Category Archives: social media

news and observations about media that is by and for its creators and the communities they form around it

Evolution of a social software platform fad

Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 by Rex Hammock

When I see a web-based startup hit a period of “traction” and being “it,” I think back over the past 12 or so years and realize I’ve seen this pattern before: Geeky friends of the geek who created it start … Continue reading →

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Why the death of a celebrity lights up Twitter

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 by Rex Hammock

I used to blame the vacuous nature of a pop-culture-obsessed society for why we all seem so pre-occupied with the death of celebrities. But when Michael Jackson died, even I felt a little saddened — and frankly, the guy creeped … Continue reading →

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Just because you can make money from something doesn’t mean you should, and other rules of the web

Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Here are a few things I’ve learned from 20 years of living online, developing or managing online things and using lots and lots of things others have developed. I’ve learned them by writing and by reading about those online things. … Continue reading →

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@AmazonMP3s very smart use of Twitter during Superbowl XLVI

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2012 by Rex Hammock

If it works like it’s supposed to, this post will be an embed from Storify.com as that service makes it a snap to repost tweets in a situation like this. If you see something below (it will take a few … Continue reading →

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I’d like to influence you not to worry too much about online influence gamified metrics like Klout

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 by Rex Hammock

There’s a story by Anita Wadhwani appearing today on Tennessean.com regarding the efforts of a company called Klout to create a measurement of someone’s influence online about a particular topic. As the company is backed by the influential (in ways … Continue reading →

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