Bing Community

• Using your social network to search with your Bing for Mobile iPhone app
  Do you ever find yourself standing in front of the movie theater trying to figure out what movie to go to? Or how about you are in the car with friends looking for a place to eat.  Wouldn’t it be helpful to hear what your friends are saying about a movie, restaurants or a product while you are on the go?  As highlighted in the Bing For iPhone Update blog pos […]

Techburgh

• Are my vehicle’s electronics and other add-ons insured? 2010/08/07
  Are you driving around in the ride of your dreams? Whether your car is a souped-up Mustang, a classic with all the bells and whistles or a Ford Escort with an improved sound system, your car is likely one of your most prized possessions. But have you taken steps to protect it as such? Unless [...] […]
  Andy Quayle

Steve Rubel Life Stream

• Hot or Not: E-mail Marketing vs. Social-Media Marketing 2010/08/10
  Image credit: Rapportive at The Next Web Conference The following is also my column this week in Advertising Age.Contrary to popular belief, video didn't kill the radio star, YouTube didn't knock off TV and Twitter didn't shut down blogging. However, in each case the steady advance of new technology definitely forced the incumbents to evo […]

Edelman Digital

• Health Digital Check-Up: The FDA Warns About Facebook Share 2010/08/10
  As we wait for the official word from the FDA on how the DDMAC guidelines should be applied to the digital space, we can learn how the FDA is interpreting the use of social media for promotional activities through their warning letters. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (an Edelman client, though not for this particular promotion) recently [...] […]
  Emily Downward

Scripting Dot Com

• Let's bootstrap a federated 140-char loose-copulation 2010/08/10
  That's a lot of buzzwords in the title of this post, followed by a typo that I decided to leave in. I've been re-reading Ted Nelson's great books, ordered copies for myself and Nicco, who gave his to EchoDitto. They say it's such an eye-opener (knew it would be) that they want to scan it and upload it. I understand the sentiment […]

Ny Naturals

Fred Wilson

• Solidarity Not Charity 2010/08/10
  Our portfolio company Zynga has been running campaigns in their games to raise money for Haiti and a number of other causes. Mark Pincus, Zynga's founder and CEO, calls this "solidarity not charity." Zynga describes this approach to giving back... […]
  Fred

Chris Brogan

• Sharpen Your Pencil 2010/08/10
  What goes into making success happen? Work. Work with a little bit of preparation and a lot bit of follow-through. You want to write a book? Schedule writing times. Julien and I just scheduled an hour a day together for the near future for the new book. You want to get fit? Plan ahead and [...] […]
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