May 2012
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Edel Morning Tea
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One in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85. That’s a pretty scary statistic but when you think about it, we all know someone who has been touched by cancer in one way or another.
via: blog.edelman.com.au
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Pipes: Rewire the web →
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About Pipes
Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.
Like Unix pipes, simple commands can be combined together to create output that meets your needs:
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combine many feeds into one, then sort, filter and translate it.
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geocode your favorite feeds and browse the items on an interactive map.
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power widgets/badges on your web site.
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grab the output of any Pipes as RSS, JSON, KML, and other formats.
“Be authentic and organic. It can’t be forced or it won’t work. And most importantly, have fun.”
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group
Mashable asked C-suite execs from companies like Virgin, Ford and IBM for their best social media advice, which is listed below, straight from their mouths. Which tip is your favorite? Let us know — and leave your own tips — in the comments below.
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15 Boston Restaurants You Need to Follow on Twitter & Why
Image via CrunchBase 15 Boston Restaurants You Need to Follow on Twitter & Why
If you’re anything like us, you likely eat, breathe and sleep Twitter. So, why not add a little more deliciousness into your stream? A cornucopia of local restaurants are getting in on the craze, and filling your stream with 140-character tweets of deliciousness.
via: bostinno.com
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- Promoting Your Restaurant Business with Twitter Chat (dreamgrow.com)
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- Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s statement at news conference regarding … - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)
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FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation Seal (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit
CNET :: CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications. HT: John Koetsier, VentureBeat Continue to read Declan McCullagh, news.cnet.com
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Reuters & Klout 50 →
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The Most Influential Execs on the Web
25 Facebook Campaigns That Will Inspire All Marketers
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 18: The Times Square news ticker displays a headline about the newly debuted Facebook stock price at the end of the trading day on May 18, 2012 in New York, United States. The social network site began trading after 11:30 a.m. with shares jumping 13% to $43 before quickly falling. Facebook ended the day at $38.23, a fraction above its initial public offering price. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) 25 Facebook Campaigns That Will Inspire All Marketers
For the last couple of weeks we have been hearing about nothing other than the Facebook IPO but we wanted to shift the focus away from the business of the social network to sharing some useful video case studies from brands and businesses who have leveraged Facebook to their advantage.
via: www.simplyzesty.com
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