Gil Penchina of Wikia just gave me a heads up on their latest announcement. Travellers and contributors to its recently launched World Wikia project have already compiled over 1,000 original articles in less than one month. For those unfamiliar with the launch, World Wikia is a free, fully editable worldwide guide of places to go and things to do. The home page for World Wikia greats visitors, “Welcome to World Wikia a free travel directory that you can edit.” It…
Web 2.0 Bullsh**t Generator
Alright, while we’re at it…guess who holds the number one spot on Blogpulse? Nope, not TechCrunch, it’s the The Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator™ brought to you by Emptybottle.org. According to the homepage, “The web is getting hot and sweaty again, and the dollars are flying almost as fast as the bullshit.” That statement couldn’t be more accurate. As someone working in PR and writing for this site, you have no idea how many of these verbs, adjectives, and market disruptors…
Web 2.0 Logo Creatr Climbs to #15 on BlogPulse
This is a hilarious and painfully accurate parody of the unique world of Web 2.0 logos…although we’re missing lime green here. The Web 2.0 Logo Creatr by Alex P. has created a small frenzy on the web and managed to climb to # 15 on the latest BlogPulse analysis report. When asked why he created this site (by himself in a mock interview), Alex P. responded with, “This is meant to be a parody of Web 2.0 Logos. While they…
Laughing Squid – The Valleywag / TechCrunch Peace Accord
Photo credit: Scott Beale Thank you to Scott Beale of Laughing Squid for the TechCrunch7 reference earlier… From Laughing Squid: “Monkey Notions has made an excellent video about the Valleywag / TechCrunch Peace Accord using my photo of the now famous, less-than-enthusiastic handshake between Nick Douglas of Valleywag and Michael Arrington at the TechCrunch 7 Party.” Quoting Brian Solis on Flickr: TechCrunch7 Party $100,000 Open Bar $50,000 Picture of Mike and Nick shaking hands, Priceless… Tags: nick douglas, valleywag, techcrunch,…
Frank Quattrone – The Rise, The Fall, The Rise 2.0?
Photo credit: AP via SFGate Finally, some closure is this case which has spanned years, two separate trials and millions of tax-payer dollars… According to the Associated Press, former investment banker Frank Quattrone reached a deal today that eliminates the need for third trial and more importantly, allows his criminal case to be dismissed. Also, NASD – back in June – dismissed all charges against Quattrone. You may remember the details of the case, but if not, Quattrone joined Credit…
NMRCast #5 – On Air with "For Immediate Release" Regarding New Press Release Template
Last week I joined Chris Heuer, Shel Holtz, and Tom Foremeski for the latest edition of the NMR (New Media Release) for Shel Holtz’s popular For Immediate Release (FIR) podcast. The NMRCast #5: “The Content Episode,” is available online here. In This Edition: New Media Release wiki Free Josh Wolf wiki XPRL working group website Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!) Content summary:Participants: Chris Heuer, Tom Foremski, Brian Solis, Shel Holtz. The discussion covered the…
Enterprise 2.0 Continued – Cogenz
Niall Cook, Founder and Chairman of Cogenz Ltd, commented on the last reference to Enterprise 2.0 companies to let me know about what he’s working on over at Cogenz. Cogenz is a social bookmarking service for the enterprise, designed to help companies harness the collective intelligence of their employees. It’s similar to ConnectBeam, although they are focused on providing a much more simple user experience for those who want to start using it inside their businesses. According to Niall, “One…
TechCrunch 7 – Web 2.0 Party of the Summer
Photo Credit: Scott Beale, Laughing Squid Unfortunately I had to miss what turned out to be an amazing party. I had to sneak-in one last camping getaway with the family before the end of summer. Laurence (Lo) Toney, VP Marketplace Operations, art.com, attended TechCrunch 7 and was gracious enough to provide us with his wrap-up report. Lo Toney, Guest Blogger, PR2.0 It was labeled the Web 2.0 party of the summer – Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch party or TechCrunch 7 for…
Social Media Leads the Way – Blogs as Important as Traditional Media
Social media is becoming pervasive and more importantly, extremely influential among the people buying products and solutions. According to a recent survey, and all the rage at the recent Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose, Outsell, a marketing research firm, recently interviewed 7,000 professionals in corporations, government, healthcare, and academia to find out: o How much time they spend searching and reading info for their job: 12 hours per week. o Where they search and read that info “The…
Snakes on a Mutha F*****g Plane is the New Blair Mutha F*****g Witch
The day has arrived! Seriously…Samuel L. Jackson lucked out on this one. From a marketer’s perspective, Snakes on a Plane (SoaP) is the new Blair Witch. Not because both are on the same plain field (heh), but both share a common channel for success. The power of the web has come down like the hand of god to save Samuel L. Jackson’s poor choice in movie roles. Whereas the success of the Blair Witch Project was spun out of people…
