Archives for November 2008
links for 2008-11-29
infrastructure - The Most Important Building Projects for 50 States
BusinessWeek set up a crowdsourcing site for Obama. The focus is infrastructure projects.
(tags: crowdsourcing)
links for 2008-11-25
Facebook | Texas did beat OU 45-35, lest we forget.
Cause of the day — if you are a Texas fan check this out.
(tags: texas)
LinkedIn DirectAds: Targeted and Professional Advertising
Just played with LinkedIn DirectAds — ads from LinkedIn members — looks very good. Will take for a spin and let you know how it works.
(tags: [...]
links for 2008-11-24
New Study Shows Energy Savings is Key for Consumers Considering Green Electronics
We released this today with Strategic Oxygen. Net: Consumers are getting smarter about "green" and they expect brands to communicate to them in more substantive ways.
(tags: greenfactor)
Internet Advertising Revenues in Q3 '08 at Nearly $5.9 Billion
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]
links for 2008-11-21
Journalists Use New Media More than PR Pros Think
Getting real-time, 24/7 online access to company news and reaching responsive and efficient PR representatives still rate high on journalists’ wish-lists, but reporters are increasingly sourcing stories from new forms of media as well, according to research from Bulldog Reporter and TEKgroup International, Inc.
(tags: reporters research)
links for 2008-11-18
Mobile Messaging Reaches Record-Breaking Numbers - ReadWriteWeb
Obama accelerate use of mobile messaging. More than 100% increase is mobile messaging year on year.
(tags: mobile)
Official Google Blog: LIFE Photo Archive available on Google Image Search
I'd call this incredible: Google announced the availability of never-before-seen images from the LIFE photo archive, dating back to the 1750s. [...]
links for 2008-11-17
Pew Internet: When Technology Fails
48% of technology users usually need help from others to set up new devices or to show them how they work. Users encounter problems with their cell phones, internet connections, and other gadgets. This leads to impatience and frustration… Gen Y is more confident they will get it fixed. [...]
links for 2008-11-15
The YouTube Presidency | 44 | washingtonpost.com
Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video — a first.
(tags: youtube obama)
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (November 14, 2008) - Hillary Clinton For Secretary Of State
Clinton and Obama met yesterday in Chicago… this will be in [...]
links for 2008-11-14
FedEx Citizenship Blog
Former colleague (and Texas Alumni) Matt Ceniceros sent me this link to his current project at Fed Ex. On the surface it looks like an interesting initiative.
(tags: fedex csr)
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
There's an interesting situation unfolding on the Daily Kos with AIG. Essentially, AIG has offered to respond to Daily [...]
links for 2008-11-13
Official Google Blog: An invitation from the mayor of Rome: Come see Ancient Rome in 3D
Thanks to Google and the Rome Reborn Project, everyone in the world, from Rome itself to Calcutta, can now travel through time and discover Ancient Rome as it was 1,688 years ago when it was ruled by Emperor Constantine. [...]
links for 2008-11-12
Blogs and the Purchasing Decision - eMarketer
One-half of US blog readers surveyed thought blogs were useful for getting information about purchases, according Jupiter. More than one-half of respondents who had trusted blogs for purchase decisions in the past said the information they found on blogs helped determine when they decided to make a purchase.
(tags: social [...]
