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Must Read: A Little Perspective (Digg, Twitter, Facebook)

mclynd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:03 +0000

A Little Perspective (Digg, Twitter, Facebook). – Really great article about the true influence of social networking’s top sites. Some of his conclusions and reasons for those conclusions are really interesting. This is a must read!

Via Techcrunch

Branding Yourself is So Me 2.0!

mclynd — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:47 +0000

Me 2.0: Branding yourself online – CNN.com. – This is a great article about Personal Branding and you. I really believe personal branding is critical to expanding your professional life. The article makes a great point about how most professionals are really just numbers to an organization, either an employee number or an overhead cost on the accounting books. To separate yourself from the other “numbers”, one needs to promote their personal brand and do it highly visible fashion. While the article talks mainly about blogs, I would suggest Tweeting, having a correct Google Profile (for search) and using professional networking sites LinkedIn and Xing. There are many other ways to promote your brand but these are fundamental to your success.

The Top Brands Being Tweeted!

mclynd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:16:47 +0000

The Top 50 Tweeted Brands. – Great story about the importance of brands in social networking. They list the Top 50 brands on Twitter. The list contains mostly the usual suspects, but there are a couple of surprises.

Via TheNextWeb

Twitter Finally Removing Deleted Tweets From Search Results

mclynd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:47:34 +0000

Twitter Finally Removing Deleted Tweets From Search Results. – This is not cool! They are using to much glue and toothpicks on this service. The fail whale alone is enough to make someone look elsewhere. Twitter get it together!

Via Techcrunch.com

A Couple iPhone Apps Named “Twitter” Are Tricking Users

mclynd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:04:41 +0000

A Couple iPhone Apps Named “Twitter” Are Tricking Users. – Not cool at all. You would think the Apple police over there would want this to clear up, but that might be asking to much.

Via Techcrunch.com

Sean Parker: Twitter/Facebook Will Soon Dominate The Web — Not Google.

mclynd — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:41:26 +0000

Sean Parker: Twitter/Facebook Will Soon Dominate The Web — Not Google.. – Wow..how about a bold prediction! It is funny…it is rare that a prediction this bold comes to fruition. Only time will tell. Thoughts???

Via Techcrunch.com

That Didn’t Take Long: Twitter Search Is Coming To Google

mclynd — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:12:58 +0000

That Didn’t Take Long: Twitter Search Is Coming To Google. – It was bound to happen! It makes sense and why hitch your horse to a second tier player. It will be interesting how deep this thing eventually goes.

Via Techcrunch.com

Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away – CNN.com

mclynd — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:46:26 +0000

Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away – CNN.com. It is getting a bit scary out there. I have noticed on Twitter that most of the messaging is around marketing, get rich scams and misleading messages. it has definitely gotten worse the last couple of months. Tie that together with the need for Twitter to find a way to make money and you have to wonder where Twitter as a service is heading. It will be interesting to see how both Facebook and Twitter react to these issues. Stay tuned…