Social Bookmarking in Plain English

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Social Media

From CommonCraft comes a great video explaining how you can use social bookmarking sites (in this case, del.icio.us) to get more value out of the web as well as contribute value back into the web socially.

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Kevin Rose vs. Jason Calacanis on the GigaOM Show

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Aside, Digg, Netscape, Social Media

Kevin Rose and Jason Calacanis square off with each other on the latest episode of the GigaOM Show. They discuss the wisdom of the crowd vs. editorial oversight (read: Digg vs. Netscape) and their new ventures Mahalo and Pownce. If you listen closely, you can just barely make out the blood-lust beneath their well-mannered banter.

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Trio of Top Diggers Drill Down, Talk Tech

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Digg, Social Media

Three of Digg’s most prolific users have banded together to bring us a new flavor of content for regular consumption. The Drill Down is a podcast featuring hosts Andrew Sorcini, Muhammad Saleem, and Reg ‘Zaibatsu’.
The show is to be produced weekly, discussing the goings-on in the world of technology and the Internet. The first two […]

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Now You Can Drink From Slashdot’s Firehose

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Aside, Social Media

Slashdot has flung the doors open on its social news interface, Firehose. So far my favorite feature that I wish all social news sites had is the ability to essentially rewind and pick which day’s news you would like to read from on a calendar.

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5 Simple Steps to Shooting Photos Like a Pro

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Aside, Touchpoint Studios

Norm created a crash course for new parents who want to take awesome pictures of their kids.

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Trying Out Asides

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Aside

Trying out asides. Tip of the hat to Tony.

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The Social Bookmarking Gig, One Year In

by Derek van Vliet
Filed under: Netscape, Social Media

Today is my 366th day as a Netscape Navigator Scout. One year later, they’re still paying people for social bookmarking on the interweb.
When Jason Calacanis put out the call for top social media contributors to come and contribute to Netscape for $1,000/month, many people (including myself) scoffed at the idea. They said he was trying […]

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