Christmas is coming so I hope you are hungry for some 5 of the best
Posted in 5 of the best and 5 of the rest on December 2nd, 2009 by Glenn White
Ten top quality stories (hopefully) half on social media and the general online world we work in….the other a mish-mash of silly, brilliant, funny, exciting, surprising and cute stories (again…hopefully)
5 of the best
Social Media Spins Into Specialization
An example of all the different services and businesses that offer Social Media in some form or another.
I love this quote “An outreach program should have only one objective; can I make these people fall in love with what we’re doing?” The reason the best advice in social media is to make great content and be honest is because it works! Great read.
This is a bit hit or miss and it’s only real saving grace is Blessed. Still worth checking out though, they are all pretty short 
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Just Married: Groom Changes Facebook Relationship Status at the Altar [VIDEO]
I am quite a big geek, and I think geeky things like “Should I give my child a fairly unique name so they can get the URL and a good Google rank easily”. However there is no way I am geeky enough to want to update my social networks at the altar!
Google to limit free news access
Looks like Google were the first to blink in the free news war of words with Murdoch. You can see what this is all about in a previous 5 of the best.
5 of the rest
I didn’t even know I wanted this until I found out it no longer existed. I assume $300 would translate to £300 but that would still be an amazingly cheap device considering the alternatives (which there aren’t really many of .) Fingers crossed this will flicker back to life.
Twitter Creator Launches ‘Square’ — Like Smartphone Paypal for Credit Cards
My favourite bit of how this works: “In order to accept credit card payment using Square’s iPhone app, a merchant attaches a card-reading dongle to the smartphone’s audio input — or “any device with an audio input jack.” Once the customer signs the phone with their finger, the transaction is complete, after which the app can e-mail a receipt to the customer:” Very clever! On a similar note I predict the next iPhone will have an RFID tag and allow payments oyster card style.
Feeling festive? Nothing is more festive than eating a Christmas cake..probably.
Robin Williams hasn’t really made me laugh in a while, but this was really funny.
Ministry of Sound To Take Over London’s Jubilee Line
This might just be so uncool that it is cool!
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:43 am
Thanks for the link love to Diva Marketing. Isn’t it quite amazing how fast social media is turning into a complex industry?
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
So fast! We have certainly been finding that as a business just calling yourself a social media agency is open to so many interpretations. There are so many avenues to persue with social media that there really are a huge number of oppurtunities for businesses to get into. It really is exciting times!
Also keep up the good work on your blog, I enjoy reading it