• Mining the MJ community

    This is going to be huge. The official Michael Jackson website invites its visitors to share their MJ memories in classic blog comment form. As of writing there are 354 044 memories “from Michael Jackson fans worldwide”, and growing naturally. Meanwhile, the Facebook page now clocks in 2 414 413…

  • What it takes to be a citizen journalist

    Google just launched the YouTube Reporters Center. Ever captured a natural disaster or a crime on your cell-phone camera? Filmed a political rally or protest, and then interviewed the participants afterward? Produced a story about a local issue in your community? If you’ve done any of these things or aspire…

  • Mashable’s one-stop guide to Twitter

    Pete Cashmore of internet news site Mashable asks: Where’s the user manual for Twitter? Where do new Twitter users go to learn about Tweeting, retweets, hashtags and customizing your Twitter profile? Where do you go if you want to know all about building a community on Twitter, or using Twitter…

  • Impressions of TweetCamp

    An extremely enjoyable day is how I’d sum up my overall thoughts about TweetCamp London 09 which took place yesterday, June 27, in Richmond. I reckon there were well over 100 people at this event, superbly organized by Farhan Rehman, Desigan Chinniah and Jon Bishop plus a host of contributor-organizers…

  • Crescenzo and Aase on FIR next week

    Both episodes next week of For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, the twice-weekly podcast that I co-present with Shel Holtz, will have a different sound to them. As Shel notes in a post on the FIR blog, Monday’s FIR 461 on June 29 and Thursday’s FIR 462 on…

  • FIR Live #15 with Gary Vaynerchuk

    Content Summary: In today’s FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio, a panel discusses effective influencer outreach. The topic was kicked off by John Cass’s commentary on an email pitch sent out on behalf of online entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, and the ensuing discussion that included considerable engagement from Gary. (The post attracted…

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