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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
social network for ninjas, brougt to you by askaninja.com
2007-09-30 18:58:00 i just got an email from the folks behind one of my favorite podcasts, ask a ninja, and they’re launching a social network just for ninjas (and other cool people of course). the social network is built on the ning platform and is an extension of the existing ask a ninja community. what this means is ... More About: Social , Network , Social Network , Ninjas
linkedin adds pictures - why it matters to me
2007-09-27 23:38:00 i have to admit, when i read that linkedin will begin letting people add pictures to their profiles, i was excited. in fact, it’s surprising that linkedin profiles didn’t launch with pictures. adding a profile photo is one of the most commonly requested features for the linkedin profile, primarily because many people (like me) tend to ... More About: Pictures , Matters , Linkedin
real-time ?tweet-search? coming to twitter
2007-09-27 22:26:00 word got out a couple days ago that twitter would be implementing a real-time search feature very soon. the feature will let you type in any word into twitter and whenever someone tweets something with your query words in it, you can choose to be notified via an instant message or a text message to ... More About: Time , Search , Real , Twitter , Real Time
7 reasons why i thumbed you down on stumbleupon
2007-09-26 18:59:00 when i’m in the mood to stumble, i usually go through hundreds of pages and photos in a sitting. it’s easy because a lot of the content i see on stumble, i have already either read in my rss reader or from digg/propeller/reddit. that said, i try to make a conscious effort to stumble my ... More About: Reasons , Stumbleupon , Bleu
facebook im: how many levels of communication do we really need?
2007-09-26 04:28:00 sam sethi got a sneak peek at a soon to be announced instant messaging client for facebook. what i like about this facebook app is there is nothing to download or install, no registration and best of all, all of your friends in facebook can use it instantly. first of all, you do need to register - ... More About: Communication , Facebook , Ally
activate your iphone without a social security number (ssn)
2007-09-24 18:38:00 if you don’t care about the story and just came here looking for the short answer: you can bypass the social security number by using the following number instead: 141-11-1111. this is the number at&t uses internally for cases where they want to permit customers to bypass the ssn field. your phone will be registered ... More About: Security , Social , Social Security , Iphone , Activate
scoble?s 10 rules of twitter - here?s what i think
2007-09-24 03:55:00 scoble just put up his 10 rules of using twitter, which needless to say he breaks (since rules are meant to be…). here’s my take on the rules. original photo: mayr 1. never send more than 140 characters: this is an obvious one and makes sense since you’re limited to 140 characters (pownce doesn’t have this ... More About: Rules , Twitter , Rule
exclusive look: mixx private beta
2007-09-23 21:39:00 whenever we get word of a new socially driven news site, the first thing that flashes through most people’s minds is ‘here we go again with another site that will be compared to, probably be called a clone of, and ultimately be overshadowed by digg‘. before we go ahead, let me just mention that mixx ... More About: Exclusive , Beta , Private , Riva , Mixx
do you link in or link out?
2007-09-22 20:34:00 hi, my name is muhammad saleem and i used to abuse internal linking. last november, a few months after i had started blogging, a regular reader and frequent commenter said the following to me, as much as I enjoy reading your blog? you link back to yourself in your blog far more often than you link ... More About: Link
exclusive look: hey! nielsen private beta
2007-09-21 21:12:00 with all the online digital media news we’ve recently been reading, i was glad to get an email from the hey nielsen team offering me access to the site a week in advance. here’s a look at hey nielsen, nielsen media research’s foray into the social web. the site is divided into 5 main sections ... More About: Exclusive , Beta , Private , Nielsen , Riva
american express issues partial iphone refund: $100 plus sales tax
2007-09-21 19:41:00 i woke up this morning to the following email from american express: click image for larger version. american express has issued a partial refund of $106.25 to me for my iphone purchase. i called the purchase protection plan service department number to ask them about how this amount was reached and this is what i was told: we ... More About: Iphone , Sales , Issues , American Express , American
blogging experiment interview - top digg user answer your social media ques
2007-09-20 20:33:00 ben (from blogging experiment) and i just had a conversation. while i?ve participated in social media quite a bit, and even had some success, i figured i?d better serve you, my readers by going directly to the source. i contacted muhammad saleem who is currently ranked #6 among digg members, and has written about the subject ... More About: Social , Media , Answer , Blogging , Experiment
social networkers ready to trade privacy and personal data for features?
2007-09-20 20:16:00 i am becoming more and more cautious about my privacy by the day. most of my online profiles are now visible to friends only (where possible) and i have even gone the extra step and de-registered from some sites that i signed up for just so i could review them. but it’s not me that ... More About: Personal , Social , Features , Data , Privacy
me? an up and coming stumble god?
2007-09-20 19:49:00 i have to admit, i didn’t know such a thing existed but it seems that i have been approved as an up and coming stumble god! muhammad saleem is an up and coming stumble god. he just crested over 5,000 thumbs, which is enough to get him into the official mega stumblers group, and shows no ... More About: Stumble
why is digg forcing me to give out my zip code?
2007-09-20 13:28:00 i’ve been using the new digg (social networking features included, see inside for details) for a few hours now and like most of the features on the site. the one concern i have, one that a friend (mark/aidenag) pointed out, is the mandatory use of zip codes for all users wanting to add a location ... More About: Digg , Code , Give , Zip Code
digg to finally deliver on social networking promise
2007-09-19 20:55:00 back in february when digg removed the top diggers list from the site, kevin promised, as for what?s next, we?re currently working on designing and refining the technologies required that will help enable our nearly 900,000 registered users to make real connections that we believe will greatly enhance the digg experience ? whether you?re brand new ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Networking , Digg , Finally
propeller is officially live and kicking!
2007-09-19 20:48:00 as promised, the netscape social news site has made the switch to its new branding and is live at propeller.com (netscape itself is redirecting to the portal as previously announced). while the rest of the blogosphere is chewing on their hats, the propeller community is ready to get social. but that’s not all, the director ... More About: Live , Propeller , Kick , Ally , Prop
how safe do you feel, how honest are you, and how much do you reveal online
2007-09-19 17:47:00 a survey conducted by emedia finds that almost two thirds (62%) of all users of social networking sites are worried about the safety of their personal information on these sites and to protect themselves, about one third of these users (31%) enter false information. original image: tall chris findings of this survey echo the results from an ... More About: Online , Honest , Safe , Feel
5,000 stumbles and counting
2007-09-19 06:13:00 i wanted to quickly mentioned that i just stumbled my 5,000th page (1,100+ photos) on stumbleupon. along the way i’ve made some fantastic friends and have discovered hundreds of great blogs. stumbleupon is a truly great resource - one that i’ve only recently started to appreciate fully. here’s to 5,000 more! check out my profile. More About: Counting
do you offer a full-text feed? then advertise it!
2007-09-18 21:25:00 there has been considerable debate as to which one you should use on your site, a full-text rss feed or a partial-text rss feed. while many people fail to understand the reasoning for why you should use full-text feeds (i.e. there is no loss in page views, and in fact by some measures full ... More About: Text , Feed , Full , Advertise , Offer
the daily green interviews the top 10 green diggers
2007-09-18 06:57:00 the daily green recently interviewed several of the top green diggers about submitting and promoting content related to the environment. 3. msaleem real name: muhammed Saleem location: chicago, il occupation: it/social media consultant a successful blogger and online marketing maven, 22-year-old muhammed saleem writes for copyblogger.com and works for the emerging firm pronetadvertising.com. He has a degree in economics from ... More About: Daily , Interviews , Green , The D
4 reasons to write on the weekend and 4 posts to do it with
2007-09-16 21:34:00 you know what i hate about weekends? after a day of spending time with friends and family i want some down time with my rss reader, and all my favorite bloggers have decided to take the day off. the problem isn’t so bad on friday but it gets much worse as we approach sunday. ... More About: Write , Weekend , Reasons , Posts , To Do
reddit is hiring
2007-09-16 21:08:00 reddit, one of the smaller digg competitors, is looking to hire a programmer. most of our work is done in python, and unix/linux skills are a must. really, we just need a fourth for our post-lunch video games. an engineering degree is preferred, and experience with databases, web development, and scaling issues are all desirable. the job is ... More About: Hiring , Reddit
yahoo has a new social network and i want to mash with you!
2007-09-15 22:28:00 it’s no secret that as part of its social media strategy, yahoo! has been wanting to acquire facebook. it’s also no secret that yahoo! thought mark zuckerberg was too greedy with his asking price (because the truly believes that he has the next google on his hands) and the talks went awry. and after an ... More About: Social , Yahoo , Network , Social Network , Yahoo!
wait a second, you can legally force me to watch your ads?
2007-09-15 09:55:00 if you’ve been following all the hoopla over ad-block plus, the firefox plugin that let’s you strip advertising from websites and improve your online experience by letting you view content without any distractions (and loading sites faster), you already know of the impending battle between consumers and ad-supported content producers/publishers. while consumers argue that ads are ... More About: Watch , Force , Ally , Wait
facebook: 14 million interactions served
2007-09-15 09:50:00 compete is reporting that facebook, the rising star of social networking sites, is not only ranked number 3 in terms of page views now (and possibly stealing users/visitors away from myspace) but the site’s developer platform is a huge success. a total of 14 million people interacted with facebook applications in august alone. have a look ... More About: Facebook , Million , Serve , Interaction , Interact
there?s a guest blogger in all of us
2007-09-14 17:36:00 i was going through the archive of articles on my site when i realized something. i’ve written some articles that i usually put in the ‘other’ bin because though they represent some of my other interests, they don’t rhyme with the main purpose of my blog. here’s a look at 3 such articles that i’ve ... More About: Blogger , Guest
prince and the art of career suicide
2007-09-14 04:03:00 let me ask you a question: what’s the difference between prince and trent reznor? the answer is quite simple and gives gives us a look at two distinct camps in the entertainment industry. the artist formerly known in an effort to ‘reclaim his art on the internet’, prince is planning to sue youtube, ebay and the pirate ... More About: Career , Suicide , Prince , The Art , Cide
it?s called ?social? for a reason - stop criticizing and start participatin
2007-09-13 15:50:00 it’s official ladies and gentlemen, people still have absolutely no idea what socially driven news means. a study from the project for excellence in journalism finds that news promoted on socially driven sites like digg, reddit, and del.icio.us is significantly different from the news reported in mainstream media and that the many of the stories ... More About: Social , Start , Reason , Stop , Artic
social networking: ages 20 - 60 and up
More articles from this author:2007-09-12 20:58:00 the new york times has an interesting article today on why we’ve been seeing social networking sites refocus their attention towards an older crowd. the argument, and a good one, is that the younger demographic tends to stick around only as long as you’re on the cutting edge or only as long as you’re the ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Networking , Workin , Ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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