01.21.10
Posted by Stacy in Books, Business, Design, Development, Digital Publishing, Mobile
Are you are one of the many who proverbially turned the page by switching to a Kindle for reading this past year? Well, by opening up the Kindle platform to third-party app developers, Amazon has made some significant efforts to remain competitive with Apple, its line of iPhones, and the much-rumored tablet that is supposedly…
01.07.10
Posted by Stacy in Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Publishing, News, Security, Social Media
Facebook Community Council: Citizen’s Patrol
Using users to monitor the facebooksphere for ‘ethically offensive material.’
I, for one, love Facebook. Yes, it has its glitches here and there and can quickly become like a DVR inbox of “to-friends” or “to communicate” lists, but all in all, it has eliminated the need for me to spend 30 minutes on the phone catching up with each friend every once in a while.
On-going privacy setting tweaks aren’t so bad, though it helps to stay on top of managing them for personal and business pages. Otherwise, all your posts and information could potentially go über-viral. At moments I do wonder if all my personal photos (and those taken of me in public venues) are tagged with deliciously insightful personal information and stored away on some server that could be purchased by the government one day (thank goodness I am pure and innocent).
Earlier this year, Facebook took some flack for not removing pages posted by the Holocaust Denial Movement. So when the social monolith announced its Facebook Community Council—whose goal…
11.29.09
Posted by Tim Frick in Books, Business, Digital Marketing
Part Psychology textbook, part business manual, part to do list, part philosophical manifesto, and mostly just an overall good read, Chris Brogan and Julien Smith’s Trust Agents guides you (in six easy steps, no less) toward a better and more enlightened approach to making the social web work for you.
11.06.09
Posted by Stacy in Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Publishing, Security, Social Media
A follow-up to yesterday’s post on our Twitter phishing hack. Here’s how we all pick up and proceed with caution. What to do next? Our Own Little Social Engagement Guidelines (aka: How to Clean Up and Not Feel Dirty After Getting Hacked on Twitter) 1. Clean thyself. Follow the Twitter Compromised Account settings changes. 2. Notify your partners. Immediately put a status message warning about it. 3. Don’t rush. Take time to read messages and notice URLs. Gregg Jaffe of Big Teeth Productions says “Those of us getting hacked are not the type to fall for a Nigerian million dollar bank account email, but with the speed at which Twitter travels…Read more »
10.22.09
Posted by Stacy in Animation, Arts, Books, Business, Creative Process, Design, Development, Digital Marketing, Digital Publishing, Video Production, Web Design
Having met Tim Frick in a fiction writing workshop, I knew his pen and paper and fiction writing before anything else. Soon, I came to know that Tim brings humor, creativity and passion to all the things he does, from pixels to pork and squash stew. Now, a quick byte with Tim in our arts and creative profile series. Q: Tim, tell me about what your personal artistic passion is? Tim: Personally, I think entrepreneurialism is one of the most creative things anyone can do. Constantly thinking on your feet, reinventing yourself, staying ahead of the curve, devising creative solutions for problems, refining your expertise through education, communication, collaboration, etc. It’s…Read more »
08.25.09
Posted by Tim Frick in Business, Process
If you are considering your own business approach to the digital world of network-enabled social sites and web-based applications, Amy Shuen’s book from O’Reilly Publishing titled Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide is filled with useful examples and case studies of numerous companies who have leveraged these tools into growth and financial success. By applying many of the business rules outlined inside, Shuen’s book can serve as a valuable roadmap to your own online business success. I started reading the book because a client of ours is pondering these exact issues. Though at times I found its content a bit dry, the book has been overall an extremely valuable resource to cite…Read more »
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