I Use These The Most...so far...

AroundMe - "This app allows you to quickly find out information about your surroundings. How many times have you found yourself in need of finding the closest Gas Station?AroundMe quickly identifies your position and allows you to choose the nearest Bank, Bar, Gas Station, Hospital, Hotel, Movie Theatre, Restaurant, Supermarket, Theatre and Taxi."

I AM T-Pain - "With I Am T-Pain, the hip-hop artist's vocal style is merely a couple of taps away. All you have to do is sing into the microphone, and I Am T-Pain Auto-Tune technology will make you and your friends sound like stars. Record your versions of Buy U A Drank, I'm Sprung, Bartender and more. I Am T-Pain adds the Auto-Tune vocal effect made famous by T-Pain himself. "

Bubble Wrap - "Just the ticket when you need to fill 45 seconds until the stoplight changes (as a pedestrian, not a driver, people!) or until the next train comes. A piece of bubble wrap appears onscreen and you pop as many bubbles as you can (without doubling up) in 45 seconds. Race to see who gets the highest score."

Groupie or Fan President?

I'm in the process of creating a Facebook presence for a local DC Band that I help manage - The Fed. I've been trying to choose which Facebook format I should go with - A Group or individual Fan page.

One (Fan pages) is available to unregistered users which allow you to be found, while the other (groups) can be accessed by all members of the group...making it easier to 'bulk invite' users to the page.

Here are some other things to consider:

I've decided after careful consideration that the best bet for a band is an individual Fan Page. It's a better tool for keeping users active.

Don't Be Obnoxious...Or Else

Facebook spammer ordered to pay $711 million
(cnnmoney.com)

The social networking site wins damages against noted spammer Sanford Wallace for bombarding its users with junk mail.

Wallace, who has also been called the "Spam King," accessed Facebook members' accounts without their permission and sent out "phony" Wall posts and messages, the company said.

"Most notably, the judge referred Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's Office with a request that Wallace be prosecuted for criminal contempt, which means that in addition to the judgment, he now faces possible jail time," read the Facebook statement. "We will continue to pursue damages against other spammers."

This isn't the first time that Sanford was successfully sued by an online company. In May, 2008, MySpace won a $230 million judgment against Wallace for sending junk messages. Wallace was also fined $4 million by the Federal Trade Commission in 2006 for his excessive pop-up ads

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/technology/facebook_spammer/index.htm?postversion=2009103017

Clouds Are Not Only In the Sky

A Word Cloud is another word for Tag Cloud....I'm sure you've seen one before - I just created one on Wordle.com as an example:


(this is the tag cloud for IntheInCrowd)

Because internet users have little patience and short attention spans, Web sites use word clouds as a means to guide users through their site's with ease. This method helps to increase their SEO and direct traffic to targeted content. So basically, for users its a more refined search tool rather than a search bar.

Why are some words larger and bolder than others? The more dominant the word is in the cloud, the more frequently that term is used on that particular site.

• Smallest - The smallest tag (lowest count) is shown at size 8
• Largest - The largest tag (highest count) is shown at size 22

I recommend checking out these 2 sites to see the most popular words on your site and to create a word cloud for yourself:

http://www.webconfs.com/keyword-density-checker.php

http://www.metamend.com/seo-tools/keyword-density-analyzer.html

Interested in Social Media, and Networking with Fellow Practitioners?

Social Media World Forum - Santa Clara, 9/10th November 2009

Details on the event can be found on http://www.socialnetworking-northamerica.com which is part of the growing Social Media Series of events running in London and Singapore http://www.socialmediaseries.net .

The show has a leading conference line up, with ‘free to attend’ exhibition and workshops. The workshops will be announced next week, and give an interesting compliment to the 20 exhibitors, providing 2 days of quality networking. Social Media Group Members can save 20% off the conference ticket price – only $695 for the 2 days, or $396 for 1 day. For bookings please email ian@sixdegs.com , with code SMM# , or phone the booking line on the web site - + 44 (0) 117 946 8876 .

Leading speakers at the show include;

Chris Heuer, Chairman, Co-Founder, Social Media Club • Brian Solis, Principal, FutureWorks • Peter Pezaris, CEO, Multiply • Richard Jalichandra, CEO, Technorati • Michael Donnelly, Director-Worldwide Interactive Marketing, The Coca-Cola • Mike Trigg, VP of Marketing, hi5 • Dalton Caldwell, Founder & CEO, imeen • John Andrews, Emerging Media Sr. Manager at Wal-Mart Stores, Wallmart • Scott Monty, Head of Social Media, Ford Motor Company • Alexandra Wheeler, Director Digital Strategy, Starbucks • Ziv Navoth, SVP Marketing & Partnerships, Bebo/AOL People Networks • Angela Courtin, SVP, Marketing Content and Entertainment, MySpace • Jeffrey C. Taylor, CEO, Eons.com / Founder, CEO, Monster.com More than 500 people have already pre-registered, if you are only interested to visit the “free” exhibition, please register in advance on http://www.socialnetworking-northamerica.com/register/free-exhibition.html To stay up to date, join the LinkedIn event listing on http://tinyurl.com/yfowvej

If you have an interest in other subjects such as the impact of social media on TV, politics, PR – or the London events - please visit http://www.socialmediaseries.net to find out about the other shows.

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Better Late Than Never

Until recently my mobile means of communication was the Crackberry, however I just jumped on the i-phone bandwagon. I'm looking forward to exploring the world of i-phone applications and will be sure to keep everyone posted on the best apps, the advantages/disadvantages, and the major differences between blackberry's and i-phones.