As if the Atlanta-based chicken chain hasn't endured its share of public condemnation for management's much-publicized anti-gay stance, today we learn about an apparent effort by a PR person, posing as a Facebook fan to astroturf the real reason why Jim Henson pulled its toys.
As a 12 year old, Jeremiah McDonald wanted to talk to his future self. It was a crazy idea. So, he made a video of himself talking to his future self. Flash forward to 2012 and Jeremiah is a filmmaker. He edits in the video of himself at 12 talking to him today.
Of the more than 100 million active users on Twitter, half log in daily, but only 60% have tweeted in the last month. What this should tell you is that so-called lurkers account for a large percentage of the average Twitter audience. There are many Twitter lurkers, searchers, and readers who may never tweet, but still have a great deal of value.
Just weeks after Facebook's less-than-epic IPO, naysayers of the world's largest social network have been piling on with stories about its inevitable demise. One such story even went so far as labeling Facebook boring(!). Yet, there are compelling arguments in favor of Facebook's dominance and long-range success.
A Google map created by WNYC plots key locations in the show "Mad Men" -- from Don Draper's apartment to the Bloomingdale's where Pete Campbell returned his wedding gift.
In his new book, "Digital Vertigo," Andrew Keen takes on Facebook and the social Web. He argues that the profusion of sharing online is "killing our species," dividing, diminishing, and disorienting humanity. He maintains that a kind of "digital narcissism," or exhibitionism, is becoming a salient feature of our culture, and that Facebook is "stealing the innocence of our inner lives." Okay.
You've read these Yelp reviews before. The ones that give a place one star ("I'd give it a minus 1 if Yelp would let me!"). So, you had a bad experience. So, you think you can write. Take it over to Yelp and take out your frustrations. It's good to see one merchant has a sense of humor to deal with an unfortunate Yelp review. Don't let one person's opinion of a bad meatball sandwich ruin your lunch. Photo from DStructure's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DStructure
According to politcal writer and advisor Joe Trippi, Clinton is "a totally different candidate in terms of understanding technology than she was in 2008. In 2008, she just didn’t believe in this stuff. But boy, she has gotten it."
Much of the food-snob energy in New York will percolate this summer in street markets, festivals, food truck feedlots and underground events. And, the "in crowd" will be there to tweet about it.
To say that President Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage yesterday was historic is something of an understatement. But it appears that it didn't just make history in the fight for gay rights — it may have also made Twitter history as one of the most retweeted messages of all time.
Instagram Nation. Here are some impressive stats behind the viral mobile photography app. Instagram gains one new user every second. One billion photos have been taken with the app — that’s roughly 58 photos uploaded each second. Instagram’s on track to hit 100 million users — joining the ranks of LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook — two years after its initial iOS launch in October 2010.
Who knew there was such a mainstream market for artfully arranged pictures of other people’s stuff? Or that “curation,” that rarefied and highly specialized skill, would all of a sudden go viral?
Heads up! This baseball fan was hit in the chest with a hard hit foul ball at a Padres game over the weekend. A follow-up interview with him reveals he was busy trying to check in on Facebook when the accident happened. He was lucky. A beer, an ice pack and a sense of humor were all that were needed for a speedy recovery.
Like it, love it or want none of it, social media is here to stay. Many employers are responding to the social media invasion with policies to guide how it's used by employees. Find out which industries are leading the way and what employees think. Interesting tidbit: 2 out of 5 Gen Y workers say having access to their social media during the workday is more important than getting a raise.
Is Facebook boring? Is it merely a passing fad? Is it true that only 20% of its users ever click on an ad? New surveys this week say "Yes" to all of these questions. But are you ready to trade in your Facebook account to spend hours on Google+ or Airtime? Should you worry that social media may indeed be killing our species? These stories and more are what people are talking about online this week.
The romance with Facebook may finally be wearing slightly thin and the farms on FarmVille going untended. A poll conducted by Reuters in late May and early June revealed that while Facebook still clocks a lot of use, users of the service have reported significant drop-off in Facebook interest.
Bloomberg Businessweek has declared Facebook's I.P.O. “the biggest flop of the decade” after five days of trading. Could it be thatthe Internet economy isn’t as revolutionary as we had hoped?
Plenty has been penned on the time teenagers and young adults “waste” on the Internet. Facebook is often vilified on this account. And while Internet addiction, bullying and diminishing attention spans are certainly of concern, the empowerment these new channels offer may outweigh the drivel.
Vice President Joe Biden gave a nod to same-sex marriage on "Meet the Press" last Sunday and credited the TV show "Will & Grace" for changing public opinion. Said Biden, "I think 'Will & Grace' probably did more to educate the American public than almost anybody's ever done so far." Stars of the show (which went off the eair in 2006), Eric McCormack (Will) and Debra Messing (Grace) both took to Twitter to tweet their approval. Guess the Veep still watches the reruns.
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