acidlabs » asides http://www.acidlabs.org Conversation. Collaboration. Community. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:05:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Putting the Desire through its paces http://www.acidlabs.org/2010/05/14/putting-the-desire-through-its-paces/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2010/05/14/putting-the-desire-through-its-paces/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 01:24:00 +0000 Stephen Collins http://www.acidlabs.org/?p=2418

This morning, Telstra announced the 25 reviewers in it’s HTC Social Review competition. I feel pretty lucky to be one of them.

I’m in there with 24 other people who I’m pretty confident will give these devices a solid workout and provide great feedback. While we’re all obviously technically adept, somewhat geeky and active on the social web (isn’t that the point, though?), we’re not all tech types. There’s an actor, a cupcake artist, a journalist or two.

So, yes, I’m getting a valuable piece of hardware for free and I’m getting some data and calls for free, but Telstra’s conditions for the competition and for our reviews are pretty open. We are fully within our rights to be critical if we encounter problems. And, with some of the people on that list, I expect little holding back.

That said, I’ve been wanting an Android smartphone since my wife pinched the Nexus One I managed to get hold of, so I’m especially keen to play.

Should I just post my thoughts here (and at Telstra’s Exchange blog) or should I start a whole new blog just for Android stuff like my fellow reviewer, Mark Pesce, has?

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I’m attending TED@PalmSprings for the next few days. I believe it will be quite the adventure – inspiring, exciting, mind-blowing. I’ve already had the privilege of running into a few interesting people, purely by chance and the power of Twitter.

Having Dinner with Chel, Bristol, Matt and Andy was a great deal of serendipitous fun.

I’ll be doing some blogging here about TED and the experience. I’ve already begun accumulating something of a record of my activity. You can read my TED tweets here (everyone’s here) and see my photos from the event (not just the conference) here.

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Clever look at the new age of marketing by European agency Scholz & Friends

While it does talk about engagement and a conversation, it doesn’t mention the principles behind success in all of this. Openness, honesty, clarity, respect for the (former) audience – those in Cluetrain.

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The Phenomenon of Retweeting: A Deep Analysis | Pistachio

The Phenomenon of Retweeting: A Deep Analysis | Pistachio

A long, hard look at the phenomenon of the retweet. Good stuff!

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FT.com / UK – The new corporate firefighters

FT.com / UK - The new corporate firefighters

FT looks at the arrival of the senior social media rep in several big companies including Ford and Dell.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Let Them Be Heard » The Buzz Bin

Let Them Be Heard » The Buzz Bin

A good look a the value of Cluetrain (as a major influencing factor) for government and non-profit communicators. A good bit of insight.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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It’s both humbling and a little terrifying that I’ve been ranked so highly in the Australian Marketing Pioneer Blogs list. The company I’m in is a group I highly respect and being included both makes me feel I have a lot of expectation to live up to and that I need to try harder.

In particular, coming in at #4 after not being there prior is no small achievement to maintain.

Thank you, Julian, for putting the effort in to compile the list.

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Apropos of absolutely nothing, this needs to be shared. It’s very funny. Enjoy.


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

You should really click through and read both the explanation and the comments. They’re worth it.

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The title says it all. You can read Renai LeMay’s article here.

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It’s arguably a touch silly, but acidlabs now has its own page on Facebook.

acidlabs on Facebook

If you’ve got something to say to us (hopefully nice, but we accept brickbats as well as bouquets) or like what we do, drop by and leave a message on the Wall or become a fan.

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Social Media Is Not a Plug-In | Marketing Profs Daily Fix Blog

Social Media Is Not a Plug-In | Marketing Profs Daily Fix Blog

Failing to treat social media inclusion in marketing or other activities in a holistic way is risky. Amber Naslund explains why the “just add it on approach” is full of FAIL.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Social Media Case Studies SUPERLIST- 18 Extensive Lists of Organizations Using Social Media (UPDATED)

Social Media Case Studies SUPERLIST- 18 Extensive Lists of Organizations Using Social Media (UPDATED)

If you can’t find a case study on social media use here that’s relevant to your clients, you’re not looking hard enough.

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Superlist of What NOT To Do In Social Media (UPDATED)

Superlist of What NOT To Do In Social Media (UPDATED)

And the counterpunch. A list of What NOT To Do In Social Media and the reasons why. Now you can logically and coolly knock down the bad ideas.

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Pew Internet: Future of the Internet

Pew Internet: Future of the Internet

The latest Pew report.

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Survey: Majority want direct communication with brands – Society for Word of Mouth

Survey: Majority want direct communication with brands - Society for Word of Mouth

Not talking directly *with* your clients and customers? Why not. This survey suggests you need to be.

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Twitter’s not a site, it’s a protocol | Bitcurrent

Twitter’s not a site, it’s a protocol | Bitcurrent

Alistair Carroll takes a really interesting look at Twitter and its potential.

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The FASTForward Blog » Research on the Use of Social Software in the Workplace from IBM: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

The FASTForward Blog » Research on the Use of Social Software in the Workplace from IBM: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

Quick analysis by Bill Ives of some important internal research from IBM on the value creation of business social networks.

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Survey: Automated “Direct Messages” | Pistachio

Survey: Automated “Direct Messages” | Pistachio

Laura Fitton looks at some survey results around automated DMing on Twitter. Interesting and it validates my (totally unscientific) gut feel that they are bad.

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24 ways: Contract Killer

24 ways: Contract Killer

I think that all contracts should be written and acted on in the way Andy Clarke describes here. My experience tells me otherwise. I think that Plain English is a yes, but the tone here won’t work with many clients.

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