Posts by derickson
Facebook Testing Real-Time Search
In a blog post yesterday morning, an obscure Facebook blogger announces that the social network is testing out real-time search.
Read MoreTweetDeck Upgrade Video Demo
This is a video demonstration from TechCrunch by the founder of TweetDeck, Iain Dodsworth. The two newest features are unlimited multiple accounts, unlimited columns for groups and searches, and cloud synchronization so you can share your data on any computer…and, as of today, they’re released a new iPhone app.
Read MoreThe Current Creative & Knowledge Renaissance
While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics.
Read MoreCraigslist By "Weird Al" Yankovic
Weird Al Yankovic’s latest song lampoon’s Craigslist and is an homage to The Doors (based on the song Soul Kitchen) and featuring the psychedelic band’s keyboardist, Ray Manzarek.
Read MoreThe Next Disruptive Industries: A Lecture By Fred Wilson For MarketingTalks@Google
Fred Wilson visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss disruption. This event took place on May 13, 2009, as part of the Marketing Talks@Google series.
Read MoreMarketing Your Blog – Search Engine Optimization
How to build long-term traffic to your blog using search engine optimization.
Read MoreAre We Giving The Robots That Control Society Too Much Power?
The In The Know crew debate robots’ role in society.
Read MoreGoogle Local Business Center Adds Analytics
Google recently added analytics to its Local Business Center service so now you can gain some insight into how people are finding you through those listings.
Read MoreCelebrity Twitterkill
Twitter is blowing up in this sequel to Twouble with Twitters, with celebrities taking over the twittersphere. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Perez Hilton, and P. Diddy as themselves.
Read MoreThe One Big Thing: Facebook Vanity URLs
The One Big Thing you need to know about this week is Facebook’s new vanity URLs feature.
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