Archives for August 2007
links for 2007-08-31
Job interview brainteasers - Aug. 30, 2007
Good article on Google’s open-ended logic-problem screening approach. I like this kind of interview, but I’ve heard Google interviewers sometime use real business problems vs. logic problems.
(tags: google)
212 The Extra Degree Movie
UT Coach Mack Brown played this motivational film for the team and Longhorn Club on Thursday. […]
links for 2007-08-30
Identity Verification Comes to Second Life « Official Linden Blog
SL is adding Identity Verification (IDV) functionality which is good news in my view. IDV verifies aspects of who you are, such as age or location, by checking information you provide against public records. IDV will increase trust on SL.
(tags: secondlife)
Japan’s Warp-Speed Ride to Internet […]
links for 2007-08-29
paidContent.org - The Economics of Content - BabyCenter Acquires Mom-Focused Social Network Maya’s Mom; Launching Online Ad Network
The baby and mom-focused BabyCenter, owned by J&J, bought Maya’s Mom, a Palo Alto-based social networking site for mothers.
(tags: social networks mommy)
Social Networking Goes Professional - WSJ.com
Here’s a good WSJ article on Sermo.com, a social-networking site for licensed […]
links for 2007-08-28
Vint Cerf, aka the godfather of the net, predicts the end of TV as we know it | Technology | The Guardian
Good interview with Cerf on the future of TV which in his view will be mostly time-shifted videos downloaded to the device of your choice. Live TV will be reserved for sports, news and […]
links for 2007-08-27
Facebook users Wal-Mart’s latest Web 2.0 endeavor
I like Wal-Mart’s back-to-school Facebook campaign. As with all social media programs, they are getting some negative comments. They should press on and listen carefully to the feedback.
(tags: walmart)
links for 2007-08-26
GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi «
More info on the “Chinese Second Life” — called HiPiHi.
(tags: virtual worlds china)
Check This Guy Out
Bill Snitzer, one of the tech guys at BitGravity, is driving to Los Angeles and showing it live on the Internet. He’s got a webcam up showing the drive and […]
links for 2007-08-24
MIT Comparative Media Studies: Theses
Good ideas from new MIT graduates! Worth spending some time here. Brooke, note Geoffrey Long’s paper on transmedia storytelling.
(tags: thought leadership)
My Times - New York Times
The My Times beta started today. Essentially, it’s Netvibes anchored in nytimes.com. My Times even allows you to add RSS feeds (albeit […]
links for 2007-08-21
M:Metrics Home
7.5 million Americans accessed social networks with mobile devices in the month of June, reports M:Metrics. Italy boasts the highest percentage of mobile consumers who accessed social networks with 1.3 million (2.8% of Italians).
(tags: mobile)
links for 2007-08-20
Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits - New York Times
I posted on Wikipedia Scanner a few days ago. Now NY Times profiles some of “the offenders.” We advise clients to make changes through “discussion” versus editing their entry.
(tags: wikipedia)
Fusion Public Relations Blog Area
Fusion PR asked 1,100 reporters “Has social media impacted your stories […]
links for 2007-08-19
Fuel Economy
Here’s a cool site to calculate gas mileage (MPG), greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings and safety information for new and used cars and trucks.
(tags: motors)
comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Ranking for July
comScore released its analysis of U.S. consumer activity at top online properties for July 2007. Summer movies impacted the […]
