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Shark Week Scores LOLs with Facebook Connect Promo
Written by Jolie O'Dell / July 29, 2009 1:00 PM / 4 Comments
In 2007, Discovery Channel impressed us by embracing the social web in their attempts to promote perennial favorite Shark Week. Back in the day, a five-track DIY video mixer was Continue reading »


Open Source and Social Media: Community, Collaboration, Freedom
Written by Ravit Lichtenberg from Ustrategy.com / July 20, 2009 6:00 AM / 12 Comments
To most people, the term "open source" immediately conjures an image of two geeks sitting in a dark room (probably a basement) -- curtains drawn, McDonald's remains strewn across the Continue reading »


Pope in a Box: The Vatican Comes to YouTube
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 23, 2009 8:15 AM / 3 Comments
Pope Benedict XVI made a big jump into the world of social networking today, making public statements about Facebook and MySpace and launching an official Vatican channel on YouTube. The Continue reading »


Times Extra: The New York Times Opens Web Front Page to Outside Content
Written by Rick Turoczy / December 4, 2008 4:00 AM / 12 Comments
At a time when the online world is continually seen as a more trusted source of news, mainstream media outlets find themselves forced into the position of becoming more and Continue reading »


Report: Social Web Usage Tipped in 2008
Written by Richard MacManus / October 22, 2008 9:20 PM / 9 Comments
A new report by Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research states that usage of social technologies increased markedly in 2008: three in four US online adults now use social tools to Continue reading »


Religion and Web Technology, Part 3: Inside Islam
Written by Richard MacManus / September 25, 2008 1:31 AM / 14 Comments
This week we're looking at how religious organizations are using Web technology. Today's post looks at a blog that aims to "challenge misconceptions and stereotypical perceptions about Islam and Muslims Continue reading »


Religion and Web Technology, Part 2: Shalom Hartman Institute
Written by Richard MacManus / September 23, 2008 1:45 AM / 13 Comments
This week we're looking at how religious organizations are using Web technology. Yesterday we reviewed LifeChurch.tv, an innovative Christian website. Today we check out what the Shalom Hartman Institute, from Continue reading »


Religion and Web Technology, Part 1: LifeChurch.tv
Written by Richard MacManus / September 21, 2008 6:28 PM / 25 Comments
This week, as part of our ongoing Mainstream Web Watch series, we'll be looking into how religious groups are using Web technologies. As early adopters in the tech industry, many Continue reading »


AOL May Try to Bring RSS and Lifestreaming Mainstream
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 8, 2008 5:42 PM / 13 Comments
RSS and centralized integration of activity data from multiple social networks are the kinds of technologies that only early adopters are interested in, right? AOL has the exact opposite kind Continue reading »


#080808 Twitter Campaign For Beijing Olympics
Written by Gang Lu / August 7, 2008 5:08 PM / 13 Comments
This week we've discussed how Social Media Marketing and Online Video is being used in the Beijing Olympics. It's now 8.08am on Friday 8th August 2008 in Beijing and some Continue reading »


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