2/17/10

 

C3 Richmond Breaks It Down: Technology was A-Buzz With Buzz This Week.

Technology was A-Buzz With Buzz This Week.

• Read about the Buzz controversy:
  
  
  • Why Google Buzz Isn't Buzzworthy: (GREAT article) http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3864381/Why-Google-Buzz-Isnt-Buzzworthy.htm
  • Excuse the language, but this blog exemplifies what Google did not consider: An abused ex-wife's legitimate case and reaction on why this is so wrong.
  • Shortly after: "Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes" http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16036/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=5Dpkfd68
  • Is Google Microsoft? http://m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&story=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/14/google-gmail-buzz-john-naughton
  • And, just in case: How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) http://j.mp/cxNjiA
    
    
• I was interested in the Winter Olympics as a case study regarding its use of new media:
  
  
  
  • Here's a list of all US Olympic athletes on Twitter: http://bit.ly/9J2baa
  • Foursquare continues to gain ground, and big media recognizes its value: The New York Times and Foursquare Partner for the Olympics http://bit.ly/cXPPah http://bit.ly/recom
     
• Forrester Research, a technology and market research company, sparked debate with its new employee blog policy.
  
  
  
  • Here's why limiting employees’ online presence is a big mistake in journalism and elsewhere http://bit.ly/b4BTIl
  • What you can learn from Forrester's new blogging policy? http://bit.ly/9dApoC
    
    
• Foursquare user? Embracing the "Hey Look At Me" on Buzz? Well, here's a good point to consider for all you public braggarts: http://pleaserobme.com/why
  
  
• FACEBOOK FAN PAGES: Has one of your employees set up your facebook Fan Page? (**This is also to note for advertising / web agencies where clients ask for you to create their fan page:) http://tinyurl.com/yd7r3c6
  
• Remember last week's Norwegian scuba divers chasing the Google Street Maps car?
  Well, check out what Germany did.
  
• Let's end with what children can do to better the world: Amount a fourth-grade Denver class has raised since last Mar to buy and free Sudanese slaves: $35,000 http://harpers.org/x/1999/2/6

Thanks for listening…

I'm Copeland Casati, of Copeland Casati Media,
the original C3 in Richmond creative arts and media since 1999.

You can reach me at copeland@copelandcasati.com, or on twitter, @copelandcasati.

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