state of social media on a global level. So far he has interviewed me; Hugh McLeod, from the UK and US perspective; and Tom Raftery, an IT blogger that read more...
Social Media: Facebook Friends Compile Summer Reading List
While I haven't written about it much, I have been using social networks a lot lately to put together some of the things I share with you here at Communication Overtones. A fun exercise started a few days ago when Geoff Livingston used a new question feature on Facebook to ask his network to help him compile a list of recommended books to offer as additional reading on social media for his upcoming book, "Now is Gone." Here is the the list of 25+ must-read social media, marketing and PR books. This list was compiled by Chris Abraham, Toby read more...