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First Google Chrome OS Devices to Ship in Mid-2011

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First Google Chrome OS Devices to Ship in Mid-2011

Google has announced that the first Chrome OS devices will make their debut in mid 2011.

Originally, the search giant wanted to launch the OS by the end of 2010. However, the company revealed during its press conference earlier today that Chrome OS is not yet ready for primetime. There are still bugs that plague the system and some of its key features, including Google Cloud Print, are not yet stable.

Thus, the first Chrome OS netbooks will go on sale during mid-2011. Acer and Samsung are Google’s first OEM partners for the launch of Chrome OS. The devices will be powered by Intel chips.

The browser-based operating system boasts a suite of unique features, including:

Cloud-based printing via Google Cloud Print Short startup/boot time (it takes less than 60 seconds to launch Chrome OS for the very first time) Profile sharing: A Chrome OS computer can be shared with others and accessed on other Chrome OS devices via guest profiles. 3G access: All Chrome devices ship with 3G built-in. The 3G is powered by Verizon. There are no contracts or activation fees for Chrome OS. More security: Chrome OS utilizes OS-level sandboxing and data encryption to keep the device secure. It also has the ability to detect malicious code and purge itself of the bad code.

See more at mashable.com

 

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(R)evolution: Katie Couric on Social Media and Real-Time Journalism

Great interview as Brian Solis talks with Katie Couric about social media and it's impact on today's journalism.

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(R)evolution 10: CBSNews.com Editor-in-Chief Dan Farber on the Future of News

The evolution and future of news, and how we report it, receive it, and consume it.

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(R)evolution Number 9: Mark Burnett on the Art of Storytelling

".....we must weave compelling and engaging storytelling to foster the convergence of media and the future of unscripted drama on the web."

Start telling YOUR story.

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The Three C’s of Social Networking: Consumption, Curation, Creation

"We are the architects of our own experiences and we are also the hubs of relevant content, resembling production foremen as we develop workflows and processes for consuming, curating, and creating content." - Brian Solis

Valuable insight from Brian Solis.

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(R)evolution: Frank Eliason on the Social Business and Customer Service

"Before we can collaborate with others, we have to first collaborate within…" - Brian Solis

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Big Changes at Amplify!

Yesterday afternoon, we introduced some major changes on amplify.com. As we've often said, the primary purpose of Amplify is to give people an opportunity to engage in conversation around shared content and original ideas without being limited to 140 characters. Every change introduced yesterday was aimed at further accomplishing this goal by simplifying the user experience.

1. Latest Posts: The first thing you'll notice is that comments are no longer shown in the default feed. Instead, the main feed on Amplify now solely includes the latest posts by people you follow. At first, while this may seem counterintuitive to our objective of sparking conversation, we've come to believe that including the latest comments in the main feed creates a confusing interface for newcomers and has the unintended, but not surprising, consequence of giving each new post less time to be seen. By only including the latest posts, and tweaking the design a bit, we expect more people will find it easier to read and comment upon a higher number of posts. As a result, a greater percentage of posts should end up being talked about, and the conversation should spread across more people and more posts, instead of being concentrated amongst those that quickly generate attention.

2. The Conversation: The second tab on Amplify now provides a mash up of the latest posts, comments and recommends by users you follow. For people who are interested in and adept at keeping up with multiple conversations, this is the place for you.

3. Email notifications: For all users, new and old, email notifications for comments on your own posts as well as follow up comments on posts you previously commented on are now turned off (anyone who would like to turn them back on can easily do so by going toSettings >> Email Notifications). Though it is common on the web for services such as Amplify to email comments to users, we believe this can be annoying and overwhelming, and that it puts the needs of the service provider over those of users. We want you to be able to read and reply to comments on Amplify at your own convenience, when you feel like it. Alerting you via email that there is a new comment just doesn't seem necessary. Anytime you want to check, you know where to find Amplify. And we've got a nice prominent tab that says "@Mentions of me" that includes a numerical indicator telling you when there are new comments directed at you. So you're free check it as often or as infrequently as you like.

Also keep in mind that there are links on the right side of each feed that let you see the latest activity on your posts and and all follow up comments on posts you previously commented on. We also send a daily email that gives each user a summary of action on their posts over the past 24 hours. If that's not enough, then for anyone who prefers to get emailed in real-time when there are new comments, you can easily turn notifications back on. But that should be your choice to make, not ours.

4.Comments and Recommends: In all feeds, the number of comments and recommends on a post are no longer joined together, but are instead displayed separately. Clicking on the number of comments will open the comment thread and clicking the number of recommends will open a window showing you the names and faces of people who have recommended that post. By handling recommends like this, we think you'll find it a helpful way to meet and follow new people who recommend content you like.

5. Bumping into people: We really love the new "bump into" feature on Amplify and have received very positive feedback about it. To make it easier to notice, we've slightly redesigned the site header and moved it to a more prominent location.

Enjoy!

Eric Goldstein
CEO
egoldstein.amplify.com

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The 5th C of Community, Social Commerce - Brian Solis

"It is the responsibility of all businesses to embrace their social consumers. Earning their attention and partnership allows us to harness their reach and authority to impact the decisions of those around them." - Brian Solis

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(R)evolution: Scott Monty Steers Ford to Social Relevance

Brian Solis talks with Scott Monty about how Ford has taken social media and used it to great success.

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(R)evolution Episode 6: Philip Kaplan on Social Commerce and Influence

Another excellent post from Brian Solis.

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How to Get Readers to Return to Your Blog | BloggingPro

How to Get Readers to Return to Your Blog | BloggingPro

There may come a time when your once popular blog begins to lose readers. While it is not entirely uncommon for blog popularity to wax and wane, it can certainly be disheartening for the blog owner who is simply trying to market their products or services. READ MORE AT BLOGGINGPRO.

(R)evolution Episode 5: Michael Fertik on Privacy and Social Networks

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How To Switch Between Two Gmail Accounts Using Chrome Browser | Notebooks.com

How To Switch Between Two Gmail Accounts Using Chrome Browser | Notebooks.com

The Socialization of Business: Your Dirty Little Secrets are No Longer Secrets

"Without listening outside of our walls, we cannot engage. If we cannot engage, we can’t collaborate. Without collaboration, we cannot learn. The inability to learn prohibits adaptation."

Excellent post from Brian Solis.

Are YOU listening and engaging?

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Using Social Media for Business: Small Business Series Part 1: Thinking Strategically

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How To Be Influential In A Digital World: 10 More Leaders Reveal Their Secrets

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(R)evolution Episode Two: Silicon Valley vs. The World with Sarah Lacy

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How To Build Basic Leadership Qualities

“Be a Leader and Not a Follower.” - Excellent words to live by.

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How To Be Influential In A Digital World: 10 Leaders Reveal Their Secrets

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The 7 Essential Parts Of A Blog! | Ink Rebels

The 7 Essential Parts Of A Blog! | Ink Rebels

Read more here at Ink Rebels.

7 Things to Know About Social Media for Your Business

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How To Interact With Customers Through Social Media

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21 Tips to Boost Your Blogging Mood

21 Tips to Boost Your Blogging Mood

posted from We Blog Better.

Bringing a Brand to Life in Social Media: Video by Brian Solis

Great discussion on Branding and Social Media. The "Brand Reflection Cycle" is an interesting concept also.

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Blogger Buzz: Introducing Blogger Stats

Blogger Buzz: Introducing Blogger Stats

Just in time for our eleventh birthday, we are excited to introduce Stats for Blogger. First launched to Blogger in Draft back in July, Blogger Stats is a cool real-time stats service that's fully integrated with Blogger; you don't need to do anything to enable it for your blog. You can find the new Stats tab on your blog’s dashboard—go ahead and take it for a spin!

Click to read more: http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/08/introducing-blogger-stats.html

How CEOs Will Use Social Media in the Future

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Founder Institute: How To Launch In 10 Steps With Less Than $2,000

Founder Institute: How To Launch In 10 Steps With Less Than $2,000

Adeo Ressi on Startup Research: 06/15/2010 from Adeo Ressi on Vimeo.

Adeo Ressi on Product Development 08/19/2010 from Adeo Ressi on Vimeo.

Adeo Ressi on Company Vision: 6/8/2010 from Adeo Ressi on Vimeo.

Read more at TechCrunch

Managing Your Personal Brand Online

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Managing Your Personal Brand Online

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Video: From Social Graphs to Interest Graphs

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Rethinking the Value of Social Media: Measurement

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Video: The Social Network of the Future

Brian Solis examines the future of social media.

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Inception, Extraction and the Socialization of Business

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Video: 2010 The Banner Year for Social Media

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Procrastination or Learning Lessons?

Inaction......procrastination or learning lessons? Good discussion.

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Video: The Great Advertising Disconnect? From Campaign to Continuum

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Amplify Update: Amplifying the conversation… major upgrades today!

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Rethinking the Value of Social Media

Great article by Aliza Sherman, that challenges you to rethink the value of social media.

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Influencing the Influencer

Brian Solis examines the concept of influencing the influencer.

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Video: The New Influencers, Does Old School Media Get It?

Brian Solis continues the excellent discussion, this time evaluating "old school" media and how it must adapt to the principles of new media in order to stay relevant.

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Social Media’s Critical Path: Relevance to Resonance to Significance

More good discussion from Brian Solis. By testing our content against these three factors: Relevance, Resonance, and Significance; we may obtain success in our social media strategy.

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Tips for Handling Information Overload: Too Much Content

How many of us suffer from TMI? Too Much Information or Information Overload? Here are several good suggestions on organizing and trying to control the flow of info in our daily lives.

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Blogging long term; Winning the mental game

Blogging can be a rewarding experience, if you can persevere. Stay in the game with these excellent tips on blogging for the long term.

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Video: Is Social Media Burnout Imminent?

Brian Solis discusses the prospect of an imminent "crash" in Social Media. Social Media Burnout or Social Networking Fatigue......are you experiencing these? Can you feel it coming? Interesting discussion.........

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Changing Your Habits in 3 Steps

3 Simple Steps..........great food for thought!

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Are You Sure You Want That Social Media Job?

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Influence is Bliss: The Gender Divide of Influence on Twitter

Brian Solis does a fascinating analysis of influence and the gender demographics of social media and the internet.

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How To Successfully Launch A Social Media Site

Are you thinking about it? Have an excellent social networking idead floating around in that mind of yours? Here are some excellent points to consider:

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The Zen of Social Media

A great article by Aliza Sherman that gives tips to answer this question: "How can you better understand and utilize social media-powered communications tools and tactics"?

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12 Reasons Why People Blog

Good discussion question. Why do you blog?

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How To Increase Your Digital Influence

"Influence" has been a popular buzz word lately in social media. What does it really mean? And is it a substitute for "substance"? A popularity contest or good PR campaign can give you "influence", but knowledge, experience, and passion gives your blogging "substance".

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Social Media is Measured by the Sum of Its Parts

Interesting analysis of social media by Brian Solis.

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7 Tips for Kick-Butt Blog Writing

The art of blogging. What can we do to "wow" the audience? The blogosphere is quite crowded, so how can we stand out amongst the crowd? These tips may help.

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Why You Should Be Optimizing Your Blog and Website For Mobile

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Make Your Readers Love You: 5 Lessons from Pixar

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The clash of the social media know-nothings

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Bringing Old Content Back to Life. 5 Ways to Revive a Blog Post

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Blogging Tip: Be the Early Bird

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The Value of a Good Comment

Excellent thoughts on commenting, and the role it plays in building community.

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Testing the Post to Email for Amplify

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How to Kill Your Brand in One Easy Step

Chris Garrett writes a great article on branding and what NOT to do to promote your brand.

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The Myth Of Location

Insightful article on location-aware platforms from Mitch Joel, via Six Pixels of Separation-The Blog at TwistImage.com. What is the future of location? Will it find the widespread adoption of platforms like Facebook and Twitter?

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Miio.com - Socialize With People Who Are Just Like You | Visit miio.com

Miio.com - Socialize With People Who Are Just Like You | Visit miio.com

posted from: KillerStartups

Blogging Pitfalls: How to Not Abandon Your Blog

Good points and a issue I struggle with. How do you keep it fresh?

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The paradox of promises in the age of word of mouth

Interesting post from Seth Godin.

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Run Your Own Race

"The only yardstick that truly matters is the one that measures you against yourself." This is a great blog post! It really gave me a lot to think about.

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Let Your Passion Be Your Secret Weapon

Great article! Passion is a key ingredient to blogging success. http://amplify.com/u/7qwv

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Creating a Trend to Effectively Stand Out

Great Words! Be a trend-setter instead of a clone! http://amplify.com/u/7q8y

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Is Blogging The Future Of Publishing?

I think blogging and the "new media" are indeed the future of publishing. The game has changed. http://amplify.com/u/7psb

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Voice Is The Most Important Part Of Your Content

"Your voice is you. And so is your personal brand." Interesting points on the "voice" of the Blogger. How's your voice? http://amplify.com/u/7p33

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Finding The Off Button: Resting The Blogger Mind

This guest post on Rob Sutton's blog brings up a very good point. Sometimes we need to "hit the off switch" and learn how to relax. Often times, by stepping back and taking a moment, we can "recharge" our creative batteries and that leads to inspiration for new content. http://amplify.com/u/7nah

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Why Social Media Folks Need To Get Out Of Their Comfort Zone

This is a great article by Jason Falls. He talks about our tendencies to "stay in safe waters" when online, and how we need to "get out of our comfort zones". The only way to grow is to experience diversity and engage others. The beauty of the internet is that now, we can literally touch all parts of this globe through social networking. http://amplify.com/u/7na5

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Why Bloggers Should Care About Google Suggest and Online Reputation Management

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Problogging On Blogger: 8 Tips For BlogSpot Lovers | BloggingPro

Problogging On Blogger: 8 Tips For BlogSpot Lovers | BloggingPro

Read it here: BloggingPro

5 YouTube Channels for Small Biz Advice

5 YouTube Channels for Small Biz Advice

You can find some great business advice on YouTube. Here are 5 great resources named in an article from Mashable.

10 Ways to Really Connect Through Social Media

10 Ways to Really Connect Through Social Media

Connection. Engagement. The key to being successful in social media is found in connecting with others. Here is a great article from WebWorkerDaily.

5 Small Business Social Media Success Stories

5 Small Business Social Media Success Stories

Today's businesses must utilize the power of social media to improve their chances for success. This article gives 5 examples of how small businesses can use this new media to grow and thrive in the marketplace.

Read the article here at Mashable.

HOW TO: Build A Twitter Strategy for Your Business

HOW TO: Build A Twitter Strategy for Your Business

Original post from Mashable.

Where Are Blacks In Technology?: 3 Ways to Save a Young Boy's Life with Technology

Where Are Blacks In Technology?: 3 Ways to Save a Young Boy's Life with Technology

Another excellent article from a fantastic blog: Where are Blacks in Technology?

Where Are Blacks In Technology?: 7 Ways to Find Jobs in the Information Technology Field

Where Are Blacks In Technology?: 7 Ways to Find Jobs in the Information Technology Field

Excellent article from a fantastic blog: Where are Blacks in Technology?

HOW TO: Develop and Maintain Your Personal Brand on Twitter | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel

HOW TO: Develop and Maintain Your Personal Brand on Twitter | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel

Brand yourself using Twitter. Follow these tips for success!

Read more at Dan Schawbel's Personal Branding Blog

3 Simple Ways to Repurpose Your Blog Posts for More Exposure | Social Media Examiner

3 Simple Ways to Repurpose Your Blog Posts for More Exposure | Social Media Examiner


Great article that suggests ways to get more out of your old blog posts!

Originally posted at SocialMedia Examiner

The Yahoo Style Guide Is A Blogging Cheat Sheet

The Yahoo Style Guide Is A Blogging Cheat Sheet

Need a Cheat Sheet for your blogging? The Yahoo Style Guide gives you all you need to write for the web!


Originally posted on The Next Web.

BLOGZZ: Grandmother's guide to video chat - Official Gmail Blog

BLOGZZ: Grandmother's guide to video chat - Official Gmail Blog

Blogger Buzz

Blogger Buzz

Updated: Accurate Post Preview and New Video Player

Original post from BloggerBuzz.

Firefox 3.6.4 Released: Flash No Longer Crashes Your Browser

Firefox 3.6.4 Released: Flash No Longer Crashes Your Browser

Optical character recognition (OCR) in Google Docs - Official Google Docs Blog

Optical character recognition (OCR) in Google Docs - Official Google Docs Blog

The value of Google Buzz | Google Buzz News

The value of Google Buzz | Google Buzz News

Synchronize Google Chrome Extensions

Synchronize Google Chrome Extensions

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for everyone

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for everyone

Run Your Company With Ease Using Skylight � Black Web 2.0

Run Your Company With Ease Using Skylight � Black Web 2.0

original post from Black Web 2.0

LinkedIn Revamps Groups With Likes, Follows and Discussions

LinkedIn Revamps Groups With Likes, Follows and Discussions

Posted originally on Mashable.

A Fast Track Marketing Plan For The Beginning & Struggling Blogger

A Fast Track Marketing Plan For The Beginning & Struggling Blogger

Posted originally on RobsWebTips. This is a guest post by Brandon Connell from Make Money Blogging .

How to sell your old iPhone

How to sell your old iPhone

Posted originally on The Unofficial Apple Weblog .

Best Web Design Tools For Creating a Complete Website

Best Web Design Tools For Creating a Complete Website


Originally posted on WebDesignish .

Three Reasons To Absolutely Start Blogging

Three Reasons To Absolutely Start Blogging