Monthly Archives: April 2008
Webkin’z Third Anniversary
If you haven’t heard of Webkinz, it’s the social media/computer game/stuffed animal craze that’s like taking Second Life, Tamagotchi pets, Beanie Babies and casual gaming, putting them in a blender and making it all extremely kid-friendly. Today is Webkinz’ third … Continue reading
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Slouching Towards New Hollywood by Removing ‘Pod’
NewTeeVee has posted an interview with Ron Bloom, CEO of Mevio, explaining his company’s decision to change its name from PodShow. His main point is that podcasting is cool, but “podcasting was associated with amateurs… When in reality podcasting is … Continue reading
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Trash Talking in the Social Media World
Yesterday afternoon I attended SMX’s panel on People-powered search. It featured Jason Calacanis, from Mahalo, who (once again) seemed to tick everyone off. I do love controversy, don’t get me wrong, I believe it’s good for debate. Keeps the conversation … Continue reading
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Twitter Friends – Gotta Catch’m All?
Warning, the following article won’t make sense unless you use Twitter, but if you’re a Twitter user – read on! I just read an interesting rant (his words not mine) over at DigiDave about Twitter follower/following ratios and it reminded … Continue reading
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Welcome to Social Media Junkie
Who am I? Tabitha Grace Smith, self-professed social media junkie. I’ve been a fan of social media since AOL’s chat rooms were the closest you could get to it. Now I’m a blogger, podcaster, Twitter-er, Facebook-loving, Myspace-using, social media junkie. … Continue reading