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Facebook gets roasted, the value of human editors, and MTV goes Tumblr

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Facebook Gets Roasted By Google, Twitter & Foursquare [VIDEO]

Funny stuff with good VO’s by Penn Jillette and Gilbert Gottried

Seven Things Human Editors Do that Algorithms Don’t (Yet) – Eli Pariser – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review

With aggregation-slash-curation coming on strong, there are options as to how that’s accomplished. Algorithms are tempting, but they definitely fall short in a few areas, as outlined here.

One-Quarter of Tablet Users Report the Bathroom as a Popular Place to Log On | Adweek

I like the shifting of tablets away from mobile. While I get the mobility, I think the “lean back” and “immediate access” features are more compelling.

Man Ordered To Tweet 100 Times For Defamation – Slashdot

Truth? Fiction? You tell me which is stranger.

New Mobile Marketing Study: What it Means for Content Marketers

A lot of useful stats, as well as some good general directions for ways different business models can apply mobile to their marketing mix. Right now, mobile solutions are highly contextual to different business models, but there are a lot of options for companies to get involve

Intel® The Museum of Me

This has been going around a lot, but it’s definitely worth another post. A nice shift from the usual stunts linking people to various gag headlines.

Groupon Counts on Writers and Editors to Build Its Audience – NYTimes.com

If you’re in the creative field, this is a must read. It’s in line with the broader trend of crowdsourcing in that creative is more and more viewed as something that can come from a much broader set of people than previously thought.

Best quote of the article: “My dream,” says Mr. Weiner, 26, “was to get a job writing comedy and make more than minimum wage watching dogs die.”

IDC: Google Overtakes Yahoo In Display Ads For First Quarter Ever

This is key because Google’s entire approach to advertising is the elimination of media buyer/seller friction. Paid media is going to be around for a while, but Google’s self-service approach has enabled it to move into the nooks and crannies that small and medium size businesses can take advantage of. Perhaps even more interesting for the future is that Google’s responsive, on-the-fly approach to advertising is well-suited for connecting paid media budgets to social media and content marketing efforts.

MTV Launches Tumblr As Part of Digital Expansion

Tumblr’s been showing strong user base growth, so it’s interesting to see large brands adopting it. Tumblr still appeals to the early-adopter set, but if that’s a large portion of your target audience, then it makes sense to take your content there.

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Conan on creativity, content marketing case studies, and how we read iPads

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Conan O’Brien’s Guide To Creativity | Fast Company

Great read for anyone involved in creative thinking for a career.

Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Paper Ones | Fast Company

The big story here is that the ad-supported Kindle is the top seller. That’s quite a statement, given the book world is probably the most staunch opponent of mixing advertising and content.

Landing Page Basics: Making Your Content Marketing Convert

I like case studies that share conversion data.

Content Marketing Case Studies: 5 Companies that “Get It” [Video]

Highly recommend this 3 minute video. It demonstrates how brands in a range of industries are moving past messages and into engagement.

The History of Advertising on Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]

What this highlights to me is how little Twitter has really emphasized advertising on their platform.

Official Google Blog: Mining patterns in search data with Google Correlate

I could definitely see this leading to some interesting consumer behavior insights for brands.

DIGIDAY:DAILY – Skimming Over the iPad

This is good information for anyone in the content marketing business. A reminder that a change in medium can mean a required changed in the message. Isn’t there a famous line about that?

Square’s Disruptive New iPad Payments Service Will Replace Cash Registers

Square is definitely in my top 5 ‘companies to watch’. And while enabling mobile credit card payments is great, I think the data they provide merchants is going to be what really pulls customers over from existing merchant accounts.

Groupon Staying Ahead of the Game: Rumored to be in Talks with Foursquare

When a gorilla like Facebook comes into the location-based services fray, it’s interesting to see how the previous leaders in the space respond. Groupon’s trying to work deals through numerous LBS players, which should help them get a quick understanding of where the possible sweet spot is in this market. I still think it will be tough for any of them to beat Facebook, as I see LBS and coupons as more a byproduct of whatever mobile app people use most innately. And that, of course, is Facebook.

The Secret World of Apps | Adweek

While there are a lot of developers complaining about Apple’s app approval process, the real question is, What types of developers are driving app use? That’s what Apple is most certainly gleaning from it’s massive data tracking. And Apple is going to do everything they can to keep those developers and those types of apps in the spotlight. It’s an interesting situation, because while Apple only creates a small sliver of apps, they’re trying to levy their taste on their entire community of developers, for the (supposed) benefit of their customers.

 

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Drudge v. Zuckerberg, 2011s most creative people, and CMOs seeking content marketing

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Dodge Rolls Out First Filmstrip Banner Ad

Look for a lot more of this type of experimentation going on. Rich media a la Web 2.0 never really quite nailed it, but publishers have to deliver some deeper level of engagement than what most banners current provide, or CPMs are going to stay in the cellar.

Most Creative People 2011 | Fast Company

While you might not recognize a lot of the names on this list, the brands they’re associated with is a good overview of what companies are shaking up the world right now.

New Roper Study: 9 in 10 CMOs See Value in Content Marketing « FUEL LINES

Content Marketing isn’t a term you see used a lot right now, but given these stats, I’d guess that will be changing fast.

No Check-Ins Needed. Shopkick Sends You Deals From Your Couch: Tech News and Analysis «

While I find attempts to force users to pay attention to commercials futile in the long term, the technology that’s being applied here has potential that could make that experience engaging and gamelike. Audio-sensing — basically Shazam for TV shows — has a lot of potential for getting offers, coupons, or content from the TV screen onto the mobile handset.

Why Matt Drudge Still Beats Mark Zuckerberg: Tech News and Analysis «

A couple of things i really like in this article. One, that it shows you don’t need all the latest bells and whistles to succeed in content marketing. Secondly, that content is an ongoing process, and not something you put up and walk away from.

The 3 Habits of Highly Effective Brands – The Atlantic

A well-written (and short) piece on what the top brands are doing. What’s most interesting is that the brands taking these steps are in a broad range of industries.

9 Outstanding Websites for Design Inspiration

Some nice examples of web design. Most of these may not fit your average Drupal or WordPress template, but that’s one thing that makes them stand out.

Apps 6 Times More Popular than Web on Phones, Less Popular on Tablets

This isn’t surprising at all, but I think as companies get more experienced at delivering content for the smallest screen, they’ll get the WAP technology down to the point where they don’t need apps. Of course, if you CAN get someone to download your app, you have your brand on some of the most valuable real estate in marketing.

Gaining Authority in the Age of Digital Overload

The point is, brands have to start thinking about media in terms beyond buying their way in.

Case Study: Caterpillar and blue collar social media marketing

When it comes to content marketing and social media, so many companies worry about putting employees in the social media spotlight. This interview has an excellent quote that sums up the opportunity for so many companies: “The Caterpillar organization is filled with the smartest engineers and industry experts in the world. We want to leverage their expertise and promote the individual’s persona so the reader has a better understanding of who is speaking about a certain topic, and why should they be trusted.”

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Paying people to view ads, 5 good branded YouTube channels, and Google’s vision for Android

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Facebook Paying Users For Ad Views: The Good, The Bad, and The Psychologically Ugly | Fast Company

I’m voting ugly on this one, although if Facebook is paying their users to watch ads, why wouldn’t brands go straight to consumers and cut out the middle man? Be sure to watch the video regarding several landmark studies that have been done in the area of rewards and motivation.

Coca-Cola Marketing Shifts from Impressions to Expressions – Joe Tripodi – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review

With so much talk happening on the content marketing front, it’s interesting to hear the CMO of Coke talk about how theyve made the transition and what some of the challenges have been.

3 Reasons Curation is Here to Stay

As this article will drive home, curation is shaping up to be a lot more than an inexpensive form of content development. This is an area brands Should be paying a lot of attention to. Not only is it a cost-effective way to flesh out a content strategy, its also showing potential for being a valuable business model. And we see over and over how often companies leave that money on the table nay to be scooped up by nimble startups

Why Data Matters, Another Intersting Signal: Direction Requests – John Battelle’s Searchblog

I’ve been posting more and more about data here, and I couldn’t summarize why any better than this post. Marketing is more and more about context around the person we’re targeting. It’s pretty easy to see how this could lead to a range of creative solutions.

Top 5 Reasons Why Brands Need to Focus on Earned Media | Brand Advocacy and Social Media ROI Blog | Zuber Rants by Zuberance

Whether you call it content marketing or earned media, the principles are the same.

Facebook Adds Granularity To Sharing Options

I certainly get this extension of the like button. A lot of people, myself included, will appreciate the added specificity of targeting your message. At the same time, I know that simplicity is one of the great enablers of the sharing. Sure, it’s not a huge difference, but there is a different between simply liking something almost reflexively, and thinking about just who you’re going to send the link to. Sure, this won’t drive a wooden stake through Facebook, but as things get more complicated, it makes room for something simpler to come in underneath.

Google’s Plan to Take Android Everywhere: Tech News and Analysis «

This is where Google’s Android starts to pull away from Apple. There was a parallel situation that happened in computing prior to the Web, when the networking of computers and the accessories (apps) that came with them were more important than the boxes themselves. This is that scenario all over again, on mobile devices.

Wannabe SEALs Help U.S. Navy Hunt Pirates In Massively Multiplayer Game | Fast Company

The idea of the military using gaming seems obvious, yet I’m sure there are crazy security issues. However, this is a smart mix of gamification and the idea of crowdsourcing strategic insights. Brilliant, and likely something that could be applied to all sorts of social or civil issues. With social games like CityVille having 88 million monthly active users, and the future of all forms of gaming sure to experience remarkable growth, I could even see the realism of tying the game to actual issues an added bonus.

5 Branded YouTube Channels That Get it Right [VIDEOS]

The idea of video as content isn’t new, but perhaps due to early viral videos not providing the payout brands had hoped, there’s been seemingly less interest in client-generated video content. Of course, with more social sharing options and increasing opportunities for driving conversions or Facebook Page acquisitions, this could be changing.

Beyond Blog Posts – A Guide to Innovative Content Types | SEOmoz

A good breakdown of various types of content which companies can produce within a range of budgets.

Google I/O in a Nutshell: All the News You Might Have Missed

A good overview of the big initiatives happening at Google. Previous, I’ve posted an article about Eric Schmidt stating that all of Google’s 2011 strategies were around mobile. This backs that up, and shows what a threat Google is going to be to Apple’s current mobile and tablet business. If anything, I’d guess this drives the WAP business, and moves things away from app development, due to the growth of a second major platform.

 

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How to drive change, brands increasing their social media spend, and mobile’s “phantom limb” effect

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Most Marketers Plan to Increase Social Media Spend This Year [STUDY]

Another survey indicated increasing interest in social media by brands. 70% are planning to increase their social media budget this year. Most interesting is that their primary social media goal is to increase Facebook ‘Likes’, and that 87% report that social media is “important” or “very important” to achieving their biggest marketing goal this year. If anyone is doubted that social media has made it to the major leagues, this is pretty strong proof.

Why People Do & Don’t Use Location Apps (Survey)

The findings are interesting regarding mobile trends. I’m surprised at the number who don’t use location-based apps is as low as it is. That seems to be changing. That said, the numbers on this survey feel a little low for complete reliability.

Moat Banner Ad Search

It’s not often I care to search for banner ads, but it does play the full animation, and present details like where it was discovered and when it last ran.

MediaPost Publications Tell The IAB What You’re Spending In Mobile

I’ve stated a few times how the mobile industry is paralleling the early days of the ad industry. There’s currently a growing gap between the use of mobile and the number of advertising dollars being spent there. It’s the same opportunity early buyers of banners and Adwords enjoyed.

Death Stalks the Twittersphere, Offering a Lesson in Consumer Exposure | Bob Garfield – Advertising Age

it’s important for brands to be aware about privacy issues like this to make sure community engagement campaigns aren’t stepping over the creep factor line. I’m sure the awareness factor of this campaign is off the charts. I’d be more curious what the conversion rate is.

How mobile phones are turning into phantom limbs – Telegraph Blogs

I have to say I’ve experienced the same thing. Really demonstrates why this is such a powerful medium. Especially for the early adopters who are before all the noise erupts.

Driving Change: Eight Learnings. | Reinventing

A must read from someone who’s done a lot to drive change within a pretty traditional agency.

Apple to Sell Square Device in Retail Stores – MarketingVOX

If you’re not familiar, Square is a credit card swiper that simply inserts into the headphone jack of an iPhone. And presto, instant credit card acceptance. That combined with it being from the founder of Twitter, it’s definitely one to watch in this space.

Design a Winning Ad Age Cover to Snag a Trip to Cannes | Global News – Advertising Age

Great idea for young creatives.

 

 

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Facebook is like cuddling, tablets killing pc’s, and Nike’s data revolution

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Facebook Triggers Same Hormone As Cuddling

So that explains it. This may be obvious to many. After all, if something’s addictive, it has to be producing some strong, positive effect.

Gartner: tablet hype fueling worldwide dip in PC sales

At Ad Tech this week, Jeffrey Cole from USC Annenberg spoke of trends, and predicted that tablets become the computer of choice for almost everyone except people doing processor heavy tasks, or writing. With a wireless tablet, I could even see them working well for writing. What this means for advertising is even more of a lean-forward experience. Driving quick, near-term engagement is easier the more actively engaged the user becomes. And that’s what tablets do constantly with their hands-on swiping and pointing.

iPhone App Takes a 3D Scan of Your Face, Prints a 3D Model

While most people don’t have 3D printers, the fact that you can create the model with a photo snapped from an iPhone is remarkable.

What Is the Future of Gamification? [Survey]

With apps like Foursquare hinting at the potential of gamification, here are some projections of where that concept could extend.

Airbnb Lets You Rent a Country … For $70K a Night

If you haven’t heard of Airbnb, they’re a fascinating startup story. Their creativity has shown from the beginning, and they continue to demonstrate that through buzz-generating stunts like this.

YouTube sending repeat infringers to copyright school

This is a great solution to a sticky problem. Seems like every time I start thinking Google doesn’t get how to communicate and stay in touch with their customers, they do something brilliant like this.

Nike Seeks Fellow to Start an Open Data Revolution

I’ve posted a lot of articles recently on the growing impact of data on brand development and marketing. Nike’s taking a big leap here, and while this article focuses more on the sustainability angle, if you consider products like the Nike+, there’s clear potential for a big consumer-facing impact, as well.

NuCaptcha’s Advertising Network For Video Captchas Goes Self-Serve

Proof that pretty much every nook and cranny of the Web is open to some form of advertising.

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Live nature video goes viral, an iAd gallery, and the best social TV app yet

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US eagle webcam becomes internet sensation – Yahoo! News

A great example of how simple some forms of entertainment can be. This is an eagle’s next 80 feet high in a tree, and about 150,000 people are tuned in at any given time during the day to witness a remarkable view of nature. Live.

Here’s the link to the Ustream page with the video:

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

Want to See All iAds in One Place? Apple Has an App for That

If you’re doing any mobile advertising (which hopefully you are), then this is a great resource for what’s currently the richest mobile ad experience.

TV-Tagging App IntoNow Tries to Kickstart Discussions Around Shows

I’ve checked out a number of social viewing apps, and this looks to be the best interface by far. The most impressive feature is the Shazam-like ability to identify the exact episode of a show you’re watching, with a short sound sample. There’s still an issue around where you are in a prerecorded show. But this is an impressive start, and would certainly work for live TV.

Too Lazy To Count Calories? Now You Can Just Take A Picture Of Your Meal

This is pretty amazing for what it does, not how it does it. It also reminds me of services during the dot com era that involved information retrieval through swarms of human resources. I’m not sure it’s a long term model, but it gives you the taste for the potential. And who knows, maybe after humans logging several hundred thousand dishes, the machine learning will take over and automate it. At any rate, it’s an interesting app that, once again, could have been developed by any number of food or health related brands.

Location Based Photo Booth – Popwuping

It’s basically a portable photo printer that picks up on Instagram location info, letting anyone at the event print pics from the event. I could see this being a good schwag alternative for brands who want to give people a memorable takeaway.

Quakebook: From Tweet to Book in One Week | Post Advertising

A remarkable example of how fast marketers and content producers are reacting to events to produce topical content. To even come up with this caliber of title and book cover design so quickly is a feat in itself.

Baby Connection: The Two-Part Baby Making App That Brings Dad Into The Process

What makes this app unique is the way it brings two users of the app together into a unified experience. That capability not only provides innovative features, it also gets to the emotional core of the procreation process: Teamwork.

“First iPad Magazine For Kids” Makes Its Debut [VIDEO]

One of the persistent complaints is read in iPad magazine reviews is that they’re not taking advantage of the technologies capabilities to redefine the reading experience. The video shows some impressive screens, and the apps free. Now if my iPad would just arrive.

Selling Something Other than Ads // NoahBrier.com

The POV displayed by Bloomberg on this quote is pretty close to the mindset a lot of businesses interested in the content marketing game. If you’ve been spending 100s of millions on push messaging, it’s not surprising they’d be interested in something that generates more long term value, especially in the CRM category.

Obama’s Re-election Campaign Puts Facebook Front And Center … Literally

Given the impact of Obama’s first election campaign, it would make sense for marketers to pay attention to his reelection campaign. It’s interesting to note that they’ve taken their best practices from the 2008 campaign and applied them to this effort. Interestingly, they’re starting out very simple, and building out from there. That’s some great insight for brands wondering how to approach social media.

 

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The mother of all mashups, Color’s social graph play, and 6 verbs for the future

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Mega-mashup Memolane Helps You Remember Everything

Definitely the mother of all mashups. It takes all your social media sites and makes everything you’ve posted to any of them searchable. That restaurant you visited in NYC last summer and checked in on Foursquare? Found! This really makes a lot of sense, and while I’m not sure there’s a big enough market for this as an independent business model, but there’s definitely a strong appeal to this.

Color’s Implicit Social Graph and How Facebook Could Respond

Color’s been getting A LOT of hype. Seems a little premature to me, given that ratings on the app store are mostly negative complaints about a terrible user interface. That said, this article gives us a good look at various data points companies like Facebook are out to gather. And as marketers, we’re the ones they’re gathering them for.

HOW TO: Play Recorded Twitter Conversations In Sync With Your Favorite Shows

Fantastic new feature for anyone who wants the ‘social viewing’ experience for recorded tv content.

The 6 Verbs For The Next 20 Years Of The Connected World

If you read Creativing often, you know I’m a fan of Kevin Kelly’s writing. I like the way he breaks down the major communication trends he sees shaping up, into 6 verbs. Obviously relevant for an interactive medium.

The 3 Types of Self-Destructive Corporate Tweets

Another opportunity to learn from other’s mistakes. Hopefully, instead of your own

Who Curates the Real-Time Web?

I like the POV of this article in terms of what’s the right blend between machine and human involvement in the curation process. Both sides of that equation are key components for brands wanting to include curated content in their content marketing mix. Which I believe they should be doing.

If You Like Flipboard, Check Out Zite – It’s Easier to Use

In content marketing there’s a lot of talk about curation vs. creation. Curation’s great, as long as it’s relevant. Tools like this one referenced, and it’s music equivalent, Pandora, are great because they’re simple. That’s what aggregation offers potential content marketers. A simple way to collect and present relevant information. It’s all down to how you screen and select your content.

Among Media, TV Is Still on Top | Advertising Age

TV spending is still at the top for it’s awareness and reach. The online component, becoming more and more intertwined with TV, offers a place to take the viewer to the interactive level. This will certainly be one way marketers will be ‘integrating’ the two going forward.

Seth’s Blog: Small screens and big decisions

With the mobile craze in full swing, Seth Godin provides a good reality check.

10 Web Design Elements that You Shouldn’t Overlook | Webdesigner Depot

Some foundational but great to brush up on design considerations for any Web page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xbox Kinect is marketing’s new frontier, the best unsubscribe process ever, and content creation vs curation

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Why Xbox Kinect Technology Will Be the Next Frontier for Marketers

I’ve posted a lot of Kinect lately, and here’s another article directly addressing the marketing opportunities for brands. What’s likely most appealing about Kinect for brands is the ability to create highly personal interactive experiences on a mass scale. Unlike SecondLife, which felt geeky, Kinect is far more organic.

“yeah thats not what I was looking for at all.”

Hysterical account of a design who just doesn’t want to give the “client” what they’re looking for.

You are unsubscribed

This has to be the most creative unsubscribe process ever. Even though I still unsubscribed, it certainly impacted my impression of the brand.

Why Curation Is Just as Important as Creation [OPINION]

Excellent perspective on what I think is the key opportunity for many brands interested in the content marketing space. Sure, creating content will help you exercise your brand voice and define your differentiation. But aggregation can also display a point of view and a sense of knowing what’s going on. It’s also puts the brand at the center of a conversation topic.

Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog » Blog Archive » To what end? The question that kills media reinvention

A theme I touch on a lot is the cross-fire currently happening between the publishing industry and the marketing industry. With publishers acting more like advertising agencies (Meridith is a great example) and advertisers needing to create more long-term resonance and less push-messaging, you could go through this article and pretty much substitute ‘marketers’ for ‘publishers’ and have a very relevant piece on content marketing.

Bloomberg: Personalizing the News for 20 Million People: Tech News and Analysis «

As a counter to the content farms, this is the way quality content is supposed to be generated with the use of technology. They currently track over 100 data points on every page, and use that to present the best information to each reader. There’s still a need for quality stories, but for most large publishers, there’s still a gap that needs to be closed regarding which of all their articles a given reader may be most interested in.

Hybrid Media: How Social is Enabling Event TV | MobileBehavior

An excellent slide show on how mobile and TV are merging to create new types of social viewing experiences.

Mobile By The Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Pardon yet another infographic, but there’s some great data in here. My favorite: 1/2 of all local searches are from a mobile device, and 86% of mobile Internet users are using their devices while watching TV.

Rebecca Black Means The (Internet) Fame Game Has Changed

A good take on this whole Internet Fame thing.

Report: Google Still Web’s Dominant Traffic Driver, But Some Niches See Facebook Gaining

Perhaps the most interesting search related stat is the referring traffic stat at some of the largest publishers. Most are still getting the bulk of their traffic from Google, although Facebook is growing more quickly. Still, Facebook has along way to go before they pass them.

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How to reinvent media, the Internet as spying machine, and a SXSWi recap

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At SXSW, Advertising Was This Year’s Twitter, iPad 2 Was This Year’s Foursquare

If you happened to make SXSW this year, you’ll certainly relate to this post. And if you didn’t but missed being there, this will make you feel a little less so.

Google Geo Developers Blog: A new angle on the world with 45° imagery

If you’re displaying a map, this is a good way to make it pop off the page. And they can always go back to ‘map’ view.

YouTube Acquires Service That Makes Your Videos Better

YouTube, surely feeling the distant heat of Hulu, is pushing the technology side of the service more and more lately. With the explosive popularity of numerous photo apps to make our snaps look better, the idea of making people’s videos look better is an obviously smart thing to be focusing on.

Internet is world’s ‘greatest spying machine’: Assange – Yahoo! News

He’s right. But it’s not spying. It’s called ‘conversation analysis’.

Microsoft Office 15 Aims For Facebook Integration

Easily posting of MS Office docs to Facebook. Sounds like “FacebookLeaks” to me.

To what end? The question that kills media reinvention

A theme I touch on a lot is the cross-fire currently happening between the publishing industry and the marketing industry. With publishers acting more like advertising agencies (Meridith is a great example) and advertisers needing to create more long-term resonance and less push-messaging, you could go through this article and pretty much substitute ‘marketers’ for ‘publishers’ and have a very relevant piece on content marketing.

SMS On Steroids – eBuddy Debuts Realtime, Cross-Platform Messaging App

With mobile redefining the online UX, I could see an easy-to-use, socially-enabled SMS app to pick up serious traction in the social networking space. There’s currently a big gap between mobile social experiences like Facebook and Twitter, and SMS messaging, which is still one of the largest areas of activity for mobile users. Perhaps instead of companies focusing on all the features they can do with the current crop of social apps, the approach with the broadest appeal could be to start with SMS, and see what networking features you can build out from there.

Facebook Launching Prepaid Local Deals Subscription Service

With the mobile industry already well into it’s long predicted explosion of growth, Facebook is out to stake it’s claim to anything mobile or location-based. As Places took on Foursquare, their new Deals service is a direct shot at Groupon. Only Facebook can promote it’s deals in the Facebook newsfeed however prominently it wants. Which sounds like what they’re doing.

Study: Mobile Ad-Tracking Systems Are “Blind” To 80 Percent Of Apple iOS Devices

Very good to know the next time you’re reviewing your mobile campaign metrics (or someone else is reviewing them for you). This can be worked around through focusing on site metrics, like landing page visits, which is really what we should be looking at anyway.

Ads API Profile: AdParlor’s Full-Service Solution for Game Developers

Firstly, per the headline, I wouldn’t say this is only applicable to game developers. Facebook’s advanced targeting is a true revolution in paid media, and this in-depth overview will give anyone a good sense for how it can be applied.

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