Articles in Social Media
I love that Twitter is baked directly into iOS…. but could be so much more – and I’ve written about that from the launch (example here). My primary frustration is that the integration doesn’t do …
Below is a series of screenshots from within the Facebook iOS app that allows users to match their Facebook friends against their iPhone Contacts: “Find Friends on Facebook: Choose contacts on your phone to add …
Two trends within Facebook that I have written frequently about:
- Facebook Offers: which has morphed from a Groupon-like platform to an extension of their sponsored ad format
I haven’t logged into Google Plus in a little, so I cannot tell if this is a new feature or a result of my infrequent usage – nevertheless, I was taken aback by Google’s new …
Email unsubscribe flows are typically binary: either super simple to unsubscribe (how it should be) or super convoluted (having to uncheck preferences, confirm email addresses, etc). This is a clever flow by Jetsetter because it …
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to watch the Facebook IPO Roadshow video. It’s fascinating and well done. There is a ton in there worth discussing / pointing out, but I wanted to highlight …
Last week I wrote about Facebook’s newsfeed clustering of posts published by the same applications.
While it is interesting as a signal of the newsfeed’s evolution – it is represents the larger theme of Facebook …
With the rise of Pinterest, I have enjoyed tracking the brands and campaigns racing to leverage the platform and be early movers. For instance, a couple weeks ago, I highlighted Harrod’s Pinterest / curator contest.
I talk about Klout all the time and encourage marketers to integrate / leverage the service as a way to engage quality users & customers. This has implications for advertising, customer service, product experience, …
The below screenshots show a new module in Facebook newsfeed: “Trending Articles”. It is a clustering of popular posts based on Open Graph actions of similar types (in this case “read” articles).
I’ve written a few times about Dunkin Donut’s clever use of their Facebook fan page to spotlight fans and drive on-Facebook promotion. Dunkin Donuts would reward fans each week with a spotlight in their Facebook …
Ever look at Facebook’s homepage and think about the ratio of content to advertisement? It’s easy to overlook it because the feed itself is infinite. But the new page layout combined with the new ad …






