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Channel 4′s latest web project reinvents quotations for the Twitter age
Quotations are ubiquitous, from Facebook and Twitter to media coverage and watercooler chats. But the experience of finding a quotation online is often messy and reliant on amateurish sites that seem to rely on the same old quotes – and that’s the problem a new Channel 4 project is aiming to fix. By Jemima Kiss
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The 6 reasons why people check in on foursquare
As foursquare continues to grow, a lot of folks outside tech circles have asked why people take the time to check-in. In an attempt to answer that, Jason Keith of socialfresh has identified 6 areas where foursquare brings utilitarian value to “average” people. They include: playing a game, finding friends, making announcements, getting suggestions, getting rewards and recording history.
Flashback: 15 Sites That Were Before Their Time
Amazon.com’s first sale was fifteen years ago, and while the pioneering online retailer eventually found success, many of its peers weren’t so lucky. Esquire salutes great sites of the Web 1.0 era that never made it.
Six digital trends to watch
Edelman’s Steve Rubel and David Armano have identified six digital trends and how organizations should address them.
Social Media Monopoly
Here’s a clever take on Monopoloy with a Social Media Angle from Bite.ca. “Pete Cashmore, Kevin Rose, Tom, Amber MacArthur, Crystal Gibson and Ariana Huffington are fighting for social media dominance. Race around the board picking up smartphones and computers but make sure you don’t get sent to MySpace or you’ll risk losing everything, including your reputation.”
7 tips on increasing traffic and engagement using Facebook
Facebook recently analyzed how the 100 top media sites are using its social plugins, as well as the pages of several top media organizations and the stories they posted, including their content, types of status update, and time of day. Among the findings were that certain ways of implementing the new Like buttons, such as including thumbnails of friends, could result in 3-5x greater click-through rates.
20 social media resources for nonprofits
Here is a great list of social media resources for nonprofits, including a Social Media Strategy 101 deck (embedded below).
Turn your Twitter stream into a people parade
Twitter visualisations come in many forms, but The Guardian calls IS Parade “arguably the most inventive yet.” As an example, check out this visualization of @cyberjournalist Twitter followers.
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New report: Internet more important than newspapers, but still not trustworthy
Newspapers are now less important than the Internet as a source of information, yet the majority of online users say most online information is not reliable, according to the 10th annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans by the Center for the Digital Future.
The study also found that 70 percent of online users believe that Internet advertising is “annoying,” yet 55 percent of users said they would rather see Web advertising than pay for content.
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