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I've Used Bluesky for 6 Months – Here's What You Should Know

Buffer Social

Among them is Bluesky , which is a decentralized, invite-only social network built on an open-source protocol  (I’ll explain what this means even though I barely understand it myself). Bluesky is currently only available to desktop and iPhone users, with Android access in the works.

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How To Organize A Brand Hackathon (And Why) – Interview With Betabrand’s Chris Lindland

The Realtime Report

Betabrand’s first exposure to hackathons came earlier this year, when a group of Las Vegas-based developers invited Lindland to host a hackathon. Another group came up with an ad campaign that featured missing sock ads that they posted around town at foot level. He agreed after they promised to build an app for him in exchange.

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A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter

Socialized

Your blog can cater to a sub-group of your Twitter friends or a different audience altogether. WordPress even has a cool iPhone app. WordPress.org is open source, and free. A blog is less dominated by spam than Twitter. You can embed images, audio and video on your blog. Blog posts can be of unlimited length.

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Donations as Revenue: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

Or in this case, a clip of the donation: Completed group actions (and only completed group actions) have a 10% fee taken from their totals. Remember, there is no cost to set up a group action and everyone receives a complete refund if a group action expires. They have a clip-of-the-sale revenue model themselves.

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Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study

The Marketing Blog

Though looking for some more deeper analysis on the sales front or on overall impact on business (may be more qualitative, focus groups / individual interviews from the CEOs or MDs of the most activities companies on twitter). A quick overview of Indian business twitter scenario.

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A Brief History of the Evolution of Social Technology

Social Media Marketing

It is from within this technology group that Vic Hayes tweaked the wireless Internet and would become known as the "father of Wi-Fi." With the latest announcement of " brainwave to iPhone interface " from PLX XWave, wireless social media could soon become one with its users. What Awaits Us in the Near Future?

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Barcamp Delhi 5: Spreading the Word out !

The Marketing Blog

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 5 Comments Filed under BarCamp Tags: BarCamp , BarCamp Delhi , BCD5 , delhi , Google , open source , Social media , startup , twitter 5 Comments Sesso January 22, 2009 at 12:25 pm Great site. & every month, subscribers are kept abreast with the latest offers through monthly catalogue.

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