Archive for August, 2011

Ads That Would Never Run Today

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

owni.eu assembles 48 of them and odds are you’ll find at least a few pretty offensive.

Social Media Myths

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Over at Forbes, Neal Rodriguez takes a look at 10 Myths About Social Networking. I’m always happy to see anyone separate the smoke and mirrors from the meat and potatoes, but I don’t know about some of these myths.

Take #6, for example: “Social media can replace your website.” Who’s suggesting that? Or #5: “Social media is solely a broadcast channel.” Really? Anyone perpetuating either of these myths should have their web access revoked.

I love myth #9, though: “You have to be on every social network.” Hell, no. Or #8: “Blogging is a waste of time.”

Thanks for watching my back, Neal.

How Valuable are Heavy Social Media Users?

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Forbes crunches the numbers.

Yeah, Right, It’s All Social Media’s Fault

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

As Mental Floss explains, the riots in London are only the latest thing for which people are trying to blame social media.

Quote o’ the Day

Friday, August 12th, 2011

“Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.”
Red Skelton