I enjoyed the conversation on the role of social media... it's the kind of stuff I've been including in my weekly reports into the http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/ podcast for over 3 years now

Thanks again Alec

Nick #1 was my attempt to call in w Skype (could not be heard or raise hand). Nick #2 was my POTS call.

No, I was still here

i'll have a look...

Did you ever leave Dan?

Nick, I am still finalizing the post but should appear by the end of the day.

thx

Nick - if you were talking about Jim's post, it would be http://www.skypejournal.com/

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@nick, http://skypejournal.com

URL of blog where that post will appear?

coping with scale!

look at J.A.Watson on Skype. coopting ZDnet to write nearly 50 news stories critical of Skype.

fonolo was the only service/product to get a "10" from any of the judges.

isn't there a heuristic in pr about "don't dignify (give credibility to or draw attention to) attacks from weaker opponents"? is this different in social media?

Modern day equivalent of hunting/gathering.....

The Naoimi Klein "No Logo" movement is at play.

ROFL! Now that's funny

Did I ever tell you that one of my hobbies is shopping for groceries?

Also - individuals (the bright ones) are well aware of how much marketing costs - and many prefer NOT to accept the premimum cost involved in taking the branded product

Klingons off the starbord bow

ah, so this is the chat room where meets the cabal behind mainstream media.

while on the topic, The Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas is closing!

Beam me up, please!

Yes - cos you get the different remixes and 'extended' versions on singles - that is why I (used to) buy them

or the mini-itunes library: 1000 songs

Is there any concern about quality? They could sell higher bit rates, surround, etc.

the ultimate album: 1000 songs.

how many interactions have you had with coca cola in the last 30 days? facebook? i trust that coke will be coke. nothing new each time. but facebook experiences were varied. and more meaningful re my social graph and social capital

So clearly one will trust ones social network over the big marketing surrounding a brand

Agree with you James.

I can believe this - the diference between a commercial brand and a social network is that the former is a mechanism for making money, the latter is all about individuals that are friends and that you trust

social networks ARE brands

Promotional thumbdrives are de facto standard give aways these days

If I was faced with a choice between two flash card products, identical in all ways including price, but one with extra 'content' pre-loaded - I would undatably choose the one with 'extras'. I am a sucker for buying the Sunday newspapers with free DVD, even though I only ever watch a small proportion of those I collect...

but I use FLAC for in-house, MP3 for portable use

as long as the pipes are too thin, edge storage/caching has the advantage.

How many different versions of the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song can one person really have?

I have a relatively small collection, and I have 400 GB of music

they've been giving away thumbdrives with music at concerts for years

read...Flash along with the sounds files

The 'Hockey Night in Canada" song writer had an issue with CBC this past spring with the result that another network has licensed it and there has been a contest for a replacement song on HNIC this fall. Over 50,000 entries.

i'm still searching for the a capella version of hockey night

USB keys are often cheaper than glossy literature

exactly

You have too many songs, Alec. :-)

Canada's Bare Naked Ladies released their christmas album on USB key in 2006

Yes! The cloud is not universally available

Think of it as another distribution mode a la Compact Disk.

is that spelled schlock music

hello all

good morning Alec

Take your time - I'm dancing to the on hold music

Good morning Tom! Will be there shortly

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc20080921_731824.htm

http://www.webguild.org/2008/09/the-rise-of-social-media-has-made-us-all-influencers.php