Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Newsroom employment would peak in 2001 as newsstand sales of the top 100 magazines approached 30 million. Wikipedia posted its three millionth article. Meanwhile, US newsroom employment fell to a 25-year low and magazine newsstand sales dropped 63% from of their 2001 peaks. In January, 2000, few people had heard of Google.

Industry 143

Industry Aggregator Crowdsourcing Wikipedia 143

ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They’re also working on a tool that will allow bloggers and others to create their own infographics using a plug-and-play system. Stat Planet lets you create interactive maps and data visualizations using simple browser-based tools and built-in data from sources such as the World Health Organization, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia, and more.

Blogosphere 41

Blogosphere Trends Regator Diagrams 41

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

First (Real) Stop: Friendster In 2001, I took the plunge into Friendster , and as an early adopter, I befriended just about anyone I had some sort of association with and reciprocated every friend request. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. They had a great idea, though, and it finally became popular in the last few years.

MySpace 114

MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2008

Kaycee Nicole Swenson brought her sparkly brand of wholesome, flirtatious courage to a wide audience on the internet from 1999 through May 14, 2001 , when her mother Debbie announced that Kaycee had passed away suddenly. Apparently the scam is still far from over in spite of the little teapot tempest we’ve had about it over on Plurk.

Social Media 104

Social Media StumbleUpon Communities MySpace 104