Are social media news feeds killing mainstream journalism? Not according to Melissa Moon at WREG Channel 3. In her experience, social media is a great tool not only for sending out teasers for the stories she's covering, but also for getting tip-offs. She encourages anyone with a news story to tweet to @melissamoon3. On or off the clock, she also uses Twitter to be a reporter 24/7 by sharing stories and interesting articles she finds, not just from WREG, but also from a variety of sources. [...more]
This isn’t the Facebook podcast, but sometimes it kind of turns out that way. At the top of the news today is Facebook’s announcement on May 18th that they will be introducing “bands of privacy.” As far as we can tell, these bands will let users select a broader privacy setting instead of customizing who can see [...] [...more]
Chris Brogan made a visit to Memphis this week and gave a presentation for a group of social media enthusiasts at the Peabody Hotel this morning. But while he was speaking, a different kind of meeting of the minds was happening on Twitter as the #broganmemphis hashtag tweets were overtaken by #fakebrogan, a coterie of [...] [...more]
This week we did things a little differently, maybe because we’re getting close to 30 and feeling like it’s time for a change. So we invited our guest, Blake Palmer (Audience Development Specialist at The Commercial Appeal) to join us for the full 30 minute episode. We talked about how he builds community online for [...] [...more]
It’s show No. 23 and we’re sans Dave — at the time of recording he was en route to Texas for SxSW Interactive and the preceding unconference on social media and health care, SXSH. (You can hear more about all both on this week’s Core Conversation podcast, Friday at 11:30 a.m.
In Dave’s absence, we kept [...] [...more]
It’s show number 22, and we’re starting to show our age around here — we spent at least the first few minutes of this episode debating the ins and outs of daylight saving time. We never quite landed on whether we’re currently in daylight saving time or if we’ll be in daylight saving time in [...] [...more]
It’s as busy as ever before at the Social Expedition news desk, particularly in the legal department. Some headlines we talk about:
Google executives convicted in association with YouTube bullying video
Google conviction affects Internet workers
Yelp sued over extortion
In the cracks in between those topics, Matthew and Ansley share examples of how customers who are converted are [...] [...more]
If you’ve ever wondered how to make your passwords more secure, needed the answer for a random question or pondered the sentiments of the Twitterverse on one topic or another, this week’s podcast is for you.
In light of the recent Twitter phishing attack, we talk torrents as well as plug-ins and features of different browsers [...] [...more]
We’re not typically ones for the bandwagon, but when it comes to iPad jokes, we just couldn’t help ourselves. We touch on its utilities, dip our toe in the iPod Touch v. iPad debate and skim through some of its features, sure. But mostly? Like the classic Seinfeld line, we’re left wondering about the marketing [...] [...more]
On this week’s Social Expedition podcast, we cover a surprisingly wide range of topics, from Mashable’s Open Web Awards (we liked their “Most Interesting Twitter User” and were fairly nonplussed by their “Best Breaking News Site“) to why the iPod’s interface pwns Guy Kawasaki’s linking. Also: puppies found by South of Beale, Ardent Music, and [...] [...more]
