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Tackling Twitter Today Too

Wednesday, 10 September 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Coincidence? I think not. The day after I start Twitting, Molecular’s Steve Mulder (no relation) gives us a great brief of the 5 tips for using Twitter to market with this emerging communications channel. Listen and Learn – This is a brilliant opportunity I hadn’t even realized was possible Publish valuable news and information –

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See you at Web 2.0 – The New Rules for Business

Thursday, 24 January 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Next week is Webguild’s Second Annual Web 2.0 Conference & Expo at the Marriott in Santa Clara, CA. January 29th will bring together a thousand industry leaders, marketers, and professionals to cover popular Web 2.0 technologies and the future direction of the web. Learn from industry experts (yes, I’ll be there so you can include

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Web 2.0 Bubble Burst Video – Billy Joel Parody of We Didn’t Start the Fire

Thursday, 13 December 2007 by Paul O'Brien

Let’s get going again with some great entertainment: This hilarious YouTube video, pulled due to copyright violations, has resurfaced through time killer tv. Scratch that I have no idea if it resurfaced through time killer tv or was reposted from there on YouTube; I suppose that is a testament to the significance of YouTube as

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Published in Social Media, Surplus

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Killer Startups and Web 2.0 Developments

Wednesday, 09 May 2007 by Paul O'Brien

I spent a few minutes at True Ventures last night, home to comparison shopping datafeed start-up SingleFeed (of which, from time to time, I’ve encouraged your consideration). That entrepreneurial environment holds tremendous appeal for me due to the passion, innovation, and risk taken by all who endeavor to create and I always enjoy translating offline

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Fun, Social Media, Web 2.0

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Digg This! – A Solution to the Black Market of Paid Diggs

Thursday, 05 April 2007 by Paul O'Brien

I’m a capitalist and believe that economies create markets based on demand. With the proliferation of advertisers willing to pay for placement in social bookmarking and networking environments, it is no surprise that a black market has developed to support the demand for paid social media optimization. New to the space is Subvert and Profit

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Published in Social Media, Web 2.0

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Have You Heard of Social Bookmarking?

Monday, 05 February 2007 by Paul O'Brien

Iâ€™m always surprised by the lack of use and popularity of social bookmarking so while this may be written for the inexperienced web browser, I hope youâ€™ll all appreciate my take on social bookmarking and give it another look. Iâ€™m sure you are as familiar with your web browserâ€™s Favorites or Bookmarks as you are

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Published in Search, Social Media, Web 2.0

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