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Facebook to grant TV and news access to demographic data and analytics

The Verge talks about how Facebook grants TV networks and news sites access to better demographic data on postings.

"Specifically, the Public Feed API lets you see a real-time firehose of public posts mentioning a specific word. The Keyword Insights …

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Leweb’12 – a few more of my favorite things …

LeWeb - Register Now!For the last few years, Leweb marks the end of the year for many, and is a great way to meet tons of internationally minded Europeans in one Spot. Some quick links to help you prepare.

 

I am very …

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Why it is no surprise writers hate pinterest.

tl;dr: writer dismisses pinterest as a waste of time which is not surprising because she is a writer. But she is hurting women's interest with this piece more than pinterest does.
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201x is when everything changes. I am going to the party to dance.

tl;dr: The world is changing more than you think. Get ready, and prepare for a wild ride.

Things may be a bit non sequitur, but there is a lot going on in my mind right now and writing helps in …

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SXSW Panelpicker Feedback wanted: What Social Media Managers need to know but don’t

SXSW12 Panel Picker Voting is open now – please help us out with a vote and a comment for What Social Media Managers need to know but don’t – thanks!
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After our very successful session “Outsourcing Social

Are you satisfied just being part of the crowd?

Are you satisfied just to be part of the crowd and watch others perform or is it relevant to you to be 'more'  - whatever that implies, being the rockstar, the artist who wants to show off his work, the collector, the curator, the what else ...? 
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No more than 10% women on Google plus?

Women are not as competitive as men, and mostly this is considered to be a good thing. In tech and entrepreneurship though, this very often leads to women being in the “too late adopter” crowd. I am happy to encourage …

The Positive Glass Pearl Principle or how to get what you want without paying (too much) for it

Summary: When companies try to get started in Social Media, they use standard tactics to gain followers and response: offerings prizes, doing advertisement, etc. Instead they should use what I call the positive glass pearl principle: Offering something the customer

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Part 3: English twittering #Leweb attendees from all over the world

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Want to find out who else is twittering from Leweb but in a language you can read? Here is your solution for people coming to Leweb and twittering predominently in English.

This is part three of stuff for Leweb 2010.

Just because you only met social media idiots does not mean that everybody is one …

Every time the meme of “oh look those idiots are calling themselves Social Media [Gurus|Experts|Specialists]” comes up I get highly annoyed at the hidden insult. And the fact that this kind of posting most often is link bait.

Just because …