" » What is “social media?”" from Pro PR
"Exploring social media and public relatons" = tagline. Includes an excellent new / reworked definition of social media by Joseph Thornley.
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Digital Urban: Maps and Stats: Visualisation with Google Docs
Because of this particular blog entry at Digital Urban -- and because the YouTube video Digital Urban included no longer worked -- I looked on YouTube for more information and found a couple of really interesting "how-to" videos (see: http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Google+Spreadsheet+API&search_type= ). The video that prompted the search is called "Google Visualization API on Google Spreadsheets" (see: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8EsFJu6p3P4 ) It's pretty impressive -- even I (non-user of spread sheets and non-techie) sort of get it. For lots more, see also the Google Visualization API-- Google Code page (see: http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/ ). I'm posting this mainly for the benefit of a couple of people near and dear to me. They might really get a kick most especially out of this YouTube google video, "Using Google Spreadsheets as a Database in the Cloud" (see: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rWCLROPKug0 ).
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My Essential Twitter Tools
Via Tris Hussey; blog post by Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategist, SF Bay Area: listing of 7 different Twitter tools/ apps. "TwitterLocal" is particularly interesting.
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etech08: Information Visualization is a Medium, by Stamen Design - we make money not art
Intriguing summing up by Regine from We Make Money Not Art of Eric Rodenbeck's presentation at etech08, "Information Visualization is a Medium." I especially liked this, on the Crime Spotting app: "...interactive map of crimes in Oakland was developed with the idea of offering a tool for understanding crime in cities. "You can get a precise overview of what is happening in your neighbourhood (or the one where you plan to rent a house) over time, you can select the crimes you want to see and if you like that sort of thrill, crime alerts can be delivered to you in almost real time via RSS or email. "Crimespotting helps people explore public information, draw connections, see pattern emerge and find new possibilities for questioning. The website says: We believe that civic data should be exposed to the public in a more open way. With these maps, we hope to inspire local governments to use this data visualization model for the public release of many different kinds of data: tree plantings, new schools, applications for liquor licenses, and any other information that matters to people who live in neighborhoods." Yes, data should be "exposed to the public in a more open way."
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Logic+Emotion: Thinking Through The "3 U's"...
The 3 Us -- damn that apostrophe, it's all wrong as used in the article's title. But if you leave it out, it reads as "the 3 us," as in *us* or *them*... Regardless, an interesting summing up of what might make applications interesting for users. See notes.
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