2/26/10

 

C3 Richmond Looks At The Web: Privacy, Analysis, And Law.

I'm going to be interested to see how internet culture changes in 2010-2011.
Maybe after all of this openness / open source cheering and blabbing a backlash will arise: and the equivalent of exclusive private clubs will form where only those in the know have the right to that data...  We shall see...

In the meantime I'll just keep trying to hang on to mah Foursquare crown of Mayor o' CCV...
*Sigh*
That's hard work, I have to go to the gym like three times a week now!



Here, the beloved Trevor Dickenson shares his own Foursquare / Oversharing Twitter experience and thoughts with Richmond's Channel 12 News:

Just remember: (Which I have always said, and is just practical good social etiquette / business practice) Always remember data is public, and what you type can be seen by the world.

• Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, here's something useful! Want to add Google analytics to your Facebook Fan Page? Here's how! http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-use-google-analytics-on-your-facebook-fan-page/18207/
  
  
• Lookout, lawyers! Facebook patents the feed: http://bit.ly/cZ6745
  VERY BIG STORY... will keep you posted.
  
  
• And more legal notes: If you are a blogger, here is a good overview of what you need to know for tax purposes / blogging law: http://www.avivadirectory.com/blogger-law/
  
  
• Twitter Cuts Deal with Yahoo http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_cuts_deal_with_yahoo.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29

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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2/22/10

 

C3 Richmond: Web + New Media Monday Short Report

Happy Monday at C3 Richmond, Copeland Casati Media!

• FYI: Today they rolled out the next generation of Google Ad Manager: You might want to go over the new changes here: http://googleadmanager.blogspot.com/2010/02/next-generation-of-google-ad-manager.html?utm_source=gam_upgrade_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gam%2Bupgrade
  
• Extreme Firefox vulnerability, hello: http://bit.ly/d0Js4p
• Do you use Facebook? PAY ATTENTION:
  It all started when I noticed a client, who was not a "friend" of mine on Facebook, had joined a Fan Page I had just joined, caught my eye. "Awww...!" and I clicked on her profile to friend-request her.  To my surprise, there were photos of her one year old daughter, with her daughter's name, their neighborhood information... concerned, I emailed her and she changed her privacy settings accordingly.  Later that week, a friend's husband, who is not my Facebook friend, appeared on another event with me, and I did the same thing: clicked on his profile to friend request him, then, still not a friend, saw pictures of his daughter, her name, their easy-to-be-found unusual last names...!
  
  Curious, I logged out of Facebook and spot-checked a few people I knew... and was BLOWN AWAY.  Overwhelmingly their profiles revealed confidential information I am certain they would not want out in the ether.  I encourage you all to log out and see what your and your family profiles, reveal. (I never have pictures of my children's faces or names on the internet. Guess what: I may be diligent but Grandma wasn't and needed to be corrected.)
  
  Three settings everyone should know: http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/01/20/20readwriteweb-the-3-facebook-settings-every-user-should-c-29287.html?WT.mc_id=NYT-E-I-NYT-E-AT-0203-L18
  
• Here's something to chew on: What does Foursquare mean for newspapers?
  It will be interesting to see who jumps on this locally, how they use it: http://www.editorsweblog.org/analysis/2010/02/what_does_foursquare_mean_for_newspapers.php
  
• Poor Google Buzz is gettin' tied up w/PleaseRobMe.com, and I t'ain't feelin' safe:
  How to rob somebody using Google Buzz. http://bit.ly/9aDxi4
  
• I mean, SERIOUSLY, ya afraid of Buzz? Use it. Or we will keel you.
  
  
• Bloggers: Tired of people stealin' yer stuff?  How to punch back with counter-advertising. Here is a great overview on HOW people take your content: http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2010/02/19/how-to-stop-image-hotlinking-by-counter-punching-with-free-advertising/

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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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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1/29/10

 

C3 Richmond Sums Up The Week

It's been awhile since I posted, we have been extremely busy, as always...
Here are a few notes from the last week or so...

• Facebook will be making changes to the layout of its business pages. Here's what you need to know: http://thewebissocial.com/?p=628 
• Ok, there are enough early-adopter Richmonders on now, so let's talk about Foursquare. From http://bit.ly/cN2HkS:
  
  
  
  How Foursquare Helps Consumers and Business Owners
  
  
• Some things that made me happy in the hectic past week or two:
• The use of social media to help during disaster. Too many cases involving Haiti to even begin, but think of all the aid and good it is doing...  here's two that came to mind:
  
  
  
  
  • How, through communication via cell phones, apps, and online access, people were even saved.
  • Also noted: Twitter's human touch amid the horror of Haiti
    
  
  
• An anonymous person began posting Dwell satire:
  Unhappy Hipsters
  Why did this make me giggle? Because I have always railed against the aloof supa-too-cool-for-you attitude that emanates from so much architecture / media entities.  I have always embraced an honest, "laugh at yourself tone while educating others" approach, obviously evidenced at @greenmodernkits / @copelandcasati... if you intimidate people, how are they going to feel comfortable asking you questions? 
• iPad... yeah, we know, we know...
• On our own web agency in Richmond, Virginia front, we were honored to be asked to comment on social media in Richmond Grid...
  
  
  
• I will be teaching a course giving a general overview on how to use social media for farmers on February 13th.  If you would like to register your small business for this (it's only $20!), please do so here: http://5thgrowersworkshop.eventbrite.com/
  (Also check out the fantastic other programs!!! Backyard poultry! Bee keeping! And more!)
  And more fantastic happenings: http://www.centerforruralculture.org/events.php
• Speaking of gardening... here's a nifty, practical, frugal, sensible and HUGE cold frame project I ran across and adore: http://onestraw.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/ghetto-fabulous-cold-frame-a-photo-essay/ You could say it doesn't have anything to do with media, I respond: By creating a simple blog, posting pictures and information online, someone discovered it on twitter, broadcast it out, and it reached me, now you, to maybe inspire someone to do the same.
  I. Am inspired.
  

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. If you are a Facebook enthusiast, we can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Copeland-Casati-Media-C3/52352550685 

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