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Video: Tips for Improving SEO Through Blogging

2011-08-14T15:51:00.000-07:00

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Video: Building a Business Case for Social Media

2011-08-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

Video: Everything That's Wrong with Social Media

2011-07-31T17:17:00.000-07:00

Video: Yellow's Viral Social Media Success Story

2011-02-17T19:32:00.000-08:00

Video: Personal Branding in Social Media

2011-01-30T16:28:00.000-08:00

SME Blogworld 2010 Mari Smith from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo.

Video: Michael Brito on Optimizing an Existing Social Media Program

2011-01-26T20:02:00.000-08:00

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Video: Brian Solis - Social Media Tends for 2011

2011-01-23T14:22:00.000-08:00

Brian Solis at LeWeb about Trends in Social Media 2011 from 99FACES on Vimeo.

Video: Paul Carr and Gary Vaynerchuk Debate the Dark Side of Social Media

2010-11-30T19:39:00.000-08:00

Video: Skive's Tom Ollerton on Creativity in Social Media

2010-11-19T20:37:00.000-08:00

Watch Tom Ollerton, business development manager at Skive, dance around the big quesion: Is crowd sourcing lazy marketing?

Karl Kasca on the Importance of Ethics in Social Media in Marketing & Advertising

2010-11-18T20:16:00.001-08:00

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Video: Facebook Places Explained

2010-11-17T23:37:00.000-08:00

Video: How to Use Facebook Messsages

2010-11-17T22:54:00.000-08:00

Video: The U.S. Army Is a Force to Be Reckoned With in Social Media

2010-11-09T19:02:00.000-08:00

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The United States Army has nothing to fear from social media according to Lt. Col. André Dean, Chief of Strategic Communications for the Accessions Command. Learn more.

Video: Facebook Places vs. Foursquare

2010-11-06T15:45:00.000-07:00

Video: Fox 4 DFW Spoofs Social Media in Broadcast Media

2010-11-02T20:02:00.000-07:00

Video: Gary Vaynerchuk on Social Media in the Workplace

2010-10-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

Gary Vaynerchuk makes a well-reasoned case for adopting realistic social media policies within the corporate world. It's really too late for employers to do anything else but adapt to the new reality.

The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual

2010-10-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

Are you revealing too much too soon to total strangers? The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual from MakeUseOf.com teaches you how to play safe on the world's most popular social network. FREE DOWNLOAD.

Video: Scott Monty's Social Media Tips

2010-10-25T20:04:00.000-07:00

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"Senior executive involvment is key to a successful social media campaign," according to Scott Monty, the Global Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager at Ford Motor Company. This is just one of the insights Ford's head of social media offered in this recent interview with the Deeter Gallaher Group.

Where Does Matt Cutts See Google in 5 Years?

2010-10-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

20 Simple Rules of Social Business Success

2010-10-16T09:54:00.000-07:00

20 Simple Rules of Social Business Success

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Video: Beth Kanter on the Importance of Fun in Non-Profit Social Media

2010-10-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

Video: Deconstructing the Social Media News / Press Release

2010-10-03T14:40:00.001-07:00

Check out SHIFT Communications social media press release template.

Video: Will The Social Network Damage Facebook's Brand?

2010-09-26T15:08:00.000-07:00

Video: Brian Solis - Context and Community Rule Social Media in 2010

2010-08-30T20:07:00.000-07:00

Video: Clay Shirky, Lolcats and the Spectrum of Mediocrity to Excellence

2010-08-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

Video: The Future of SEO

2010-08-09T19:10:00.000-07:00

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Video: Brian Morrissey's 10 Myths of Social Media Marketing

2010-04-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

Video: Seth Godin On The Rise Of Tribes

2010-03-08T19:45:00.001-08:00

Today, one thousand true fans are more powerful than mass marketing. Seth Godin discusses the radical changes in the dissemination of ideas through tribes.

Video: 2009 In Social Media

2010-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

Cartoonist Rob Cottingham breaks down social media's biggest year yet. It's easy to forget how much happened in 2009.

Video: Levi's Ispy Twitter Campaign - Social Media Case Study

2009-12-27T09:35:00.000-08:00

Video: Google's Real-Time Search

2009-12-09T22:57:00.000-08:00

Everything you know about SEO is about to change. Google's 2010 alliance with Facebook, MySpace and Twitter is going to send a lot of SEO experts back to school.

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2009-12-05T12:20:00.001-08:00

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Peak Inside Your Customer's Head with Forrester's Social Technographics Profiler

2009-12-04T19:11:00.001-08:00

Want to capture a detailed social technographics profile of your customers with Hubble-like clarity? Forrester Research's new Consumer Profile Tool makes it easy to see how social media participation varies among different groups of global consumers. Updated with 2009 data, the profiler covers hundreds of brands and behaviors around the world, (e.g., customers of specific retailers and car owners by brand).

Video: Stephen Fry on Social Media

2009-11-27T15:08:00.000-08:00

Always the voice of reason, actor / director Stephen Fry offers wonderful insights on topics ranging from the social habits of Generation Web to why the Press hates Twitter.

Video: The Biggest Problem Facing Social Media

2009-11-27T14:54:00.000-08:00

"Experts" weigh in with their opinionson the biggest challenges facing social media during Gnomedex 9.0, in Seattle.

Video: Did You Know? 3.0 (Official 2009 Edition)

2009-11-22T09:49:00.000-08:00

The latest incarnation of Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod's influential Shift Happens (Did You Know?) video details the exponential progression of globalization and information technology in a manner that is both terrifying and humbling. While new facts and figures make this worthwhile viewing, the format is becoming somewhat cliched.

Video: Did You Know? 4.0 (The Bachynski Variation)

2009-11-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

Darren Bachynski's take on Shift Happens (Did You Know?) is a real game changer. It may be more influential than the original.

Social Media Is Not Free: Olivier Blanchard on the Basics of Social Media ROI

2009-11-18T21:44:00.001-08:00

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It's worth checking out Olivier Blanchard's Basics of Social Media presentation for the great content AND because it demonstrates that a creative PowerPoint deck still has impact.

Video: Social Media ROI

2009-11-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

After Dell sold $3,000,000 worth of computers on Twitter, it's becoming increasingly difficult for naysayers to ignore the fast-rising economic power of social media. The latest video from Socialnomics breaks down social media's impressive ROI potential into terms even a 70-year-old CEO who doesn't answer his own e-mail can understand.

Video: How to Build an Online Community in Ten Easy Steps

2009-11-14T09:43:00.000-08:00

Start by sending an evite to your YouTube Channel subscribers linking them to this video.

Videos: Clay Shirky on Twitter, Social Media and the Future of Journalism

2009-11-09T16:54:00.000-08:00

Clay Shirky, the NYU professor who first predicted the end of the classified ad, sees a future shaped by the continued rise of amateur journalists and the death of both independent and chain bookstores.

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Video: Seesmic's Loic Le Meur Offers 30 Predictions about the Future of Twitter

2009-11-01T18:32:00.000-08:00

Video: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Envisions a Much Different Web in 2014

2009-10-29T19:27:00.000-07:00

Five major takeaways from Google CEO Eric Schmidt's interview with Gartner's Whit Andrews and Hung LeHong on what the Web will look like five years from now:

Chinese will be the dominant language.
Dynamic content will trump text.
Mobile will rule access.
Distinctions between media will blur even further due roll out of 100+ megabit broadband networks throughout the Western world.
Eye contact will become a thing of the past thanks to Twitter.

Watch the complete interview from the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Orlando 2009.

Video: How To Use Twitter to Effect Social Change

2009-10-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

How To Use Twitter To Effect Social Change on Howcast

Howcast has an excellent primer for Twitter newbies.

Video: Matt Cutts Explains How Google Social Search Works

2009-10-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

Google's all-seeing, all-knowing Webspam guru Matt Cutts gives a run down of Social Search, the company's new social circle search engine. Join the experiment.

UPDATE: On 11/15/09 Mashable reported that Social Search "disappeared."

Video: Technorati CEO Discusses How Social Media Is Redefining the Concept of "Media"

2009-10-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

Ashton Kutcher has transcended mere celebrity according to Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra. With more than 3-million Twitter followers, Kutcher has evolved into a media publisher with the ability to reach more eyes than many cable TV networks.

Video: Sneak Peak at Google's Social Search

2009-10-23T08:21:00.001-07:00

Google Labs' new Social Search function was unveiled by Marissa Mayer, Google Vice President of Search Products and User Experience, at the 2009 Web 2.0 Summit. This new product is designed to leverage a user's social network to dramatically improve the search experience. Its greatest impact is predicted to be felt in the area of local search.

Video: Paul Gillin "Don't Boil The Ocean" Targeting Markets Through Social Media

2009-10-16T09:30:00.001-07:00

Video: Freemium: The 21st Century's First Business Model Or Its Next Bubble?

2009-10-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

Video: The Social Media Guru

2009-10-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

Note: The language is a little rough... best for headphones or an enlightened office.

Video: Ben Huh On Using Social Media To Curate Lolcats I Can Has Cheezburger & FailBlog

2009-10-10T09:29:00.000-07:00

Video: A Taste of Google Wave from Epipeo Studios

2009-10-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

Google Wave reimagines e-mail if it were invented today instead of forty years ago. Epipeo Studios.

Video: Seth Godin on the Valule of Real Relationships in Social Networking

2009-10-03T13:13:00.000-07:00

Video: Think "Content" Before You Tweet - Twitter In Real Life

2009-09-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

Video: Edward Boches & John Winsor on Crowdsourcing & the Future of Branding

2009-09-28T07:56:00.000-07:00

Video: Gary Vaynerchuk Explains The 10 Keys To Success In Social Media

2009-09-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

Video: Clay Shirky on Social Media vs the Dictator

2009-09-25T15:09:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from: Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

Video: Did You Know 4.0 - Media Convergence / Shift Happens

2009-09-20T16:11:00.000-07:00

Video: Relativity's David Skul on Social Media Optimization (SMO) Basics

2009-09-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

Video: Measuring Social Media ROI (Return On Influence)

2009-09-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

Video: Social Media Is The New Punk Rock

2009-09-18T07:57:00.000-07:00

Video: Forrester Research VP Josh Bernoff on How to be a Social Media Change Agent

2009-09-17T09:36:00.000-07:00

Video: Salon Co-Founder Scott Rosenberg Discusses The 10 Biggest Myths About Blogging

2009-09-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

Video: eBay's Richard Brewer-Hay on C-Level Corporate Blogging

2009-09-13T09:27:00.001-07:00

Video: Biz Stone To Speak At 140: Twitter Conference LA

2009-08-26T17:17:00.000-07:00

Biz Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter, will be the keynote speaker at the 140: Twitter Conference to be held in Los Angeles on September 22 - 23, 2009. Will he keep it short? Other Twitterverse illumanati scheduled to speak include Dr. Drew Pinsky, Tony Hawk, LeVar Burton, Guy Kawasaki, Veronica Belmont and Peter Shankman. http://xrl.us/bfey9y

Video: The Politics of Twitter: @RedHourBen (aka Ben Stiller) meets with @RyanSeacrest

2009-08-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Video: Mickey Rooney discusses Twitter with Ben Stiller

2009-08-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

Anybody out there remember Mickey Rooney? He used to be bigger than George Clooney.

Video: Social Media Revolution - Why It Matters

2009-08-21T22:09:00.000-07:00

Video: Clay Shirky: How social media can make history

2009-08-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

Video: Social Media Addicts Association Meeting

2009-08-19T17:08:00.000-07:00

Social Networking Now More Important Than The Most Important Meal Of The Day

2009-08-10T10:13:00.001-07:00

Breakfast can wait, as can the morning constitutional. Checking out what happened online while they were sleeping is the first order of business for more and more people. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10morning.html

Are Younger Internet Users Bored With Social Networking Sites?

2009-08-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

Is Facebook no longer cool with kids? New findings published by Ofcom show the first ever decline in the proportion of British 15- to 24-year-olds with profiles on social networking websites. http://xrl.us/be8rg9

Flash Mobs Just A Flash In The Pan & Other Insights On Viral Marketing

2009-08-06T11:21:00.001-07:00

Bill Wasik, father of the Flash Mob phenomenon, sees a place for viral campaigns in the world of social media. Unfortunately, he believes word-of-mouth campaigns will not be the game changer many marketers desparately seek. http://xrl.us/be8qzd

Video: Thomas Pynchon Marketing His Latest Novel Via YouTube Book Trailer

2009-08-05T19:04:00.000-07:00

Only 16% of Twitter Users Under 25

2009-08-05T13:24:00.000-07:00

Is Twitter doomed because it's being largely ignored by nearly one quarter of the active U.S. Internet universe? The real question may be: could Twitter's infrastructure handle the additional traffic if this cohort were to start tweeting? http://xrl.us/be8mf7

Teen Internet Addict Beaten to Death In Rehab

2009-08-04T20:15:00.000-07:00

Deng Fei believed desperate measures were required to cure his only son's compulsive computer use. He had no ides that a month-long stay at the Guangxi Qihuang Survival Training camp would end in the teen's death. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/a/5973301

U.S. Using Social Media To Shape International Opinion

2009-08-03T10:29:00.000-07:00

Social media and new media are valuable new additions to the United States' foreign policy toolbox. From Ghana to the Gaza Strip, the U.S. Government is bypassing traditional media outlets and using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to influence public opinion. http://bit.ly/Zo7SW

U.S. Military Considering Ban On Popular Social Media Sites

2009-08-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

Once, loose lips could sink ships. Today, an ill-considered Tweet could bring the Pentagon to its knees. http://xrl.us/be7pjp (Link to www.wired.com)

Airing Travel Complaints Via Social Media Gets Results

2009-07-31T14:27:00.000-07:00

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are revolutionizing the way and speed with which customer-service issues are being addressed by the travel industry. http://xrl.us/be7fvk

Watching Videos Online More Popular Than Social Networking

2009-07-29T22:38:00.000-07:00

While Twitter and other Social Media communities get the lion's share of press, video-sharing sites like YouTube are actually significantly more popular with Internet users. The number of adults watching videos online has nearly doubled since 2006 according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://xrl.us/be6zq6 (Link to www.pewinternet.org)

Swedish Experts Say Massively Multiplayer Online Games More Addictive Than Cocaine

2009-07-28T14:55:00.000-07:00

It sounds like a bizarre mashup of Philip K. Dick, Tron and The Cell. British addiction therapists are creating avatars to provide online therapy to MMOG players who are losing touch with reality due to spending up to 16 hours a day in the fantasy environment of World of Warcraft and other games. http://xrl.us/be6o43

Video: Craig Ferguson on Youth Culture

2009-07-27T11:19:00.001-07:00

Does Crowdsourcing = Groupthink = Mediocrity?

2009-07-26T15:58:00.001-07:00

Are your LinkedIn and Facebook connections holding you back? Social networks may be stifling radical ideas from taking hold writes network expert Viktor Mayer-Schonberger. http://xrl.us/be586o

20th Century Media Baron Predicts The Future Of The Internet To Be "Bloody"

2009-07-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

Barry Diller sees the Internet heading toward a three-revenue stream business: advertising, subscriptions and transactions. The transition is going be difficult for content producers. http://xrl.us/be5rfr

Ruder Finn Intent Index: What Motivates People To Go Online

2009-07-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

More than 3 in 5 Americans (63%) go online to influence others' opinions or express contrasting or oppositional views. Check out the complete index: http://xrl.us/be5dmb

Comic Con - Hollywood's Ground Zero for Successful SM Marketing

2009-07-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

The seeds of success for next year's biggest entertainment properties are being sown in San Diego. http://xrl.us/be5b39

Video: Everything Jeff Bezos Knows About Success

2009-07-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Cutting to the chase: A passion for great customer service is paramount.

Video: David Letterman - Twitter A Waste Of Time

2009-07-22T13:38:00.001-07:00

Videos: Maegan Carberry On Successfully Blogging For A Living

2009-07-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

Video: Social Networks & Great Customer Service Start With One Person: Bob

2009-07-21T18:42:00.001-07:00

The interesting part starts after a short commercial.

WTF! Younger Workers Upset About Employers Limiting Web Access

2009-07-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

Growing numbers of Gen Yers are decrying corporate policies limiting their access to social networking sites at work. While some employers see the value of removing restrictions, many are concerned about their staff's ability to visit these sites responsibly on company time. http://xrl.us/be4rtr

Social Media Is A "Game Changer" For Political Campaigns

2009-07-20T10:07:00.001-07:00

Forget traditional media if you want to reach younger voters. Politicians are finding that the so-called "pulpless generation" responds to social media campaigning at a fraction of the cost of old-school methods. http://xrl.us/be4fwv

How to Behave: New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans

2009-07-19T17:39:00.001-07:00

Great Wired article explains the Do's and Don'ts of successful social networking. http://xrl.us/be39y7

Does Twitter Deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?

2009-07-19T16:10:00.000-07:00

Email Is Like So 2008

2009-07-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

Trends show that the 15-24 year-old demo is abandoning email for the immediacy of IM, texting and Twitter. http://bit.ly/zya37

360i Social Marketing Playbook

2009-07-18T20:06:00.001-07:00

It's free. It's insightful. Download it while it's hot! http://xrl.us/be348s

Who Needs a High School Reunion When You Have Social Media?

2009-07-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

chadenfreude isn't what it used to be. A growing number of Gen Yers are foregoing their high school reunions because social media connectivity has taken the fun out of discovering who got fat and who went bald. http://xrl.us/be334k

Street Vendors Leading The Way In Leveraging Twitter

2009-07-17T16:17:00.001-07:00

The Fortune 500 can learn a lot about successful social networking from street-based microbusinesses. http://xrl.us/be3waz

The Perfect Search Filter: Social Relevancy Ranking

2009-07-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

Tired of weeding though hundreds of search results trying to find a kernel of insight from a trusted source? Take heart. New apps are making the dream of listing search results by your self-identified social network a reality. http://xrl.us/be3u8w

Dave Chappelle's Twitter, Text & Facebook Promoted Free Show Draws 4,000 Fans

2009-07-15T16:19:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, Dave's PA was too small for the crowd. http://xrl.us/be3jvt