Archive for April, 2010
Google Local Business Becomes Google Places
Last week Google decided to change the name of Google Local Business Center to Google Places. Google made this decision based on the idea that Google Place Pages will better connect with the place where local business information is claimed, entered and enhanced. Along with the name change, come a few more changes. Specifically, Google…
The First Video Uploaded to YouTube Turns 5?!
It’s hard to believe the first video was uploaded to YouTube only five years ago. Now there is 24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. The first video uploaded to YouTube is titled “Me at the zoo.” It features the user at the San Diego Zoo talked for 19 seconds about elephant tusks.…
LinkedIn becomes more like Facebook
I noticed today on my LinkedIn account that I now have the ability to attach links/images to my status updates (see below screenshot). Cool! As the saying goes, “pictures are worth 1000 words,” so I think this will help communication among LinkedIn connections. I am curious how this will be received by other LinkedIn users.…
Tomorrow (April 16th) is “Foursquare Day,” the first Global Social Media Holiday
Friday, April 16 has been officially designated “Foursquare Day,” or at least the company put its support behind this simple idea of some Foursquare users. The reason tomorrow is the selected date is “since four-squared equals 16, it would be great to check into Foursquare [and create Foursquare Day] on the 4th 16th of the…
What Social Media Cannot Do…
Fact # 1 – I heart social media. Fact # 2 – I am a Partner at an agency that hearts social media. We effectively leverage it every day for our clients. Fact # 3 – I am writing this piece knowing that it will be posted to our company’s blog and hope it will…
