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Full video recording of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s Q&A at the 2012 Online News Association Conference, with moderator Emily Bell. [updated 20120928, with notes] He conceded that the curated event pages for events like the Olympics may have been too curated, and that if you take away the “noise,” you risk taking away the fun, and what makes “Twitter feel like...

Sep 23rd

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Let's talk about using Instagram on desktops and...

[Update, December 28th, 2012. If you’re trying to get this working on a Mac, stop reading this post!. Go over to this new post. Bluestacks has been updated for the Mac.] [Update, January 7th, 2013: New Windows instructions here.] At this point in time, Instagram’s perceived value and rightful place in brand management’s social media arsenal is secure. I’m not gonna get...

Sep 22nd

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How Tumblr's unique lack of status signaling helps...

The Daily Dot has a post today about how to succeed on Tumblr. One of its tips was, “Fake it ‘til you make it.” “For all I know, and for all anyone else knows, you are next level.” - Christopher Price, Tumblr staff They let the point stand on its own, but left out a really big reason why this is more true on Tumblr than other social sites. On Tumblr, your friends/follower...

Sep 17th

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