Social media has proved its worth, yet again. Twitter, Facebook and other popular sites are 24-hour sources of data that require an automated tool for deciding what’s important and what is not. What is important in the realm of law enforcement is the pitch at trade conferences and in publications for those in the "biz."
ANT Galio Move now enables viewers to watch TV and interact with social media on the same screen. This interactive process continues by providing links to additional associated online content.
Search Marketing Expo is scheduled for October 2-4 in New York City. Are you going?
A new, but different Q&A site where topics follow you, rather than you following them, is the vision of Beepl. Recently launched and using semantic technology, Beepl analyzes users’ connected LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts to determine what they’re interested in. Then it presents them with questions that fit those interests.
Altmetrics is the creation and study of new metrics based on the social web for analyzing and informing scholarship. This interesting topic was inspired by the latest post on David Warlock's blog titled, "The Science of Measurement." As he pondered the importance of measuring in science and data, the topic of altmetrics naturally evolved.
With all the talk about Web 2.0 and looking towards Web 3.0 of late, has the fact that the information available on the web has become more comprehensive and detailed gotten lost? The focus has been about social sharing, collaboration and user-generated content.
Many organizations are able to recognize the opportunity that social media offers to their marketing efforts. I think convincing them that Facebook is a unique way to interact with their customers and drive sales is now easy, or at least easier than say, two years ago. But who would have thought Pinterest would get their interest?