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API Widget Economy: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

Companies that open their business databases and stream that data out, can have an army of hundreds of thousands (mostly) unpaid developers creating Facebook apps, iPhone apps and blog widgets to help sell their products and services. 003 from Laurel Papworth on Vimeo. An overview of social media monetization revenues.

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Drunk On The Social Media Kool-Aid

Twist Image

In 2003, I started a Blog, Six Pixels of Separation , because my marketing agency needed some clients and my background as a journalist/writer fit in very comfortably with the emerging popularity of Blogging. My company, Twist Image , sells marketing and communications services (with a focus on the digital/online channels). engagement.