Tag Archives: web culture

Privacy is not dead, get over it

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 by Rex Hammock

As typical, when danah boyd (it is she who uses the lower case) writes, it’s worth reading. In this post, she explains why it may be in Facebook’s interest to wish that “privacy is dead,” but why Facebook’s interests are … Continue reading →

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Stop trying to limit the Internet to a metaphor

Posted on Monday, January 11, 2010 by Rex Hammock

Today, I spent several hours in a conference with 300 marketers who fit into one of two categories: 1. They work at companies that are trying hard to figure out how to use something currently called “social media” to help … Continue reading →

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The coming demise of ‘social media’ (the term, that is)

Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Despite using it in our company’s marketing material (hey, we know a thing or two about search and marketing), I don’t like the term “social media.” I dislike it for the same reason I never liked the term “Web 2.0.” … Continue reading →

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I buried the album cover

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Via the BBC, I learned a few moments ago that today is the 40th anniversary of one of the most iconic photographs ever taken, Iain Macmillan’s shot of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road. Of course, we all know the photo … Continue reading →

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Another Dave Delaney simple, great idea: Tool Talk

Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009 by Rex Hammock

A big thanks to Dave Delaney, social media coordinator at Nashville-based Griffin Technology, who last night organized what I guess can be called the “beta version” of a new idea of his called Tool Talk. In 2007, Dave started an … Continue reading →

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