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muhammad.saleem's social media mavenmuhammad.saleem's social media mavenVenture into the world of social media with news, commentary, and reviews, from social media maven, Muhammad Saleem. Articles
my favorite photos from sxsw 2008
2008-04-02 10:46:00 with a special thanks to tris hussey, darren rowse, and wendy piersall. Technorati Tags: south by south west, sxsw 2008 , muhammad saleem, tris hussey, darren rowse, wendy piersall, problogger, beer bus More About: Photos , Favorite
?social media and simplicity? - part 3 of 10
2008-04-02 09:16:00 part 3 in my 10-part series on ?social media and simplicity? is up. by automating all the parts you can, and being alerted about the parts that you can?t automate, you can let the machines do the work while you take care of other things. remember, working on the web is great, and you can get ... More About: Social , Media , Simplicity , Part , Part 3
guest post at read/writeweb: with all else failing, starbucks tries social
2008-04-02 03:42:00 i?ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on how in the face of adversity, starbucks is turning to social media. with starbucks’ stock beaten down from its mighty highs of $47 to recent lows of $17 in the face of strong competition from peet’s, caribou, mcdonald’s, and dunkin’ donuts and a suffering economy, the coffee house ... More About: Social , Post , Starbucks , Read , Guest
?social media and simplicity? - part 2 of 10
2008-03-31 01:34:00 part 2 in my 10-part series on ?social media and simplicity? is up. how you organize your life can make the difference between utilizing 10 tools and reaching 40,000 people or utilizing 5 tools and reaching 100,000 people. head on over to freelance switch to simplify your social media workflow today. Technorati Tags: blogging, ... More About: Social , Media , Simplicity , Part
?social media and simplicity? - part 1 of 10
2008-03-29 00:28:00 part 1 in my 10-part series on ’social media and simplicity’ is up. remember, there are no secrets. less is often more, and the key is in creating and sharing value. as we said in the beginning, step 1 in achieving simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. if you don?t feel it?s right for you, get rid ... More About: Social , Media , Simplicity , Part
10-part series on ?social media and simplicity?
2008-03-28 00:22:00 over the next few weeks freelance switch will be publishing 10-part series on ’social media and simplicity’ that i recently finished writing. this series is really a labor of love for me so i encourage all of you to read it, comment on it, share it with your friends and colleagues, and if you feel ... More About: Social , Media , Series , Simplicity , Part
guest post at read/writeweb - interview: socialthing! founder matt galligan
2008-03-24 03:54:00 recently people have been comparing lifestreaming services friendFeed and socialthing!, trying to determine which one will win or whether they even compete. for example, see readwriteweb’s post friendfeed vs socialthing!. i signed up for friendFeed when it first came out and more recently i was lucky enough to get a private beta invite for socialthing! ... More About: Founder , Post , Interview , Read , Matt
so? how do i sign up for yahoo! buzz?
2008-03-20 08:44:00 since i first wrote about why i think yahoo! buzz is a brilliant idea, many people have asked me how they can get into yahoo! buzz as publishers. i’ve poked and prodded, and thus far i have only come up with the following: how do i sign up for yahoo! buzz as a publisher? yahoo! buzz ... More About: Yahoo , Buzz , Sign , Yahoo!
let the community set you free!
2008-03-19 18:59:00 i’ve been following the social web since before it became fashionable to do so. the one thing that i’ve found most appalling over the past 3 years is that almost none of the socially driven or community-based web 2.0 ventures have really understood the importance of the community and how to leverage it to their ... More About: Community , Free
the baiting hordes of social news sites: how will you react?
2008-03-18 06:31:00 if you’ve contributed to any of the major social news sites, you are probably aware of the fact that the commenters on these sites are not the most articulate or the most civil members of the social web. in fact, in many cases, on sites like digg, the commenters are juvenile and downright abusive. for ... More About: News , Social , Sites , Baiting , React
a return to normalcy: reddit hits the nail on the head
2008-03-17 07:25:00 before i realized what had happened, i was actually confused and pleasantly surprised that something had changed at reddit. then i came across the official reddit blog post explaining the change. one of the most annoying things about social news sites is that because the content tends to be skewed heavily towards the preferences of the ... More About: Return , Reddit , Head , Hits , Nail
i told you so: now everyone is loving yahoo! buzz
2008-03-16 22:47:00 you may remember, in a blogosphere full of people berating yahoo! buzz, i was perhaps the only one who gave the site a chance and wrote a contrarian review. well the results are in and here’s what the content producers are saying: salon got so excited about a february 28 link from the yahoo home page ... More About: Yahoo , Buzz , Loving , Told , Yahoo!
the foreseeable impact of facebook-based instant messaging
2008-03-16 19:36:00 a couple of days ago i was pondering the value of connections versus conversations because it’s clear that while there are many social networking sites out there that allow you to network - or connect - with people, most of them don’t help the average user leverage these connections into conversations on the sites. that ... More About: Instant Messaging , Facebook
friendfeed versus socialthing: why i?m backing socialthing
2008-03-16 03:08:00 before you read my opinion on the two relatively similar services, i would recommend checking out read/writeweb’s look at friendfeed versus socialthing. while i think the article has a great overview and good points, i do have to disagree with the conclusion. in short, the idea behind both services is to help users lifestream all of ... More About: Versus , Backing
how internet news ?does? work (sometimes)
2008-03-16 01:59:00 i was reading dave winer’s opinion on how internet news should work and while i totally agree with the model, i think there are some limitations to it that social news sites can/are addressing. dave winer writes, i immediately put together a web application that scanned these “feeds” periodically, and put the new stories at the top ... More About: News , Internet , Work
sxsw 2008: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times
2008-03-14 21:13:00 i have a confession to make. out of all the panels that i went to, i enjoyed very few of them, and even when i enjoyed them, i didn’t think i was getting my money’s worth. why? for noobs by noobs don’t get me wrong. just because i didn’t enjoy the panels doesn’t mean you won’t - ... More About: Times , 2008
where is the value? connections or conversations?
2008-03-14 02:31:00 i definitely see the value in social networking sites (facebook) as well as professional networking sites (linkedin) but what i find more important and more valuable than connections on these sites is conversations. you can use both kinds of networks (social and professional) to get networked with people in your geographical location as well as ... More About: Connections
on lifehack live with dustin wax
2008-03-14 02:12:00 this week on lifehack live, I talked with social media maven muhammad saleem about social media sites like digg, reddit, propeller, and the like. saleem talks about what social media is good for and how web workers and others can best make use of it.you can find more of muhammad saleem?s work on the web ... More About: Live , Lifehack
transcript of interview with lidija davis
2008-03-14 01:57:00 recently, i was lucky enough to have a chat with social media maven muhammad saleem for tech talk radio. it went to air in australia march 3, 2008 ? this is the transcript. If you want to listen to the Podcast, you can find it here; you can hear muhammad at T/C ... More About: Interview , Davis
blogging in boxers intervew - interview: muhammad saleem
2008-03-14 01:52:00 muhammad saleem is a social media consultant and top-ranked community member of various social news sites. He started his blogging career on his own blog, covering social media. He later joined pronet advertising. today, you can read his regular guest postings at copyblogger, search engine land, readwriteweb, problogger, centernetworks, pickthebrain, and bloggingexperiment. please check out the ... More About: Muhammad , Blogging , Interview
going to sxsw 2008: what am i most excited about?
2008-03-06 09:18:00 yup, i’m going to sxsw 2008 and it’s going to be awesome. before i get into the panels and conversations that i’m most looking forward to at this year’s south by south west conference, if you’re also going to the conference, please get in touch because i would love to party with you while i’m ...
on tech talk radio australia with lidija davis
2008-03-04 04:27:00 i recently had the opportunity to talk with the lovely lidija davis, silicon valley reporter for tech talk radio. social networking with muhammad saleem lidija davis, our silicon valley correspondent, speaks with muhammad saleem, one of the worlds most influential bloggers. lid says everything muhammad diggs, goes gold. so if you’re interested in how sites like ... More About: Radio , Australia , Talk Radio , Tech , Tech Talk
guest post at read/writeweb: page view metric dying - but what will replace
2008-02-28 22:41:00 i?ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on the death of the page view as a useful metric. the problem it seems, arises because there is a disconnect between the advertising industry and the publishing industry. the reason why there is an eternal quest for traffic, not only in terms of unique visitors, but also maximizing ... More About: Post , Page , Read , View , Dying
guest post at read/writeweb: why yahoo! buzz is a brilliant idea
2008-02-27 22:17:00 i?ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on yahoo! buzz. this will probably be the first and (for now) the only positive piece about the site that you will read. as soon as the online press got hold of a sliver of information about yahoo! buzz, the predictable cries of “digg clone!” were loud enough to ... More About: Yahoo , Post , Buzz , Read , Idea
guest post at search engine land: how to shout on social media sites withou
2008-02-12 14:41:00 i?ve written a post on search engine land explaining why sharing content is a good idea, and laying down some guidelines to help you share without overwhelming your friends. no feature that i can recall in recent memory has polarized the social news sphere more than the ability to mass-alert stories to other users for immediate ... More About: Social , Media , Post , Search , Search Engine
guest post at problogger: 4 reasons you should encourage, foster and harnes
2008-02-12 14:36:00 i?ve written a post on problogger on why it pays to encourage disagreement on your blog. that said i really appreciate anyone who takes the time out to comment on my thoughts (regardless of whether they agree or disagree with me), and think that we should never underestimate the importance of truly legitimate dissent for the ... More About: Post , Reasons , Guest , Foster
broadcasting brain interview - catch the brainwaves with muhammad saleem
2008-02-07 13:44:00 catch the brainwaves is our ongoing series of interviews with a variety of folks participating in blogging and social media. i ask them ten questions and they respond with their brilliant answers and insights! today?s q&a features a rising force in social media who really knows how to ?digg? for gold ? and find it! please ... More About: Muhammad , Interview , Broadcasting , Brain , Catch
speaking at sobcon ?08, looking for sponsors
2008-02-04 20:00:00 i wanted to take a moment and let you know that i will be speaking at the successful and outstanding bloggers’ conference this year. i attended the conference last year and found it to be incredibly rewarding. not only were the speakers great but the networking opportunities were endless. want to know what’s great? this ... More About: Sponsors , Speaking
guest post at problogger: the 1-step way to becoming a comment leader
2008-02-04 03:14:00 i?ve written a post on problogger on how to become a comment leader. as a content producer, make sure that your audience is comfortable stating their opinion, and as the audience, take full advantage of the platform given to you to express yourselves. read on and become a comment leader today. this post is a part of my ... More About: Post , Comment , Guest , Step , Leader
social media manual wins ?year?s best in social media? award
More articles from this author:2008-02-03 01:29:00 the social media manual i wrote for search engine land in november just won the 2008 semmys award in the social media category. a special thanks to everyone who voted. Technorati Tags: social media, manual, search engine land, semmys, 2008 More About: Social , Media , Award , Year , Wins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
