Oh No! and Oh Yes!!
A database glitch (yes, let's call it that) has wiped out several weeks of postings. I am in the process of restoring them, but here are some of my latest MediaBullseye.com posts to hold you over! photo credit: the half-blood prince Thank you for your understanding!...
What’s After Google Wave?
This week, there were reportedly 100,000 golden tickets tucked in candy bars located in different corners of the World. The lucky people who found the tickets got to enter the world of Google Wave. Okay, that's not exactly how it happened. Google Wave empowers...
Measuring the New Social World
Accurately measuring the value of the buzz around your company may sound as difficult as weighing the morning fog, but it has made for some unique partnerships over the past few weeks. Meanwhile, there are companies ready to measure things that sound as intangible as...
Who Put the Nom in the Um Nom Nom da Nom?
The social media site Twitter, largely known for being in the news for any apparent reason, is going through an interesting change of life: The under 30's are finding it. Perhaps more interesting it means the closer-to-50's were the early adopters and helped it grow....
Pop Quiz: How much privacy do you give up on Facebook?
Every Facebook user has seen those quizzes. THOSE quizzes: 30 things you didn't know about me, which superhero, sandwich or drink you most resemble and even those little fun applications and games. What if your precious little answers to those questions were being...
Universal Truth of Twitter and Music
Special thanks to Lori Lieberman and DriveOn Records for helping me on this story. In 1973, Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song" was Song of the Year and yielded three Grammys including Song of the Year. The back story of this song underscores the...
