YouTube: The Addictive, Must-Play Game

I’m great at plagiarizing myself. Well, I took framework and analysis from an old column and applied it to the recent exploding YouTube in my latest MediaPost column. Check out the MediaPost reader comment section here.

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Yahoo Launches Social-Media Sites Around Brands, While Seeking To Sell Advertising To Brands

MediaPost reported today that Yahoo is piloting social sites for brands with devoted consumer bases:

These "brand universes" on Yahoo will allow fans to find product information and connect with each other within destinations that incorporate Yahoo’s range of social media properties including photo-sharing site Flickr and Yahoo Answers.

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Hey, Web 2.0 Fans: Social Networks Weren’t Born Yesterday!

Here’s my latest MediaPost column, examining a social-media and networking technology platform over 100 years old: the ham radio. Check out the MediaPost comment section here.

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