Bixi Bicycles Booming in Montreal
There are lots of things to like about Montreal - the nightlife, restaurants, cafes, parks, shopping, et al - but the thing that has really impressed me over the past week has been a system called Bixi that lets people use bicycles when needed.There ...
Arment On Instapaper
Video Interview: Marco Arment of Instapaper – The Steve Rubel LifestreamArment lays out exactly how and why I use
Twitter Bling on Bing for Famous People
You have to give Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, a lot of credit. Since the launch last month, it has done a terrific job of winning over a growing number of people with some savvy public relation efforts.The latest is the launch of result...
Social Media Shouldn’t Be a Chore
Chris Brogan is a smart and insightful blogger and one of the leading social media consultants/practitioners but his recent post on establishing an online presence and building relationships should be taken with a grain of salt.The problem - at least...
Can Travel Sites Truly Leverage Social Media?
The New York Times had an article last Sunday on how personal recommendation services are becoming more popular - driven by the belief that the best advice comes from people you know and those in your digital and personal networks as opposed to a ser...
Blogging Still Rules the Social Media Roost
Steve Rubel caused quite the stir last week when he proclaimed he was leaving blogging for lifestreaming and a focus on social networks - a stance he appears to have retreated on already.Not surprisingly, it led to some people to wonder whether blogg...
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