Top 10 Facebook Feature Wishlist
After using Facebook, attending a developer conference and speaking to advertisers, I’ve built a Facebook roadmap. Not an application, widget or API wishlist, it’s a wishlist for Facebook platform functionality. To be sure, Facebook has initiatives focused on growing site and “ecosystem” functionality. They encourage app development through the fbFund. They encourage partner interfaces through [...]
Web 2.0 Killed The PR Star
The first act ever played on MTV, “Video Killed The Radio Star” ushered in the music video age. Driven by the powerful images, musicians of all stripes began developing videos. One or more music videos were soon required for any album release. But, as we know, video didn’t kill the radio star in 1981. Albeit [...]
Select Stories, 1-Nov
Here Come The Twitter Ads - StopTwitterSpam.com
An insightful, thorough treatment of new ad formats (some would say spam) emerging on the Twitter platform. Deals in detail w/ one form from Magpie in which up to 20% of Tweets from a subscribing author are ads from Magpie sponsors. Not surprisingly Twitter community resistant as these ads [...]
Applications on LinkedIn, Niiice
On October 28th, 2008 LinkedIn took a big step forward by announcing the launch of “Applications on LinkedIn” (or InApps) and officially joining MySpace, Facebook, Google and Apple’s iPhone in the “platform” business. However, unlike other open platforms, LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman focused attention on ten applications by eight companies. It appears LinkedIn is going [...]
Why Revenues Matter, Twitter
In a time when ad budgets shrink and startup revenue targets fade, much todo was made last week about Fred Wilson’s statement regarding Twitter in Wired:
“It’s like the stupidest question in the world: How’s Twitter going to make money?,” said Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, another investor. “It’s like ‘How was Google going to make [...]
Top Stories, 22-Oct
John Battelle - TweetSense
Musings by industry leader John Battelle re: potential search-based business model at Twitter. John suggests that search may be used as a proxy for data and pattern recognition. Bit out there if you're not an algorithm buff, but some of the comments that follow are insightful.
(tags: battelle search_advertising twitter)
Let's Be Serious: Online [...]
Free (Viral) Advertising, Just Let Go
While the internet didn’t start viral advertising, recommendations + ease of transmission + multi-media formats = viral growth. This post provides examples of what is perhaps the most potent form of viral marketing, fan-generated videos.
Top Post-Advertising Ads - September
Top “post-advertising” ads from September ‘08. Combine understated messaging, ingenuity, entertainment quality and viral distribution (often via YouTube widget).
About
Tweets (@MichaelDowns)
- Bill Gross' "Ring of Fire" was my favorite investment article last week. Debt, deficits and 2010 investment - http://bit.ly/8OBTjT
- Brand New's "Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade" is a thoughtful collection of what works - http://bit.ly/4Y9l8K
- I supported Gwendolyn Strong Foundation by voting for them to win $1m with #chasegiving - http://bit.ly/4ILNPV