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Why we need journalists and editors
As social media is how most people are getting their news these days, it also appears to be increasingly co-opted by those that see it as a way to disrupt business and society at large. http://nyti.ms/Y6TZl9 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100646197 http://nyti.ms/ZuoSki http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/twitter-warns-journalists-we-believe-that-these-attacks-will While the … Continue reading
Does Facebook work for B-to-B companies?
Time and time again I hear the same comment from commercial real estate companies, “We are on Facebook but it really doesn’t do anything for us”. I wonder if now that the buzz is out in the marketplace that users are … Continue reading
Now maybe its LinkedIn’s turn to become the next MySpace
Just hot off the press that LinkedIn is buying Pulse (http://allthingsd.com/20130311/linkedin-to-buy-pulse-newsreader-for-more-than-50m/), a very popular and successful customized news site with huge subscriber numbers. Am I jealous that they didn’t buy our site for a reported $50m-$100m since we are also in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, linked in, pinterest, pulse, real estate, Social Media, technology, The News Funnel
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Move over big data, here comes the “content is king” wave!
While I recognize that they are two completely different animals, there was a time when all I was reading about was Big Data. No doubt it’s a game changer when it comes to analytics, targeting and retargeting. But content is all I seem … Continue reading
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Tagged big data, content, data, Social Media, technology, The News Funnel
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Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
In the span of a year, I went from being a somewhat young guy in my professional world to a dinosaur! How did that happen? I spent the first 25 years of my career in the public relations industry, specializing … Continue reading
When did media get to be such a pain in the ass?
This was an actual comment someone said to me the other day. In fact, it’s the type of comment I have heard a lot lately. Real estate professionals (and it’s probably true of most business professionals) are being overwhelmed with the amount of emails they are receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged LinkedIn, media, news, real estate, Social Media, Twitter
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News aggregation apps are getting better and better and probably heading closer to extinction along the way.
As someone who recently built a news curation website, it seems a bit hypocritical for me to be writing a blog entry criticizing the world of news aggregation. The sites that I happen to subscribe to, including Flipboard, Zite, Newser, … Continue reading
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Tagged news apps, Social Media, technology
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Hurricane Sandy: fake news and the downside of social media
First and foremost, my thoughts go out to all those affected by this terrible storm, the likes of which we have never seen before in our neck of the woods. I was one of the lucky ones. We lost power … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurricane Sandy, Social Media, The News Funnel, Twitter
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Social media and real estate: surprising findings in a recent poll.
Recently, The News Funnel conducted a poll on the impact of social media on the real estate industry, both commercial and residential. We polled a broad group of professionals via a variety of methods, including email, LinkedIn, Twitter and general … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, real estate, Social Media, technology, Twitter, YouTube
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LINKED IN? OR LINKED OUT?
I am now a full-fledged member of the LinkedIn community and can express my feelings toward this experience simply as: “CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO SHUT THE DAMN THING OFF?” What started as a nice experience – connecting with … Continue reading
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Tagged LinkedIn, Social Media, The News Funnel
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