Stumbles for October 6, 2008

Monday, 6 October 2008, 16:59 | Category : Social Networking
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SNL ratings still going strong

From the page: “”SNL” averaged a 7.4 household rating 18 share in the metered market overnights, Nielsen Media Research said Sunday afternoon. That’s within a tenth of a rating point of its Sept. 13 premiere, which itself was the highest rated show since Dec. 14, 2002, when Al Gore and Phish appeared.

And, as expected, Saturday’s show was heavy on the politics. It marked the third appearance this season by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, along with surprise guest Queen Latifah sitting in as moderator Gwen Ifill and regular cast member Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden. The 11 minute opening number drew rave reviews not only in the ratings but also the blogosphere, where the clip and Fey as Palin saying the GOP ticket would be all “mavericky” gained wide traction overnight. (Watch the clip at THR’s Live Feed Blog)”

Popularity: 2% [?]

Stumbles for October 3, 2008

Friday, 3 October 2008, 16:59 | Category : Social Networking
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The New York Times & Log In

From the page: “In a deal that threatens WebMD’s dominance in the health care space, Revolution Health Network plans to announce on Friday that it has merged with Waterfront Media, a publisher that owns several health Web sites.”

Popularity: 5% [?]

Stumbles for October 1, 2008

Letterman YouTube Video Outdraws CBS Clip - Advertising Age - MediaWorks

From the page: “So far, video of Mr. Letterman’s tirade against Mr. McCain, who bowed out the day of the telecast, has generated more than 3.5 million views on YouTube. “

Tip For Comparing Web KPI Trends Over Time | Occams Razor by Avinash Kaushik

From the page: “we’ll cover a topic near and dear to all our hearts, comparing trends of our Key Performance Indicators and two specific strategies you can use to drive action. One that focuses on presenting data, the second an approaching to analyzing trends.”

Popularity: 8% [?]

Stumbles for September 30, 2008

Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 16:59 | Category : Social Media
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10 Things Before Going Social
From the page: “For those wanting to “go social” a few things to consider, swallow, accept or dismiss before firing the guns (lists are oh so handy!):”

GM Set To Relaunch Social Media Site — InformationWeek

Business Interactive Features - Diagrams - Illustrations - Portfolio.com

Popularity: 11% [?]

Stumbles for September 29, 2008

MediaPost Publications - American Cos. May Be Greener Than Customers - 09/29/2008

From the page: “Based on a survey of nearly 2,800 consumers who are representative of U.S. consumers age 16 and over, Yankelovich found that “only” one third (34%) say they are “much more concerned” about the environment now than they were a year ago, and 13% currently report being “strongly concerned” about the environment. “

High Online Video Ad Costs Could Drop - ClickZ

From the page: “Citing research by Bain and Company for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the eMarketer “Video Advertising Online: Spending and Pricing” report says the average video CPM among seven Web publishers surveyed was $43, about three times the average display ad CPM of $15. The study says U.S. spending on online video ads will hit about $5.8 billion by 2013. It currently stands at about $505 million. The researchers also predict online video ad spending will constitute almost 10 percent of the total spent on online advertising by 2013. It currently constitutes about 2 percent. “

Green Jobs Now: National Day of Action to Build the New Economy

From the page: “On September 27, 2008, nearly 700 communities across America sent a clear message to our leaders: “We’re ready for green jobs now!” Together we proved that America’s #1 resource is people, not oil. We can’t drill and burn our way out of the current crisis. But, working together, we can invest and invent our way out. This is only the beginning…”

Confirmed, confessed and breaking: Jason Calacanis to attend Open Coffee Athens XV, Tue Oct 7 | opencoffee.gr

From the page: “In a few words, Jason Calacanis is nearly a synonym of a serial web entrepreneur, an icon for start up addicts who, in his own words, has switched from nobody to media titan again and again. His name makes it also clear, he’s greek in origin and he’s doing things well.

At this point, let me just share the joy and excitement: We re thrilled to announce that Jason will join us in the forthcoming Open Coffee Athens XV, to meet you all people and inspire us about the things he’s among the most qualified people around the globe to talk about: the passion for technology and entrepreneurship.”

Popularity: 17% [?]

Presentations from Web 2.0 Expo New York

Some great videos of presentations from Web 2.0 Expo New York

(Re)making the Internet: Accounting for the Future of Information, Communication and Entertainment Technologies

Genevieve Bell (Digital Home Group - Intel Corporation)

Arianna Huffington in Conversation with Tim O’Reilly

Tim O’Reilly (O’Reilly Media, Inc.), Arianna Huffington (The Huffington Post)

Because We Make You Happy

Ben Huh (I Can Has Cheezburger)

Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape
Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library TV)

Enterprise Radar
Tim O’Reilly (O’Reilly Media, Inc.)

High Order Bit

Jason Fried (37signals)

It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure.

Clay Shirky (shirky.com)

New York’s Web Industry From 1995 to 2008: From Nascent to Ascendent

Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures )

Next Generation of Video Games

Shana Fisher (IAC)

Organizing Chaos: The Growth of Collaborative Filters

Jay Adelson (digg)

The DIY Guide to Growing a Company

Maria Thomas (Etsy)

Popularity: 23% [?]