Quick Hits — December 31, 2010
A last look at 2010 — deploy your rear-view mirrors before reading.
- Blue State Digital Bought by WPP. That’s the press release; see also the Sky News blog post that broke the story. Next, read Nancy Scola’s Interview: Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Blue State Digital Partner, on Being Acquired by Global Giant WPP. Finally, note that while the founding partners will stay on (for now), Kate Kaye discovers that key BSD senior staff have left the company in recent weeks.
- Facebook cements No. 1 status, as Myspace Mulls Significant Layoffs, With Potential Sale Looming.
- The Fireside Chat Returns to the White House, via online video. Meanwhile, the iPad comes knocking on House of Representatives’ door, and decypher this: #1Q grows to many: The @WhiteHouse @PressSec takes questions live on Twitter, makes @AP news.
- Tea Party Dominates Google’s Top 10 Politicians In 2010, while Facebook Users in Survey Say Republican Pols Handiest With Social Media.
- Twitter, Snow and Politics: Newark Mayor Shows Online Smarts.
- Palin fires back on Facebook with list of Obama gaffes.
- Whatever happened to the “ground zero mosque”?, with special thanks to Google News.
- Google’s auto-complete shows what we really want to know about our politicians.
- Krugman defends email.
- Apple Drops Marriage App after Complaints from Gay Activists and also Bans Lame WikiLeaks App. Back at the ranch, Nonprofits Tell Steve Jobs: Don’t Be a Bad Apple.
- North Korea targets South Korea in propaganda drive, by fax?? (via The Awl).
- Politics is Mobile, According to New Pew Report. C.f. The Public Square Goes Mobile.
- BoA Shows How Not to Defend a Reputation Against a WikiLeak.
- Git yer Afghanistan election data here.
- Social Justice camp is coming.
- 2010: The Year the Internet Went to War.
- Activist groups take full advantage of new media outlets to spread their message. Duh.
- Gen Y Connects To Brands Via Digital Media. Again, duh. Though note that The Kids also read magazines, presumably when they’re busy not getting off my lawn.
- Game-Changing Strategies for Nonprofits in 2011.
- Best And Worst Of 2010: Social Media.
- 11 Ad Predictions for 2011.
- 3 Questions From Facebook.
- Foursquare still struggling to become more than a niche app. Be careful what you ask for: As Geolocation Campaigns Step Up, So Will the Malware.
- Social Media or Snake Oil: Does Social Media Measure Up to the Hype?
- Judith Miller Joins NewsMax. Or, Judith Miller: From the Times to the nuts.
- The state of the left wing blogosphere in the UK.
- Social Media and Numbers — Why They Don’t Matter.
- Why iPad Magazine Subscriptions are Dropping and What to Do About It.
- Roger Ebert Declares First-Ever Oscar-Worthy YouTube Video.
- Abortion pills prescribed via Net targeted.
- Groupon raises $500 million in capital.
- Jumo: Love It or Hate It.
- Ex-Googler Helps Users Disconnect From the Social Web.
- Lady Antebellum: Why is the world’s dullest band also one of its most popular?
- A 2010 aftertaste, for the discerning palate only: Mosque foes launch Bieber boycott via Facebook Page (guess what it’s based on).
– cpd
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