Twitter Declares, “The Tweets Must Flow”
While protests rage on in Egypt, Twitter called for free expression and transparency in a manifesto published on its blog. Co-written by Twitter…
Using Google Latitude For Business
Using Google Latitude is and should be a personal thing – only to be used with people you trust. I use Latitude with my friends and make sure to only confirm close friends. However, recently I met a woman that works in marketing for a health organization. She told me about how her company uses […]
Zillow Adds Real Estate Agent Ratings
Real estate website Zillow has introduced a new feature that allows home buyers and sellers to search for local real estate agents based on ratings and reviews. When people use the Zillow Directory to search for a real estate agent in their area, results are sorted by local agents with the highest overall ratings and […]
Transparency: Important in Social Media Marketing
Transparency is the foundation of trust. Trust is your social lubricant applied liberally; therefore, if youâ??re not prepared to be transparent you are using the wrong medium. Check out my blog to view the rest of my post http://bit.ly/92zf6R. Duration : 1 min 9 sec
Five Cities Get Free Civic Apps Through Code for America
Five American cities have been selected for a random act of kindness from software developers. Boston, Boulder, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Seattle will all receive free web and/or mobile apps to help administer government and serve citizens, thanks to a program called Code for America. Back in February, Code for America asked cities around the […]
Trolls Would Disrupt Gov't Attempts at Social Media – Craig Newmark
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/09/Wiki_White_House_Can_Obama_Use_Tech_to_Transform_Govt Craigslist founder Craig Newmark discusses problems with opening up civic discussion to the online public. He warns of “trolls” who “pick fights to get attention” and suggests ways to circumvent First Amendment issues ociated with moderating discussion forums hosted by the federal government. —– Technology evangelists believe that Barack Obama has […]