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Micro Persuasion: Just Who Are the Apple App Store Kingmakers?

Image via CrunchBase " Apple 's iTunes App Store is one of the hottest things going right now in the mobile space. Apple in fact just hit one billion downloaded iPhone applications. But there's a mystery behind the scenes here - one that's bigger than "Who is Batman ?" Namely, just who exactly at Apple controls the iTunes App Store home screen (depicted above) and what goes into the featured choices they make each week? On the surface, the App Store appears to be truly democratic... Read Full Story

Scripting News: 1/24/2009

Image via Wikipedia To Be Or not To Be With Gusto :   an individual or special taste  enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or appreciation  vitality marked by an abundance of vigor and enthusiasm .  I find a few people that I follow have ” Gusto !”   Guy Kawasaki Fred Wilson Gothan Gal Frank Eliason Chris Brogan  Seth Godin Louis Gray . Steve Rubel There was a book written a few years ago called the Talmud !  Among other things it stated We don’t see things as they are we see things... Read Full Story

Disqus Adds FriendFeed Integration-to Follow Fred Wilson

Image via Wikipedia Why I follow Fred Wilson ! http://fredwilson.vc/ This article on http://disqus.com/ is written by Mr Wilson A master at Content Creation.  Fred Wilson and Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ both have the ability to capsulize. capsulize - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; “capsulize the news”!  It is a skill mostly prevalent  in Poetry. I use Disqus and am currently having this site rebuilt and it is not installed yet ! I miss it but still... Read Full Story

Micro Persuasion: Iconography Dominates in the Age of the Attention Crash

Image via CrunchBase This may be on of  Steve Rubel 's Articles yet ! This idea didn't occur to me when I started and this blog five years ago and named it Micro Persuasion, but in all honesty it could have. It's been percolating in my subconscious for a long time. In the digital age - where every second there is something new tugging at our attention - we are influenced more than ever by tiny little icons. And there's no sign of the trend abating. It used to be that in the... Read Full Story

BlueBlog: PR Tips For Startups: How To Get And Keep The Media Attention

Image via Wikipedia I have been reading Blue Blog and been using  Adaptive Blue ’s application on my Browser http://www.adaptiveblue.com/ and all of it’s features. In my opinion there are two sparks of brilliance on the internet. Adaptive Blue’s creation Glue and Zemanta !  I am a firm believer in Public Relations since the best firm’s employ great content creators !  If for example Alex does not write a good headline ,polish the deck and rag the lines and is not an excellent... Read Full Story

Search Innovation & User Experience - Authenticities - Edelman Digital

Image via CrunchBase I am glad to see they mentioned one of my Favorites Squidoo • www.squiddoo.com Not content to supply you with sites to check out, Squiddoo gives you the chance to build one. It even suggests topics you might like to own. You get to populate your site, share it, group it, and respond to comments. Imagine if brands gave users the tools to build a personalized site with only the brand-specific information they found most relevant. posted by Mark Laporta     you... Read Full Story

NY Times Needs Classier Ad Buys | chrisbrogan.com

Image by doughaslam via Flickr Article’s like this are why I follow Chris Brogan His Article’s Are Tasty Moxie has also grown in popularity in recent years in regions of southern Maine and Connecticut due to its mixability with certain spirits.[citation needed] Notable Moxie-based mixed drinks include: the “Buxton Slingah”, a drink made up of one part Barenjager Honey Liqueur and one part Moxie, with an optional puff-puff pass prior to slugging the awesomeness; the “Welfare... Read Full Story

MyFox Detroit | Health Home

Image via Wikipedia I happened to see Health Works the Other Evening . The Botox Talking head’s were extolling the Virtues of Green Tea and Vegetables as related to Cancer ! Now I have Cancer and was treated with Chemotherapy at no time was I Injected with Green Tea or V8 Juice,  when  you Editorialize you are publishing and if you do not do extensive Fact Check may get Sued !  You people should use some common sense , at  least Channel Four has a Doctor on Air but I don’t repect him... Read Full Story

louisgray.com: The Danger of Changing The Baseline

Image via Wikipedia I am not a technically oriented person when it comes to Applications !  I think Louis Gray is touching on a very important point !  Know Your User-before you change !  I have and opinion that Micro Blogging has an uphill battle to stay around !  Some times 140 characters build a character not character !  Machine communication must abide by the rules of effective communication ! The application should be designed by people who understand semantics general... Read Full Story

This Acorn Won’t Grow-

This Acorn Won’t Grow- is a post from: MarshalSandler.com I found this fascinating quote today: Editorial: If you thought ACORN was bad… | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Editorials Dallas Morning News Marshal, The Concealed Spline by Marshal Sandler , Sep 2009 You should read the whole article. GHTime Code(s): 0f246   a045b   number of view: 26 Retweet this post Related Posts Recommended for marshal sandler - Likaholix Image via Wikipedia Likaholix Rocks... Read Full Story
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