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Social Networking Primer
Posted by brendan on Jul 9, 2010 in CRIB Notes, Facebook, MySpace, New Tools, Social Networking, Tips and Tutorials, Twitter, Web 2.0 | Comments Off
David Pogue, technology critic at the New York Times, has put together a “handy clip-and-save” primer on social networking. It’s for those who know little about Web 2.0 — or as Pogue writes: Those that Facebook left behind. Here are the key sections: FACEBOOK: This is the biggest social networking service, with almost 500 million members — 22 percent of everyone...
Read MoreFacebook Lessons From Celebs?
Posted by brendan on Jan 6, 2010 in CRIB Notes, Facebook, MySpace, Social Networking, Video | Comments Off
A handful of celebrities are highly effective at using Facebook pages to connect with fans and promote their movies, albums and other products. Mashable has tried to extract some lessons we might learn from them. While comparisons to grassroots groups is laughable, it’s useful to keep an eye on anyone whose experimenting with online platforms. So with a grain of salt, here are three of the...
Read MoreReport Card: Which National Groups Use Social Media?
Posted by brendan on Nov 4, 2009 in CRIB Notes, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, New Tools, Polls | Comments Off
2nd Six, Tribe Effect, and Chris Lisi Communications recently surveyed 102 groups to find out which activist pressure groups use the most online media tools and which of 14 tools get used the most. Here’s what they found: The top five organizations were left of center: Sierra Club uses 10 of the social media tools examined, SEIU uses nine, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
Read MoreFacebook Users Getting Grayer
Posted by brendan on Jul 8, 2009 in CRIB Notes, MySpace, New Online Strategies, Polls, Social Networking, Text Messaging, Web 2.0 | Comments Off
According to an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, Facebook has morphed from a hangout for young people into a virtual parlor for the middle-aged. A new study by iStrategyLabs finds that People 35 to 54 are now the biggest age group on Facebook, accounting for 28.2 percent of all U.S. users as of July. Following close behind are 24- to 34-year-olds, who represent 25.2 percent...
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