Chris Brogan
Chris Brogan, an entrepreneur and media creator, discusses making a business out of new media.
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They Do It Because It Works
I suspect we would all agree that spam — especially the email variety we are most familiar with — is “bad.” Yet it obviously works, otherwise the spammers would be out of business. For the life of me, I cannot imagine who would spend money after reading some of these absolutely ridiculous emails I find in my spam folder. In fact, anyone who sends money to some overseas web site in exchange for some of the odd potions and elixirs that are advertised deserve pretty much whatever they get.
But what about sponsored Tweets?
Fundraising and Social Media
This year will mark the second time that Doug Haslam has ridden his bike in the Pan Mass Challenge to support the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. In this 30th annual event, the 2009 PMC expects to have 5000 cyclists and more than 2500 volunteers.
College Aid in Troubled Times
Christopher Penn of the Financial Aid Podcast discusses how the current economic environment impacts student options when paying for college. He shares tips and advice on how to minimize costs and maximize aid.
Not All News is Chronological
It’s not just about time. That’s the point that Dave Winer and Scott Karp are missing. Nor does every – or for that matter probably many – readers visit news sites repeatedly throughout the day. Once again, this seems like it might be a case of those of us in the echo chamber believing we…
Blogs “Incubating” Public Debate
Today’s most successful political and issue advocacy movements have already come to recognize the growing influence of web-based media. Yet coming to terms with the “twitter generation” is only the first step towards using modern technology successfully.
Another Good Use of Video
I’ve been pretty focused on the multimedia potential of social media lately, and so you’ll have to forgive me for my second post today touting the value of online video in communicating a message. In this case, I’m talking about Walt Mossberg’s practice of recording a video with content similar to his weekly column in…