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Rex Hammock’s RexBlog.com
The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Wikipedia has NO connection to Wikileaks (And why I keep saying it)
As I wrote in my previous post, there seems to be two things confusing people I know who, heretofore, have not been bombarded every day with news about something including the prefix “wiki.” This post is a continuation of that … Continue reading
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Why are we seeing all those intense Jimbo-banners? Because they work.
Direct marketers and the customers who buy from them (or contribute to them) will find fascinating this transparent look at the A/B testing of banner advertising by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that brings you Wikipedia. The A/B testing … Continue reading
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You don’t get Wikipedia, so stop trying
For years, I’ve been reading that Wikipedia is dying. (Of course, on the internet, anything successful attracts an “is dying” movement.) Today, there’s a Wall Street Journal article that does a half-way decent job of glancing at the history of … Continue reading
Wikis can be maps, too
Longtime readers of this blog (and the two of you know who you are) are aware that I love maps. I’m on record as saying the greatest software ever is what is now Google Earth. In presentations about social media, … Continue reading
Wikipedia is running its first banner ad
I had a minor jolt seeing a big banner ad across the top of Wikipedia this morning. However, the “ad” (actually a few are rotating) is a link to a message from Jimmy Wales encouraging users to donate to the … Continue reading
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My Wiki 101 presentation from Barcamp Nashville
Typically, my presentation “slides” are meaningless without me narrating them. They illustrate what I’m talking about, so if I’m not talking, well, you’d have to make up your own story to go along with them. However, several people asked if … Continue reading
Here’s who will run the internet if the nuts have their way
Just in time for the National Peanut Festival, AP President Tom Curley is sounding nuttier and nuttier: “Crowd-sourcing Web services such as Wikipedia, YouTube and Facebook have become preferred customer destinations for breaking news, displacing Web sites of traditional news … Continue reading
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Why I use Wikipedia to follow major news events like the Samoa earthquake and tsunami
It’s worth taking a look at the Wikipedia entry regarding yesterday’s earthquake and resulting tsunami in the south Pacific. As some people know, I am in awe of Wikipedia and its underlying technology, culture, community and practices. (That’s another post … Continue reading
And another gripe about Google SearchWiki – It’s Not a Wiki
Thank you, Marshall Kirkpatrick. You’ve made another wise observation about what’s wrong with Google SearchWiki: It’s not a wiki! Of course, this isn’t the first time Google’s branding of new products has perplexed me. The most dumbfounding one is still … Continue reading
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Using a wiki to run a global company
When I discuss the topic of “wikis,” I often discover that media people — especially business media people — think a “wiki” is something “like Wikipedia” and not, necessarily, what it actually is — a platform for doing a wide … Continue reading
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The economy is losing jobs, but Apple still has Jobs
Poor Steve Jobs is like the U.S. economy, rumors of his demise keep being greatly exaggerated. A month ago, Bloomberg (the news service, not the mayor) mistakenly published his obituary and this morning, a “citizen journalist” on CNN’s iReport.com, posted … Continue reading
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Where to go for Gustav information
Hurricane tracking map widget via Lockergnome.com’sInside WeatherBug Blog. With natural disasters in the past, I have pointed to ways in which volunteers, individuals, aid organizations and the media have utilized the web to help communicate and coordinate their responses. As … Continue reading
I hope Google Sites will help people “get” wikis
BusinessWeek’s Rob Hof is reporting that Google is launching a new “app” tonight called Google Sites. As I write this, it is not yet live, however, according to Rob, it uses the “Jotspot” wiki platform Google acquired in late 2006. … Continue reading
Has Google killed Wikipedia with a shot from the grassy knol? Get real
I guess it’s inevitable: whenever Google announces anything — and I mean anything — the response from the blogosphere — and seeping out into the real-world coverage — is that it’s designed to “kill” something. And so it has been … Continue reading
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Magazine wikis are Web 3.0
Yesterday, Dave Winer outlined some suggestions (hopes) for the next step in the evolution of the web, somewhat related to the long-envisioned “semantic web or Web 3.0” — and what Dave calls for discussion sake, Web 3.0. Building on the … Continue reading
