The Olympics mean a lot to me. I have seen others run and it inspired me to come here. It is amazing, not like the meets. There are all the athletes from all the sports 
Posts Tagged ‘News’
August 11th, 2008
The Olympics is up and running, and if like me you’re interested in the latest news but don’t have access to a TV in your office, a good visual place to start and get the latest breaking reaction from is Dailylife. -
“We started Dailylife because we think publishers should be able to offer their readers the entire web of news, and for readers that news should be less work and more fun. We simplify the complex news landscape, making it a personal, visceral experience instead of a daily chore.”
The site is split up into articles, photos, topics and quotes. The articles have related stories attached to them so you can read more about a particular story from another news source. Photos and quotes are probably my favourite parts of the site. Some of the images are stunning and give you a real sense of occasion and drama, and by hovering over the image you also get a text box that tells you the story behind the image. The quotes section is also a nice addition with some memorable quotes given by top competitors.
in Earthtimes.org said Tyson Gay
If you’re in need of some more Olympic resources check out The Torch Has Arrived - Beijing 2008
Weekly social media and web 2.0 news round up for week ending 18th of April
April 18th, 2008
We have been scouring the blogosphere all week for the best hot social media and web 2.0-related news and resources. We have also added all the new links to the Liberate Media resource/research page, - it’s a little slow to load but well worth the wait!
Twitter: news/resources
James Karl Buck Twitters his way out of Egypt Jailhouse
Twitter Spy - Twitter public time line in real time
Summize Realtime Twitter Search
Blogging: news/resources
10 Easy Ways to Get in The Habit of Blogging
More Practical Tips For Starting A Corporate Blog
General social media: news/resources
Social Media: Tools the alpha geeks use
Real People Don’t Have Time for Social Media
Building a Popular Social Media Profile: Seven Essential Characteristics
Get off Twitter, Lay Off the Blogs, and Put Some Thought Back Into Your Email Campaigns
Etiquette For A Social Media World
YouTube Dominates Video More than Google Dominates Search
Social Media To Create Social Media Training - social media training wiki
edopter.com: social trendcasting - discover and share the next big trend
12 Tips for Getting Your Startup Featured on Mashable
South Africa’s First Social Media Press Release - The Standard Bank Pro20 Series (cricket)
Second Life resource list - is it still a good place to build brand?
Please tune in next Friday for the next weekly round up…
October 9th, 2007
It’s been a busy day in the world of Google. First of all, news reached us this morning that Google shares have risen above the $600 mark for the first time. Not bad considering Google’s stock launched at $85 a share in 2004.
Then came the news that Google will be allowing websites in its ad network (AdSense) to embed videos from some YouTube content creators. This offers Google a new source of ad revenue, which will of course need to be shared with the content creators and sites that embed them.
However, the news that interested me the most broke this afternoon, when Google announced that it had acquired the Finland-based SMS and microblogging service Jaiku, competitor to the better known Twitter.
This is another telling move, proving the all-encompassing Google development arm is now focusing on mobile and social networking…and everything in between. Mike Butcher at TechCrunch has the full story.
Interestingly, Steve Rubel is giving Twitter 45 days to be sold, and he thinks Yahoo! will be the most likely suitor.
Oh and while i’m doing a Google news rundown, I should also mention that Google and IBM are partnering on a university project to provide data centres holding 1,600 computers that students will be able to use to learn cloud computing.
Or as Eric Schmidt put it: “In order to most effectively serve the long-term interests of our users, it is imperative that students are adequately equipped to harness the potential of modern computing systems and for researchers to be able to innovate ways to address emerging problems.”
Now the weather…
Technorati tags: google, jaiku, twitter, ibm, news, cloud+computing, social+networking, mobile
Netvibes launches widget for publishers
October 3rd, 2007
Netvibes, one of the fastest-growing personalised homepage providers (and RSS reader), has today launched a “smart branded widget” for publishers and corporates.
More information on the Netvibes Publishers Network is available here.
To summarise, businesses and media owners will be able to embed the Netvibes widget (containing all reading feeds and widgets etc) within their site, and brand and customise it to fit their online property.
Early takers include two leading French newspapers, Les Echos and Le Figaro and CBS.
I’m a Netvibes user - I totally rely on it for my daily intake of reading, and so am intrigued to see how this will take-off.
From a social-media PR perspective, it’s a great way for brands to be contributing useful content to their online network, and being seen to be activity engaging with their community, without having to produce any original content themselves.
Although I suspect this will be a slow burner, it’s certainly the way in which coporates and publishers should be heading with their websites.
Technorati tags: netvibes, news, rss, cbs, social+media, publishing, widget