On April 16 some colleagues and I launched Scholars & Rogues, a team blog covering politics, media, art and literature, culture, sports – really, we wanted to cut a pretty broad swath through our readers’ lives, and whether you agreed or disagreed (heck, we don’t even agree with each other all the time), we wanted [...]
August 31, 2007
Categories: Online PR, Scholars & Rogues, Technorati, Web 2.0, blogging, business, business blog, social media . . Author: DrSlammy . Comments: Leave a Comment
I’m not going to dive into the telecom policy implications here, but if you thought Sprint was screwing up by firing customers who call support too often, you’re gonna love Comcast’s latest blast of genius.
Comcast has warned broadband Internet customers across the country to curb their downloading or wind up on the curb.The company has [...]
August 27, 2007
Categories: Comcast, FCC, broadband, business, cable, customer service, redlining, telecom policy, telecommunications . . Author: DrSlammy . Comments: 5 Comments
I finally set up my Facebook site. Yay.
It looks at the moment like Facebook is enjoying a lot of migration from different directions.
For starters, it was only recently opened up to non-college students, so there’s a general influx of new users.
A lot of business types appear to be abandoning LinkedIn for Facebook. I’m [...]
August 6, 2007
Categories: Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, networking, social media . . Author: DrSlammy . Comments: Leave a Comment
This isn’t a message that Verizon and AT&T are broadcasting widely, but you don’t have to pay for ringtones. And if you’re like me, the ringtone market doesn’t serve you so well anyway because a lot of your favorite music is from indie artists who may not be popular enough for the companies that produce [...]
August 1, 2007
Categories: AT&T, Fiction 8, Myxer, Verizon, mobile, mobility, music, ringtones . . Author: DrSlammy . Comments: Leave a Comment
Black Dog’ reader (and former student extraordinaire) Jeffrey Folck sends this item along:
I thought you might enjoy this… especially the first line about how Clinton is leading the way in innovative use of the media…
[sigh]
And still, her utilization of mobile is a joke. Mailing a DVD out is fine, but it’s hardly revolutionary. It’s called [...]
August 1, 2007
Categories: 2008 election, Democrats, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Internet 2.0, Politics, Web 2.0, YouTube, advertising, campaign mobile, innovation, mobile, mobility, social media, user-generated content . . Author: DrSlammy . Comments: Leave a Comment