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 [...]
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 [...]
Select Stories, 29-Oct
Right Music For Your Viral Ad - SharpNine
Tom Belton of SharpNine Music overviews considerations for use of music in your next YouTube viral advertising video. While some concepts are familiar ground for TV and radio advertisers, many of the points are not intuitive to the online-only advertisers. Tom uses a three-part framework of Entertainment, Structure [...]
Top Stories, 25-Oct
Wassup 2008 - Charles Stone III
W/ tongue placed firmly in cheek, this ad makes visual the top stories of the day and links them directly to the fundamental message of change put forth by the Obama campaign. Like or dislike Obama, director Charles Stone has created a visual, concise and emotive political ad that will [...]
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