January 2009
Anheuser-Busch Gets Social for the Big Game →
by Brian Solis, Disclosure: I am collaborating with Anheuser-Busch on the creation and release of AB-Extras.com There are several articles showcasing the companies who are…
Jan 30th
Tweet This: Techmeme Sources Twitter for Story... →
by Brian Solis Gabe Rivera continues to humanize TechMeme, his news sourcing and aggregation dashboard with the inclusion of Twitter tips. Previously, he announced the hiring of …
Jan 29th
Where The Party At? →
By Adam Jackson Throughout Fall and Winter of 2008, Silicon Valley prepared and readied itself for the fallout. In late September, things started falling apart, VCs tightened their belts…
Jan 29th
Startonomics: Simple, Actionable Strategies for... →
by Brian Solis One of the most inspiring aspects of the Social Economy is the widespread comradeship that is pervasive amongst thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and service…
Jan 28th
FriendFeed Emerges as Potential Competitor to... →
by Brian Solis, sourced from PR 2.0 I recently discussed the viability of Twitter evolving beyond a micro community into a standardized platform for macro conversations. It’s…
Jan 28th
Twestivus: Cause-Tech for the Rest of Us →
by Dana Oshiro Jennifer Connelly in charity: water Public Service Announcement from charity: water on Vimeo. On Feb 12, more than one hundred cities will host…
Jan 27th
Twitter: What’s in a Name? [An Excerpt] →
This is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book project that is still unnamed. You can follow the book’s progress at 140 characters.com. Choosing your username is very important depending…
Jan 26th
Jetset: Airport game for your iPhone →
by Michelle Lentz While I don’t mind flying too much, I’m not a great fan of a lot of airports. I feel like I’ve wasted a good portion of my life connecting through Atlanta-Harsfield, for example,…
Jan 26th
Twitter and Facebook, The Conversation Race →
by Brian Solis, sourced from PR 2.0 Ev Williams, Biz Stone and team have created something so significant, that it’s changing how millions of people communicate with each…
Jan 24th
The Macintosh Ad: 25th Anniversary →
by Michelle Lentz Yesterday was the 25th Anniversary of the classic “1984″ ad from Chiat/Day about the Macintosh. It’s an incredibly famous ad, yet it aired only once, during Super Bowl XVIII.
Jan 23rd
Plinky Helps End Writer’s Block →
by Michelle Lentz My personal blog pretty much lies dormant. With so many other blogs to write for, I’m often at my wit’s end. What on earth is left to write about on this last little blog? …
Jan 23rd
Using PeopleBrowsr To Track the Obama Inauguration... →
Originally published at PR 2.0 Disclosure, I’m an adviser to PeopleBrowsr… In early December, we released a public alpha of PeopleBrowsr, an attention-centered dashboard for managing…
Jan 23rd
O’Reilly eTech Conference Discount →
by Michelle Lentz ETech, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, is O’Reilly Media’s flagship “O’Reilly Radar” event. It focuses on what’s happening now and what’s coming down the pike. The…
Jan 21st
Economically Sound 1-Second Ad →
by Michelle Lentz This just makes me laugh, as I suppose it was meant to do. While I’m aware it’s a marketing stunt, I still think it’s rather brilliant and brand-conscious. MillerCoors said…
Jan 21st
Twingly Microblogging Search →
by Michelle Lentz When I teach my class on using Twitter in Business, I always spend a fair amount of time on Twitter Search. After all, where else can you watch comments on your brand in real…
Jan 20th
The Inauguration on Your Desktop →
by Michelle Lentz The Inauguration is historic in a multitude of ways, not the least of which is the sheer amount of new media coverage and access. Here’s our guide to some ways to interact with…
Jan 19th
Intel & PC.com Host the Counting Crows in Las... →
by Brian Solis Adam Duritz of The Counting Crows During CES, Intel & PC.com hosted a red carpet, celebrity-attended event at the popular LAX night club in Las Vegas to help us get…
Jan 18th
Intel CES Kickoff Party Hosted by @briansolis... →
by Brian Solis Intel, along with Sarah Lacy, Frank Gruber, Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos.com), yours truly, and the Intel Insiders, kicked off 2009 with a bang! Hosted at the former…
Jan 18th
CES 2009: Dr. Dre Throws a Monster Press Party →
by Brian Solis During CES, good friend Seth Combs invited Chris and Kristie Heuer and me to the Dr. Dre / Monster press party at the Paris Hotel. We were presented with the opportunity to…
Jan 17th
CES 2009: It Won’t (and It Didn’t) Stay In Vegas →
by Brian Solis LeVar Burton Steve Broback of the Parnassus Group hosts an incredible party. Now in its third year, the exclusive ItWontStayinVegas blogger party is a must-attend…
Jan 17th
CES 2009: Ultimate Bloggers Dinner by Social Media... →
by Brian Solis Julia Allison, Mary Rambin, Meghan Asha of NonSociety The Ultimate Blogger Dinner during CES 2009 was a refreshing and enriching opportunity to connect with incredible…
Jan 17th
CES 2009: Tristan Eaton, Artist Extraordinaire →
by Brian Solis Immediately following the impromptu, exclusive photo shoot for Dell’s upcoming Adamo notebook series, I was also introduced to graffiti artist, illustrator and toy…
Jan 17th
Building an Orphanage Brick by Brick →
by Michelle Lentz This is your feel-good post of the day. WeCanBuildAnOrphanage.com is asking for your help, and they’ve found a fun and creative way to do it. The site uses an innovative Flash…
Jan 16th
Track Tweets on Your Blog with TweetSuite →
by Brian Solis, sourced from PR 2.0 Dan Zarrella recently announced TweetSuite, a plugin for WordPress that integrates tweetback functionality into blogs. Much in the same way that…
Jan 15th
YouTube Hits the Mute Button →
by Michelle Lentz Photo Credit Over on Mashable, they noticed that YouTube is now muting videos that use unauthorized music. It’s kind of creepy. (I’ve embedded one below.) Each…
Jan 14th
TwiistUp 5 Spotlight: eHow, How to do Just About... →
How-to content by pros and members that can make some cash by writing content from home. eHow is one of the most well known how-to resource on the web. Its mission is to offer realistic…
Jan 14th
Chamillionaire’s New Album ‘Mixtape Messiah 6′... →
By Miiko Mentz The new album from HipHop Artist Chamillionaire titled Mixtape Messiah 6 was released today. And according to Chamillionaire’s Tweet earlier, the new album was available in…
Jan 14th
GoingGreen East Top 50 →
AlwaysOn has officially kicked off its 1st GoingGreen East Top 50 competition. They’re are looking for the top emerging private companies that are creating new business opportunities in green…
Jan 14th
Twitter: Mastering The Conversation [An Excerpt] →
by Adam Jackson Source This is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book project that is still unnamed. You can follow the book’s progress at 140 characters.com. Twitter is an awesome…
Jan 13th
Facebook Traffic Surges Past MySpace →
by Brian Solis, sourced from PR 2.0 Source An interesting and highly anticipated phenomenon occurred in December 2008, one that received very little fanfare. December was a…
Jan 13th
Jott to Drop Free Offerings →
by Michelle Lentz If you’re not familiar, Jott is a voice-to-text transcription service. I used it heavily to send notes, via email, to myself while I was out and about. Jott was much safer than…
Jan 13th
Fatburgr: Nutrition at Your Fingertips →
by Michelle Lentz So you ate too much over the holidays. Your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, watch what you eat and get back in shape. Fatburgr is here to help. I know, with a…
Jan 12th
A night of reflection, celebration and hope at... →
By Miiko Mentz Last night, TechCrunch presented the 2nd annual Crunchies to a packed house at the Herbst theater in San Francisco. It was an evening where the Web community came together to…
Jan 11th
And the Last Gadget Standing is… →
by Dana Oshiro Early this morning 10 finalists competed to become NetShelter Media’s Last Gadget Standing at CES. Entries included the Android, MSI Wind, the BugLabs BUGbase, the Eye-Fi…
Jan 10th
Palm Pre: Up Close and Personal →
by Brian Solis Thank you to fellow Intel Insider, Cathy Brooks, who helped me gain immediate access to a personal demo of the new Palm Pre smart phone. Peter Skillman, VP of Design, and…
Jan 10th
Insight into the Palm Pre? →
by Michelle Lentz The tech/gadget world has been all a-twitter (literally) about the new Palm Pre. Like everyone else, I had pretty much written off Palm as far as Smartphones go. I even…
Jan 9th
Dell Grants Exlusive Photoshoot of New Adamo Line... →
by Brian Solis Dell hosted a press conference in the Fantasy Suites of the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas where they announced a series of new products. Perhaps the real news and excitement at the…
Jan 9th
18 Questions You Should Answer Before Starting a... →
by Bernadette Balla Yes, they are many reasons why a social media campaign can be a great resource to reach your consumers on the Internet. But how many of you actually thought about executing your…
Jan 9th
Jan 10: Help Choose the Top Gadget at CES →
Last Gadget Standing returns to CES for its 8th year and us audience members get to choose the winner. NetShelter’s publishing partners (including my DIY-repair site FixYa) spent months…
Jan 8th
MyOpenBar.com: Need I say more? →
by Michelle Lentz So the economy is tight and my Recession Wine series over on my wine blog just isn’t doing it for you. You need some real alcohol - for free. I firmly believe the economy will…
Jan 8th
Peace, Hope, and Social Media in Gaza →
by Michelle Lentz I’m rather horrified by what’s occuring in the Middle East right now. Perhaps more horrified than I might have been at any other point in history. Why? Well, despite the fact that…
Jan 7th
Collection 101: Collecting for Your Start-Up →
By Larry Chiang Congrats on getting to $900k in revenue, getting an angel round done and avoiding the 9 VCs you don’t wanna meet. Now you’re in the kill zone cuz you have a working shippable…
Jan 6th
FreshBooks Open-Sources iPhone App →
by Michelle Lentz There’s nothing quite like the spirit of collaboration. Freshbooks, the invoicing/timetracking application used by many freelancers, has open-sourced their iPhone tine-tracking…
Jan 6th
Cogi Automates Note Taking →
Originally published at Twiistup Cogi was created to solve a problem everyone shares – how to remember and act upon the important points that flow from every conversation. With…
Jan 6th
Careful What You Click: Twitter Phishing, Accounts... →
by Michelle Lentz I promised myself I wouldn’t write another post on Twitter - we’ve sort of been Twitter-heavy the last two weeks. But this is newsworthy. First off, careful what you click. I…
Jan 5th
Tweet2Tweet 2-Way Twitter Conversations →
by Michelle Lentz Wow - 2009 has just brought a wealth of Twitter apps. I’ve always appreciated Wall to Wall on Facebook, where I can see the whole conversation instead of just one side….
Jan 5th
I  →
by Michelle Lentz I hate it when I’m behind. Apparently iTweet has been around a while, and 2.0 was released back in the fall. So I’m late, but I’m glad I found it. iTweet is an…
Jan 5th
Power Twitter Truly Power Twitter →
by Brian Solis In the last week, we’ve seen numerous Twitter applications hit the streets. Power Twitter currently stands as one of the top to beat. Power Twitter is a powerful…
Jan 5th
Microsoft and TechSet Wrap-up Startup Tour in San... →
by Brian Solis Microsoft Startup Zone, in partnership with Stephanie Agresta and yours truly of The TechSet, hosted a special event for tech innovators in Silicon Valley and San…
Jan 3rd
Despised TWPLY Already Sold; Introducing a Better... →
by Brian Solis After yesterday’s rise and fall of TWPLY, a new Twitter app that delivers @ replies to your inbox, but also sends a spam message to your Twitter followers when you…
Jan 2nd