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Archive for November, 2009

New technology keeps your tweets safe

November 16th, 2009

With new forms of social media come new opportunities for spammers to attack.  Recently, a new Internet tool was launched by Kaspersky Labs to analyze Twitter posts that contain URLs and block any associated malware. The new tool called Krab Krawler dissects the millions of tweets posted every day and detects any malicious spam or [...]

Social media today, not tomorrow

November 13th, 2009

I had the privilege of both working at and attending Social Media Today (SM2Day)—a truly momentous conference for upstate New York, as it convened prominent minds from all walks of social media life. In a PR capacity, I wrangled media to attend and cover the discussions around the evolving marketing and communications landscape, as well [...]

Facial Recognition and Augmented Reality Hardware: The Future of Facebook?

November 10th, 2009

While researching Augmented Reality (AR), one of the newest technologies in the lands of interactive advertising, online gaming, and the like, I came across an interesting (though very crude) presentation on the possible integration of augmented reality within Facebook through facial recognition. In short, the author explained that if the facial recognition technology that currently [...]

Why Corporate Blogs Fail

November 9th, 2009

At this point in the social media revolution, most companies understand the basics of blogging. But many fall short when it comes to developing a blog that can withstand the test of time. Sure, setting up a blog is easy. Maintaining a blog is a different story. Here are five common reasons why corporate blogs [...]

Timing is everything

November 6th, 2009

When it comes down to it, timing is everything….in business, life, and even in the World Series. Admittedly, I’m not [yet] a die-hard Yankees fan (dare I say in this neck of the woods), but their victory the other night was nearly eight years’ coming. Says a New York Times article: For eight seasons, they [...]