Text Messages Raise $800,000+ for Haiti – Wow

January 13, 2010

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Social media and mobile campaigns have taken a giant leap today as the Red Cross raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single day for Haiti—via their $10 text message donation drive.
Susan Watson, director of marketing and visibility for the Red Cross, tells us that they’re getting reports every half hour with [...]

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Is Twitter’s growth slowing?

August 12, 2009

Compete.com just released data for the month of July and it appears that Twitter’s growth rate—measured as unique visitors—has taken a big hit.
While Twitter grew 16.6% in June, the site slowed to a snail’s pace of just 1.25% in July.
What does this mean for the previously declared fastest growing social media site on the internet [...]

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[Video] The Big Road Trip: Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, TX

June 19, 2009

On our drive from Fort Worth to Santa Fe yesterday, we just had to stop at the Cadillac Ranch along the old Route 66 in Amarillo, TX. I wish I were a kid again. Guilt-free graffiti is so much fun…

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The Big Road Trip — Day 4 & 5: Memphis

June 19, 2009

Day 4 — Memphis here we come…
Sunday, June 14th — Checked out and drove around to the back to sit in the car and use the hotel’s wireless to book a hotel in Memphis. Ended up deciding to skip Nashville and head straight to Memphis as looked like it was going to be the best [...]

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The Big Road Trip — Day 3: Blue Ridge Parkway

June 19, 2009

Saturday, June 13th — We packed the car and headed for the Wegmans in Fairfax to load the cooler with food to save some money on the trip.
Back in the car, we headed South toward the Blue Ridge Parkway. I was a little hesitant to do this because the parkway is nearly 500 miles long [...]

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The Big Road Trip from NY to LA — Day 1 & 2: DC

June 19, 2009

Well, I meant to write a post every day, but the trip has been so crazy fun that I’m a bit behind—we’ve already driven over 2,500 miles and are in Santa Fe, New Mexico at this point.
So anyway, here’s the first post of my wrap-up of our amazing cross-country road trip! More (much more) to [...]

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Sirius-XM iPhone app finally on its way!

June 2, 2009

I’m just a bit over-excited about the recent announcement over at TUAW that the Sirius-XM iPhone app is finally on its way:
Sirius XM has revealed a screen shot of the soon to be released iPhone/iPod touch app that will stream the satellite channels to eager listeners.
Why the excitement?
Because—well—I’ve been waiting for well over a year [...]

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Defending Twitter: For those who just don’t “get it”

April 22, 2009

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In response to the recent backlash against Twitter among those in the media and elsewhere who just don’t “get it,” I direct your attention to a great extraordinary article written by Geoff Manaugh over at BLDGBLOG.
I wholeheartedly subscribe to the notion that Twitter—the technology/platform/operating system/infrastructure—is separate from how people use it.
But I [...]

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If Ford can do it, why can’t GM and Chrysler?

April 7, 2009

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Ford keeps proving itself as a self-sustaining company. While GM and Chrysler both get all the flack, Ford keeps coming out on top:
Ford, the only of the Big Three automakers to so far refuse government bailout money, said this morning that it has slashed the debt in its automotive division, enabling it to [...]

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This is ridiculous: Twitter’s skyrocketing growth

February 18, 2009

The graph below speaks for itself, but I’ll tell you anyway: Twitter is at the 6 million unique visitors mark for January. Good news for Twitter researchers like myself. A recent study by Pew Internet also notes Twitter’s surging growth:
As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they have used a service like [...]

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