From the monthly archives:

June 2011

As Clay Shirky once stated, information overload is not the problem, filter failure is. And Google+ is sure taking aim for that whole filter thing. Get this: You place your contacts in different groups. So when you share content online, only those who you wanted to see the information will potentially see it. Of course, [...]

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Doktor Spinn’s Daily PR Links

by Jerry Silfwer on June 30, 2011 · 15 comments

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Oxford Writing and Style Guide no longer recommending the Oxford comma Oh, ok so now we should do it like we do in Sweden, without the comma. Good to know! Google+ and what it's about? A lot of people in my circles are not too impressed by Google, mostly because of its history of failure [...]

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Friends & Favors

by Jerry Silfwer on June 29, 2011 · 0 comments

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Related articles Editorial or Advertorial: What’s the Difference? (wineindustryinsight.com) Job Seekers, Do or Don’t: Should you Follow and/or Friend Future Employers? (marijeanjaggers.com) Influence Shminfluence (3hatscommunications.com)

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Social Media Didn’t Kill Culture

by Jerry Silfwer on June 28, 2011 · 0 comments

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I bought Esquire today and I turn to page 26 (yes, that’s basically how many ads you must get by before the editor’s note). There David Granger says the “treasured assumption of the digirati” was that the digital revolution would cause the end of  record labels, book publishers and movie studios. But it didn’t, ha! [...]

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Doktor Spinn’s Daily PR Links

by Jerry Silfwer on June 27, 2011 · 0 comments

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The 12 most ridiculous social media job titles This is hilarious! I have the title Executive Digital Strategist which isn’t perfect either, so I’m throwing this stone gently against the glass house walls… Thinking About Moving to Tumblr? Don’t. I’m actually thinking of getting a Tumblr blog going. But I won’t move there, because I [...]

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Imagine you’re doing research on different types of food, how they affect your health, what kind of vitamins they contain, if they’re hazardous or not. You’re well-educated in the science of food and maybe highly specialized in a particular food area. Then, and only then, I’ll be prepared to acknowledge you as a food expert. [...]

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Doktor Spinn’s Daily PR Links

by Jerry Silfwer on June 26, 2011 · 1 comment

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Gaming was something that parents didn’t understand growing up. But as you can see, it is in every detail just as creative, engaging and well-crafted as any other art form. And it’s you who drive the story forward, with tremendous skill, free will, and some luck along the way. Via @JohanHedberg. How Content Aggregators Cash [...]

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Facebook Is The Spinning Jenny Of Our Time

by Jerry Silfwer on June 25, 2011 · 0 comments

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Imagine for a second that Facebook is the Spinning Jenny of our time, a marker of change in a shift that reforms the way we relate and communicate with each other. Of course, the industrial revolution wasn’t only due to Spinning Jenny, just as the digital revolution isn’t only due to Facebook. But chances are [...]

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Most of you have probable seen it already, the couple ending up on the ground after the police pushes forward during riots after a Vancouver Canucks game. There are so many reasons to love this picture. The contradictory harmony between romance and violence. How guys find a way to steal a kiss when they can. [...]

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