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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

You can see the forest and the trees in big data, according to Nora Young , the Canadian author and the host of CBC Radio One’s Spark, in her opening keynote at last week’s Fireworks Factory conference held on Galiano Island, British Columbia. Her topic was “Big data as a new information ecosystem.”. And it can be used for good.

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Open Community Case Study – American Library Association

SocialFish

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Return on Attitude.

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Open Community Case Study – Empowering the Periphery

SocialFish

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Return on Attitude.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Save for Later’ Reading Feature, Twitter Beefs Up Security

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Buffer: Facebook. Foursquare. Social Media News Ticker age gate Buffer Facebook Facebook video autoplay Foursquare security TV Conversation Targeting Twitter'

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4 Ways To Tap Into Local Markets

Harp Interactive

Foursquare allows for check-ins. Meta Data on websites with geotargeted keywords to attract search engine traffic based on local search queries. BrightKite Gowalla and Loopt allow users to check in at locations, and the ability to share that activity among a network of friends. Google has added geotagging to Blogger. Your turn to act.

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Why I Choose Whrrl For My Location Based Time

Jason Yormark

I’ve been wanting to write more about these services, but not until I was able to really give them a good try and for the past few weeks, I’ve immersed myself into really 3 choices, Facebook Places , Foursquare and Whrrl. It’s the only one of the three that truly has a community feel to it. So why I’m I on board the Whrrl train?

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Why I Choose Whrrl For My Location Based Time | jasonyormark.com

Jason Yormark

I’ve been wanting to write more about these services, but not until I was able to really give them a good try and for the past few weeks, I’ve immersed myself into really 3 choices, Facebook Places , Foursquare and Whrrl. It’s the only one of the three that truly has a community feel to it. So why I’m I on board the Whrrl train?