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7 months ago

in HOW TO: Build Community on Twitter on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
That's a great overview on Twitter. It's pretty interesting to see the growing number of how-to blog posts on Twitter. I take it as a sign it's starting to enter the mainstream. If anyone's interested, check out this post on how to find followers: http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/11/14/how-to-fo...

Mark

7 months ago

in louisgray.com: Twitterank Can Have My Password, No Questions Asked on louisgray.com
I'm just as guilty as the next person when it comes to handing over my username and password to use new and interesting services. I need to be a lot more careful, and change my passwords more often.

7 months ago

in John Roese’s Legacy? on All About Nortel
My bad - link now fixed.

Mark

7 months ago

in How I Use Twitter at Volume on Chris Brogan
I think you can serve thousands of followers effectively with good links, etc. but there's no way you can follow thousands of people; there's simply not enough time in the day. Anyone who suggests otherwise is fooling themselves - just like Scoble tried to convince people he read 100s of blogs a day.

7 months ago

in Nortel Wins CDMA Contract on All About Nortel
Adam,

I've never owned any Nortel stock. To be honest, I started writing AAN as an experiment to see if it was possible to blog about a single company. I make no apologies for AAN's tone given the troubles and challenges that Nortel has faced in recent years. You can call it "negative" but I'd prefer to describe as realistic.
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adam Yes Mark it is realistic and sad. As a frustrated investor I guess what frustrates me the most is the constant negative post of analyst comments.
How can an analyst dowgrade and lower their estimates every couple months and actually have any creditibilty? Anyone can wake up in the morning see dark clouds and rain then forcast a miserable day. How many so called experts forcasted Nortel would be less than a buck two years ago? I mean the companies fundamentals have not changed for many years. They never make a profit and always have those never ending one time charges that manifest themselves every quarter. If Nortel ever was to pull itself out of it's present condition and turn into a profitable company these same idiots would be singing the companies praises and most likely would again be posted all over AAN.

7 months ago

in Getting The Most Out of Your Followers on Twitter on SociableBlog.com
After being somewhat reluctant to use Twitter, it is proving to be a very useful tool for a variety of reasons - be it soliciting answers to questions, testing ideas, and getting links to interesting ideas and stories.

7 months ago

in The Ultimate Guide to Twitter for Communicators on Disruptology
Aaron,

It's interesting to see how communicators (PR firms, corporate communications) are slowly but surely adopting Twitter. The big question facing all of them is how to do it properly and in a way that adds to the conversation as opposed to just being just another advertising/marketing vehicle.

8 months ago

in A Comment Conundrum on All About Nortel
...which is why I'm pretty meticulous about comments. As a former reporter, I well aware of libel issues.

Mark

10 months ago

in John Roese Has a Big Fan on All About Nortel
Yeah, you're probably right that I should have done something on Jha's appointment but it was a busy post-vacation week. Expect to see some more industry perspective posts going forward.

Mark

10 months ago

in Nortel’s Star: PR on All About Nortel
I ran the numbers again just to make sure, and it's $27-million for the 3,000 people who work from home. If everyone worked from home, it would be $270-million.

1 year ago

in New Word On Firefox 3 Add-Ons on The Inquisitr
Still don't know why so many people think AdBlock Plus is a good thing given no one wants to pay for online services and applications. If that's the case, how do these companies make money without getting people to see their advertising.

People who use AdBlock Plus are really cutting off their nose to spite their face...or something like that.

1 year ago

in Nortel-BSNL: Round II on All About Nortel
Apple,

The loss seems like a bit of a moving target - different places cite different figures - but I will do some digging and come back with an accurate number.

Mark
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Apple Apple,

The loss seems like a bit of a moving target - different places cite different figures - but I will do some digging and come back with an accurate number.

Mark
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Mark, did you do the digging?

1 year ago

in Google Neglects Jaiku So Users Switch to Twitter on Marketing Pilgrim
I don't know anyone who uses Jaiku but lots of people who love Twitter. Look at these Compete.com numbers - http://siteanalytics.compete.com/twitter.com+ja....

Telling.

1 year ago

in » AideRSS announces funding | StartupNorth on socialwrite
This is going to be a very interesting year for RSS on a number of fronts, particular the RSS reader market. Here are my thoughts:

http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/28/opportu...

1 year ago

in AideRSS announces funding on StartupNorth
This is going to be a very interesting year for RSS on a number of fronts, particular the RSS reader market. Here are my thoughts:

http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/28/opportu...

1 year ago

in The Scoble mess and data portability on Mathew's comments
A good example of how a company with data is building its ecosystem by allowing partners to scrap is http://www.getitnext.com/, which provides people with another way to look at eBay.

1 year ago

in Should Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail block Facebook? on Paul Buchheit
In theory, they should stop people from doing it. In practice, they probably have more to gain than lose, which is why no one has done any blocking...yet.

1 year ago

in 5 Marketing Tools Every Startup Should Use on Instigator Blog
Ben,

Solid advice! You make an excellent point about sustaining the buzz after the initial push. It's one thing to get some early love from TechCrunch, et al but quite another to keep the marketing momentum.

Mark

1 year ago

in Twitter's Business Model on A VC
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see the "killer" way that Twitter is going to make money. As Jason Calacanis suggests maybe it will be from mobile advertising. Or perhaps it will come from licensing deals with third-parties that use Twitter's API. For example, what if TwitterFeed started offering a premium version of its service, and cut Twitter in on any sales. The biggest difference between Google and YouTube is that Twitter isn't really an online property where you can leverage traffic with some low-hanging AdSense ads. Time will tell, I guess, whether Twitter is just a cool service of a business.

1 year ago

in 2007/12/31/sorry-scoble-but-size-does-matter/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
Mark,

You're right but I think Scoble has building a personal brand confused with building ad revenue. You have to remember, blogging has always been about "the conversation" and personal profile for Scoble, which is why he's so prolific and often outrageous - attributes that have helped him build a large audience (along with a nice boost from Microsoft).

He's never had to worry about advertising or pursuing advertising so numbers have probably been less of a priority, although every blogger is obsessed with their traffic.

Mark

1 year ago

in Google ruining Christmas? Get a grip on Mathew's comments
I've never viewed share on Google Reader as anything other than making it public to anyone who's interested. Then again, i star more than I share.

1 year ago

in Good News: Mark Cuban Doesn’t Want To Socialize With Me On Facebook on Jim Kukral
"Blow World Expo"? Freudian slip, Jim? :)

1 year ago

in Top 10 Records of 2007 - Honorable Mention on A VC
The Boss is Back. Great album, and good to see Bruce rockin' again.
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