Why Twitter & Facebook Will Never Kill Email
Fast Company reports: Twitter's [1] on every tech-fan's lips, half the World's teens seem permanently plugged into MSN or Facebook, and seemingly every gadget's getting wired [2] to a social network. With these big changes afoot, is email slipping into history?
From some Nielsen research published in The New York Times, you could certainly be forgiven for thinking so: In August this year, 276.9 million people in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Brazil used email (that's equivalent to 90% of the U.S. population). Last year the same figure stood at 229.2 million, meaning a rise of 21% has occurred. But, on the other hand, this August some 301.5 million people used a social-networking type of site, outstripping email use and equating to a rise of 31% on last year's figure.
Look at Me: Effectively Pitching the Blogosphere
When you're bootstrapping your startup from your basement suite, media relations is often the default responsibility of the non-tech cofounder. For those who haven't already navigated the emotional peaks and valleys of a PR job, the effort can be daunting. Nevertheless, when you finally get through to someone, you forge a lasting and mutually beneficial relationship. In the past few weeks a number of startup companies have asked for feedback on their pitches. Rather than getting into the gritty details, we thought we'd offer a couple of helpful tips
And to further yesterday's debate --
Which Social Media Expert Are You?
These days, it's not hard to find an expert on social media. Well, to rephrase, it's not hard to find a self-proclaimed expert on social media. With the semi-recent craze for all things Twitter, Facebook and web 2.0, everyone seems to be coming out of the woodworks announcing their know-it-all status when it comes to online marketing and poking around the deep dark corners of networking websites. But how knowledgeable are these "experts"? What makes a social media expert to begin with? Which social media expert are you?
There are a few types of “experts” on the web that you may run into when looking for a professional in the social media world. Heck, you may very well be one of these social media experts. Read on to investigate the inner workings of online “specialists”…
How To: YouTube "Autoshare" on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Reader
It has come to our attention that YouTube has this potentially useful option where you can set your YouTube account to automagically post to Twitter, Facebook, and Google Reader each and every time you upload a new video. YouTube turned on "autoshare" this summer, but that must have been when we were out flyfishing and we missed the news. No matter. It's still current, and potentially helpful if you or your organization regularly works with video
And last, but not least...
Stay tuned for our take on the new site later today.
