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Apple Gets More Serious About Using Twitter, but Why it Doesn't Matter

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. Apple has no such protocol in place, and at this point, there is no engagement. I’m going to stop there, though. No acknowledgment.

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How Facebook is Slowly Strangling Twitter

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But here’s why even a Jack Attack might not save the company from eventual MySpace-ization : Facebook is slowly strangling Twitter at every turn. Is Facebook the New Microsoft? This series of mirrored moves is right out of the Microsoft playbook of the 80s and 90s. highlight to tweet). Perhaps Tesla will be another?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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After two-and-a-half years, iPhone app developers are getting fed up with Apple’s lengthy and often inconsistent approval process. may not seem like much, but the fact that Apple is taking 30% of all app profits has stirred some unrest. Developers can completely bypass Apple’s money-grubbing, dictatorial policies.

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply BrettFromTibet February 2, 2008 at 4:20 pm I knew the shark had been jumped when they made Microsoft their ad partner and displayed crappy banners for M$ products alongside stories about Ubuntu’s domination and Apple’s PWNing. You may as well just subscribe to about 50 feeds and you have digg.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines. 25 Comments.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

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Home | Web Apps | Trends | Google | Microsoft | Facebook | Archives | Jobs. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteTalk. AltSearchEngines. RWW Daily by Email. RWW Weekly Wrap-up. Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce. Written by Josh Catone / May 12, 2008 5:00 AM. / 22 Comments. POPULAR TAGS. social networking. social media. semantic web. mobile web.

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SXSW: Mark Zuckerberg Keynote (the edited liveblogged version)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here we go with the highly-talked-about keynote presentation at South by Southwest… Just like an Apple keynote, they tried to build up some serious momentum for this event. What about the ad deal you currently have with Microsoft? Google and Microsoft are going after social networks and some people feel aren’t monetizable.

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