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Predictions Revisited: Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies That Might Change Social Media

Ignite Social Media

Take podcasting for example. Another, similar example is virtual reality. Now more affordable technology exists to make virtual worlds even more immersive than Second Life ever was thanks to products like Oculus Rift. Starting out ahead of their time only to return later as something bigger and better.

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Thank you and some free books for Christmas reading

The Way of the Web

Plus everyone that’s helped me set-up sites, answered my own questions, and anyone that’s come along to the #DPiP meetups or chatted at conferences etc. ‘Insider’s Guide to Mobile: Free Edition’ by Tomi Ahonen. ‘Virtual Justice’ by Greg Lastowka. ‘Content’ by Cory Doctorow.

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What You Need to Know About the LinkedIn Virtual Events Guide

agora pulse

Running a LinkedIn event will get people to put a date in their diary to attend, just like they do for a real-life conference. Get your FREE social media calendar packed with ideas and examples. What are the essentials for running a LinkedIn Virtual Event ? Every conference has two benefits: Building skills and knowledge.

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

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Michael Wesch, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University is best known on the net for that video, The Machine is Us/ing Us , which is a great example of how to use the medium to convey a message thats more than just scripted rhetoric, but that has meaning. Side note: great interview with Wesch here ).

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Freemium Revenues: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

For instance, the idea that TED TALKS charges $6,000 a ticket for a conference, and have a waiting list of wannabe attendees, yet put each conference presentation video, with high production values, up online, is an anathema to them. And while the example of SecondLife freemium model is relevant (pay for technical support.

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Cyberbullying and blogs – a case study Mumbrella

Laurel Papworth

Examples of cyberbullying behaviour are: teasing and being made fun of. A recent example: The Freeview fiasco. In context and as blog post number 19 about me for the year, inaccurate and snarky and belittling (I have blogged about second life an average of 4x a year, and haven’t wavered from my stance on virtual worlds).

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Facebook Credit: Zuckerberg next Treasurer of the Internet App2User

Laurel Papworth

So we use real money (which is itself virtual medium of exchange) to achieve frequent flyer points and loyalty card points (also virtual) which we then swap for Facebook Credit to buy virtual items in virtual worlds. FarmVille, for example, has Farm Coins. conference). Presented at Web 3.0

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