There is no shortage of news and information about social media which can typically be placed into two camps: buzz and confusion.  I read an article today by Mark Walsh that got me thinking about why I believe in social media, and how to help keep people from feeling blinded by the buzz.
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Earthlink has RSS and social networking.  I know, it’s odd, but they have been doing some pretty cool things lately .  They’ve got a substantial blog, Wireless trials, retail stores and even the Pandora music service. 
Now, from what I can tell, the services look good.  The RSS reader passable.  Here’s what they say about [...]

I’ve been talking about content promotion this week, and as promised, today I’m giving you the skinny on dangerous content promotion. 
Now, I don’t want to suggest that content promotion is inherently dangerous.  In fact, without content promotion, generally, no one will come across your blog/website.  But, just like like the stock market, the more [...]

The rumors are that Yahoo!, consistently one of the top 3 sites on Alexa and an online powerhouse, is considering buying Digg, a very popular tech-focused social bookmarking site.
Considering that Yahoo! has recently purchased Del.icio.us, Flickr, OddPost, and other ‘happening’ social sites, it only makes sense to add Digg to the foray. 

Yahoo! has puchased some fabulous Web 2.0 companies lately (Flickr, Del.icio.us, OddPost). Unfortunatly, earnings were a penny short of estimates and the great buys just weren’t enough to please Wall St.  From the Internet Stock Blog:
More important, Yahoo’s guidance for Q2 was below the Street’s current consensus: Yahoo guided to net revenue of $1.04-1.1 [...]

After a recent cash infusion of $2.8 million, Digg.com plans to expand into new areas and offer new content, like audio and video.  The CEO, Jay Adelson, said "Whatever we choose, we’ve got good access to a critical mass of people," and with thousands of users, in less than a year’s time he’s right.
Digg.com’s stories [...]