Check OUT that alliteration! But seriously, the Social Expedition was delighted to welcome back one of our former hosts, this time as our interviewee. Vibrant as ever, Elizabeth told us all about what she and the Memphis Music Foundation are doing to help keep Memphis’s rich musical tradition alive by providing resources to artists new [...] [...more]
Can you believe it’s already the second half of 2010? Yes? Well, alright. Today in our weekly social media expedition, we discover Social Media Day. This holiday, apparently backed by Mashable.com, went unobserved in Memphis, but maybe we’ll catch the next one. Honestly, we didn’t even hear about it until a few days ago. Then, MIT [...] [...more]
Yes, Android danger! No, but really - everyone who owns an Android needs to be aware of this study by SMobile. The high and low of it is that Google doesn't put the Android apps through the same kind of intense scrutiny that Apple does for it's market. Although we are tempted to just select "Allow" over and over to reach the end of an installation and get to eating ghosts with our new Pac-Man app, you may just allow spyware onto your phone. Scroll down into the study for a list of permissions your app may ask for and what exactly they mean. Do you know for a fact that you haven't granted any apps permission to PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS? It sounds harmless enough, but it means the app can monitor, modify, or even abort your outgoing calls. [...more]
We’re all Google-y eyed for our 15th show, talking about Google’s recent stand off with the Chinese government and a patent that might see the company placing real-time ads into your street view in the near future. But it wasn’t all about Google — we gave Facebook a little attention as well, mostly because lately Dave [...] [...more]
So that’s it for 2009, huh? We’re marking the end of the decade with a new face voice in your ear, some makeshift electronic repair, and a look back at the year’s trending topics on Twitter. While it seems that social news has kind of drifted out of focus until the end of the year, with [...] [...more]
In this, the first edition of the Social Expedition Podcast, we welcome Lindsey Coates of ArtsMemphis to talk about recent developments in social media, including the Memphis Flyer’s “Best Memphis Twitter-er” award, Google Wave, Google’s Sidewiki – and the new ArtsMemphis iPhone app. Stick around for more, and don’t forget the Social Media Expedition Breakfast this [...] [...more]
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