Social Media

It's Hard for Brands to Make "Friends" on Facebook

It’s Hard for Brands to Make “Friends” on Facebook

Today’s New York Times Digital Domain column describes the challenges and offers cautionary tales in using social media …  Read more.

Crowdsourcing the Presidential Vote With Twitter

Crowdsourcing the Presidential Vote With Twitter

Among the coverage of yesterday’s remarkable presidential election is yet another remarkable application of the microblogging platform Twitter: …  Read more.

Social Media May Be Better Than RSS for Engaging Audiences

The appeal of RSS feeds (or Web feeds) still seems limited to a geeky slice of the online …  Read more.

Twitter Stars on TV News

Twitter Stars on TV News

The microblogging tool Twitter now has its own television show, sort of. CNN’s wired anchor guy Rick Sanchez …  Read more.

Playing with Twitter at the Stanford Pub Course

Playing with Twitter at the Stanford Pub Course

For the next 10 days or so, we’ll have the privilege and the pleasure of teaching at the …  Read more.

Glimpses of the Future of Publishing

Glimpses of the Future of Publishing

Four stories surfaced in the last week or so that suggest some answers to that nagging question in …  Read more.

Tagging & Social Bookmarking Explained

Tagging and social bookmarking are handy tools that enable users to re-organize the Web for their personal use. …  Read more.

Keep Tabs on Cool Tech: CoolSW

It’s nearly impossible for mere editors and publishers to keep up with the never-ending flow of new sites …  Read more.

Promote Content With Clear Headlines & Social Links

It’s not enough to simply publish content on the Web and hope that the audience will come. You …  Read more.

S&S Lets the Public Choose the Next Big Book

Simon & Schuster is tapping into the wisdom of the crowd in an attempt to identify book ideas …  Read more.