2007 November | Social News Watch

Lost in a Sea of Shouts: 7 Ways Digg can Fix the System

Saturday, November 17, 2007 By JD Rucker 13 Comments

The shout system has been a roller coaster ride of emotion for me.

First impressions: “WAY Cool. Now I can talk to friends and if I have something that I really want to get out to the peeps, I can!”
Second impression: “Oh s**t, here come the spammers.”
Third impression: “Hey, the spam seems to work! A ton of them are hitting the front page. I better give it a try.”
Fourth impression: “Damn. It’s not as effective anymore. People are ignoring their shouts.”
Current impression: “The system is a broken one, but by golly it can be fixed…”

And here’s how:

Stumbled! (too soon)

Friday, November 16, 2007 By JD Rucker 5 Comments

Welcome Stumblers!

Our goal was to have a news story about StumbleUpon up and running before we got the homepage stumbled, but it’s too late now. We’ve been researching the Web 2.0, social media “wild card” (that’s one of the angles we were considering) for several weeks now. Tons of story ideas, but with a website like StumbleUpon, if you’re going to write something, it better be the right story.

The effect that SU has had on the Internet has been unique and engrossing. On the surface, it shouldn’t work. People want to see what they want to see, not what others want them to see, right? It just isn’t so. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Internet, Social Marketing, Social News Sites Tagged With: social bookmarks, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Social News Sites, Stumbleupon

Facebooking Wikipedia: Combining Social Networking with Social Information

Friday, November 16, 2007 By JD Rucker Leave a Comment

By now, you know what Facebook is. You should know what Wikipedia is as well. If not, this blog is probably not the best place to start.

For the bulk of readers who do know about these Internet juggernauts, imagine a combination of the two. Take Wikipedia, add profiles, and you have the socialpedia concept. It’s what Wikipedia man Jimmy Wales is trying to do. That’s the speculation… human generated content, indexing, the works, mixed [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Internet, Social Networking Sites Tagged With: facebook, social networks, tech deals, wikipedia

From Nobody to Internet Phenom: Tips (wsj)

Friday, November 16, 2007 By JD Rucker Leave a Comment

There are trillions of videos posted on YouTube and other social video websites every day. While that’s a gross overestimation, it doesn’t feel like it is to those who get catapulted into the public eye because of something they did and posted on these video websites.

“Going Viral” is a term that means something you submitted, whether it’s Judson Laipply’s “Evolution of [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Internet, Social Marketing, Social Videos-Images-Music Tagged With: go viral, going viral, viral video, youtube

Charitable Social Networks Makes Giving on the Internet Easier

Thursday, November 15, 2007 By JD Rucker Leave a Comment

There are several larger companies, including Google and MySpace, that offer a way for non-profit organizations to bring their message to and raise funds from social networks. What isn’t mentioned in the article is that these services, if built properly by the non-profit organization, can be extremely valuable even beyond the obvious funding potential.

Social networks are incredibly potent in creating buzz. Build a group, share news, create awareness, make the network and the group grow… it all leads to the end goals of increasing awareness, pointing attention to the cause, and putting a good amount of cash in the bank. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Internet, Social Networking Sites Tagged With: charity, social networks

MTV Takes Latino Angle on Mobile Social Network

Thursday, November 15, 2007 By JD Rucker Leave a Comment

Con3xion (Connection) will be based around the Tr3s, their Latino youth-oriented channel. It is slated for a mid-December launch with the help of San Diego-based mobile social networking company Intercasting Corp, focusing on Hispanic youths who are heavy users of mobile technology, according to the company.

Here are some statistics that they’re basing their plans after: