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Brought to you by Nathan McDonald.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-8335684079686926192011-02-03T13:35:00.001+00:002011-02-03T13:35:30.225+00:00Why Customer Service in Social is not Fair (via Conversation Agent)<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>Depending on the organization's karma, <a href="http://www.conversationagent.com/2010/07/doing-customer-service-on-twitter.html" title="Customer Service on Twitter, Should You do it?" target="_blank">not being there may not be an option</a> anymore. However, being <a href="http://www.conversationagent.com/2010/08/top-customer-service-accounts-on-twitter-.html" title="Top Customer Service Accounts on Twitter " target="_blank">more responsive</a> than through normal channels, "DM me your account and we'll take care of things", sets a bad precedent.</p> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.conversationagent.com/2011/01/why-customer-service-in-social-is-not-fair.html">conversationagent.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/why-customer-service-in-social-is-not-fair-vi">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-30560425388553873562010-07-24T14:24:00.001+01:002010-07-24T14:24:20.111+01:00via The Economist - The Big Mac index: Making a meal of it<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/vGztcvctAJjertejyzttJEgbkwrjhcewwrgsiljmtFtFEgsiFAxGsGnChAhv/media_httpwwweconomis_upglC.gif.scaled1000.gif'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/vGztcvctAJjertejyzttJEgbkwrjhcewwrgsiljmtFtFEgsiFAxGsGnChAhv/media_httpwwweconomis_upglC.gif.scaled500.gif" width="500" height="491"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/16668710?story_id=16668710&fsrc=nwl">economist.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/via-the-economist-the-big-mac-index-making-a">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-20178930039059269122010-06-10T20:50:00.001+01:002010-06-10T20:50:13.626+01:00Twitter Has A Way To Show Off Your World Cup Allegiances / via @techcrunch<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote">During the last World Cup in 2006, Twitter had just a few thousands users. Now they have 125 million users sending 65 million tweets a day — and 65% of those users are outside the U.S. As such, they’ve created a <a href="http://twitter.com/worldcup/worldcup">special section<img class="snap_preview_icon" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.33/t.gif" style="" /></a> on twitter.com to highlight this year’s version of the sporting event that brings the world together.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/10/twitter-world-cup/">techcrunch.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://realtimecup.posterous.com/twitter-has-a-way-to-show-off-your-world-cup">Realtime Cup</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-24772099925599647722010-06-09T18:05:00.001+01:002010-06-09T18:05:53.238+01:00ITV readies iPhone streaming in time for World Cup (via Brand Republic) #RealtimeCup<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p>Football fans will be able to watch live games broadcast on ITV1 and ITV4 as well as access tournament schedule information provided by Red Bee Media's broadcast data services.</p><p>The free application, developed with Red Bee Media, will be accessible via the iPhone's web browser and can be displayed as an ITV brand icon on the iPhone desktop.</p> <p></p></blockquote></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/itv-readies-iphone-streaming-in-time-for-worl">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-10293581213335440592010-06-09T11:20:00.001+01:002010-06-09T11:20:27.531+01:00Foursquare announces World Cup badges with CNN, tests badge rewards /via VentureBeat<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>With <a href="http://www.cnn.com">CNN</a>, Foursquare is releasing two new World Cup badges: South Africa Explorer and Super Fan. To get the first, you have to visit South Africa to attend the World Cup and check in, or announce your location to your friends, on Foursquare. For the rest of the world, you can earn the Super Fan badge by checking in at World Cup viewing parties. Over 100 venues will be seeded with tips from CNN employees, <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/06/08/foursquare-badge-reward/">Mashable reports</a>.</p> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://social.venturebeat.com/2010/06/08/foursquare-announces-world-cup-badges-with-cnn-testing-badge-rewards/?utm_source=feedburner">social.venturebeat.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://realtimecup.posterous.com/foursquare-announces-world-cup-badges-with-cn">Realtime Cup</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-27411274212124796332010-06-08T13:00:00.001+01:002010-06-08T13:00:22.628+01:00Univision: live streaming the World Cup with a 'suite of social tools' (via @mashable)<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p><a href="http://www.univision.com/portal.jhtml" target="_blank">Univision</a> will also be live streaming every single match for free online at <a href="http://futbol.univision.com/" target="_blank">UnivisionFutbol.com</a>. In addition to matches, Univision has updated their suite of social media options with real-time game stats, commentary, player interviews and behind-the-scene exclusives. For anyone looking to get a jump on the games, Univision offers video on match history and player profiles from World Cup legends past and present. While the site is pretty self-explanatory, knowledge of Spanish helps.</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/06/07/watch-fifa-world-cup-2010/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">mashable.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://realtimecup.posterous.com/univision-live-streaming-the-world-cup-with-a">Realtime Cup</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-2996020717359186042010-06-03T19:24:00.001+01:002010-06-03T19:24:43.591+01:00Status update as billboard: London likes Makers Mark tube ad [Photo]<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/OA3QfU3VTrhPSTTlEyh1NygaJI3elcG6J8UmagAx07JQNLxd15OJhCnQXCs2/IMG_0931.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/MIVrPHrOoanCqXVTtDkClnwTRHlhb4VUgSo0BHba8bnhHo5B6tQV0ZbnSGb8/IMG_0931.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/status-update-as-billboard-london-likes-maker">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-73317465741340225702010-05-09T16:47:00.001+01:002010-05-09T16:47:13.421+01:00McDonald’s Teams With Facebook For “Check-in” Offers / via @MobileMW<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>With Facebook ramping up its geolocation efforts to combat pressure from the likes of Gowalla, Foursquare and many others, the company announced today that it’s working with McDonalds to create a campaign to reward customers for “checking in” at locations using Facebook’s new geolocation functionality.</p> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/mcdonalds-teams-with-facebook-for-check-in-offers-6388/">mobilemarketingwatch.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/mcdonalds-teams-with-facebook-for-check-in-of">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-91932244487098346112010-05-09T12:08:00.001+01:002010-05-09T12:08:07.900+01:00"Beyond Pathetic" - @jonathansalem on BP's gap between reality and fiction<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>BP's problem is that the gap between truth and fiction is so huge, and the stakes are so high when that distance is revealed.</p><p>The company’s CEO illustrated this disconnect recently when he <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/05/bp-calls-gulf-oil-wll-disaster-inconceivable.html">said</a> that BP hadn’t done more to prepare for such a disaster because it "seemed inconceivable," after reports surfaced that it had forgone a $500,000 "acoustic trigger" shut-off device required of offshore oil wells operating near Norway and Brazil. Turns out that going "beyond petroleum" didn't warrant another half-million expense.</p><p>So where is all the brand equity BP has spent a decade propagating into the cosmos? Gone, I say; worse, it only accentuates the dishonesty at the core of its business. It is going to be harder from now on for <a href="http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100502/OPINION/5020318">analysts</a> to accurately judge its performance, just as media will need to more closely question its statements. Is it possible that those beautiful austere filling stations will serve as visible reminders of disasters and dishonesty to consumers as they drive past?</p><p>Think how differently we’d all react if BP had been telling us the truth all along. Instead, as one dim bulber put it, the brand is "beyond pathetic."</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.dimbulb.net/my_weblog/2010/05/for-want-of-a-switch.html">dimbulb.net</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/beyond-pathetic-jonathansalem-on-bps-gap-betw">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-84648062263015572672010-05-08T14:36:00.001+01:002010-05-08T14:36:08.890+01:00Television is a drug. / via @isilayerol<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" width="500"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="clip_id=10857606&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://vimeo.com/10857606">vimeo.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/television-is-a-drug-via-isilayerol">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-57100051756575953662010-04-29T02:33:00.001+01:002010-04-29T02:33:49.132+01:00Diagram: Dante's internet /via http://72dotsperinch.blogspot.com<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/ynIpumkvHEgvuDmJzcIyukpkfqGFFsDciiGAacsFBIBllpebgEbGqsdvidiy/media_httpi466photobu_DCrdA.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/nathanmcdonald/ynIpumkvHEgvuDmJzcIyukpkfqGFFsDciiGAacsFBIBllpebgEbGqsdvidiy/media_httpi466photobu_DCrdA.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="645"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://72dotsperinch.blogspot.com/2010/02/dantes-internet.html">72dotsperinch.blogspot.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/diagram-dantes-internet-via-http72dotsperinch">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-25604356267801018762010-04-26T22:14:00.001+01:002010-04-26T22:14:54.136+01:00WSJ Experiments With Location-Based News (via @rww)<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote">Checking-in at a venue around town with the <a href="http://foursquare.com">Foursquare</a> mobile location app could now come with a thought provoking payload: a news link related to the place you're at. The Wall St. Journal <a href="http://www.dowjones.com/pressroom/presskits/wsjnyedition/wsjnypresskit.asp">announced today</a> that as a part of its new focus on covering New York City, links to Journal stories about various locations will now be offered as tips when Foursquare users check in.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wsj_experiments_with_location-based_news.php">readwriteweb.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/wsj-experiments-with-location-based-news-via">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-28967752126780794432010-04-23T12:39:00.001+01:002010-04-23T12:39:09.923+01:00Cory Doctorow's email tip: delete everything received whilst on holiday (via Seth Godin)<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>And a bonus tip from Cory Doctorow, who gets more email than you and me combined: When you go on vacation, set up an autoreply that says, "I'm on vacation until x/x/2010. When I get back, I'm going to delete all the email that arrived while I was gone, so if this note is important, please send it to me again after that date."</p> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/04/8-things-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-email.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29">sethgodin.typepad.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/cory-doctorows-email-tip-delete-everything-re">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-19304023445541746462010-04-21T21:57:00.001+01:002010-04-21T21:57:38.465+01:00Grant McKracken video - It’s the end of mass marketing<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iR8n78VhJes&hl=en_US&fs=1&" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iR8n78VhJes&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="385" width="480" /></embed></param></param></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://experiencecurve.com/archives/its-the-end-of-mass-marketing-great-video-by-grant-mckracken">experiencecurve.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/grant-mckracken-video-its-the-end-of-mass-mar">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-11030775176046773252010-04-18T13:43:00.001+01:002010-04-18T13:43:32.470+01:0010 Mobile Trends Impacting Consumer Engagement<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=10mobiletrendsmiptv4slideshare-100416050044-phpapp01&stripped_title=10-mobile-trends-impacting-consumer-engagement" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=10mobiletrendsmiptv4slideshare-100416050044-phpapp01&stripped_title=10-mobile-trends-impacting-consumer-engagement" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" width="500"></embed> </param></param></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/rudydw/10-mobile-trends-impacting-consumer-engagement">slideshare.net</a></div> <p>Missed this presentation at MIPTV last week. But fortunately (or unfortunately?) I'm not stranded in Cannes...</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/10-mobile-trends-impacting-consumer-engagemen">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-91651174461142199662010-04-16T14:44:00.001+01:002010-04-16T14:44:08.176+01:00Excellent short film: PIXELS<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0dE23jVLXw&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0dE23jVLXw&hl=en&fs=1" wmode="window" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" width="500"></embed></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0dE23jVLXw">youtube.com</a></div> <p>Very nice... (via @sebrobert)</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://nathanmcdonald.posterous.com/excellent-short-film-pixels">BACKWARDS.TV</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-39143990220159832272008-07-21T11:08:00.000+01:002008-07-21T11:08:47.104+01:00Blogging Is FlirtingI often talk about social media using real world human interaction as a metaphor, so this kind of makes sense.
<blockquote>Blogging is just people, flirting is just attention, and no person anywhere dislikes attention. I’m not talking about asking your reader out on a date. I’m talking about rewarding them for engaging with your words - with you. The trick with blogging, of course, is that you’ve got to flirt with everyone at once, the old and the new, without being insincere. No one likes a player…but everyone loves a flirt.
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Here's the full post: <a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/07/20/the-wink-wink-nudge-nudge-method-or-blogging-is-flirting/">The Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge Method, Or, Blogging Is Flirting</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-26876626967398349172008-05-07T13:19:00.000+01:002008-05-07T13:20:50.326+01:00Future of Media video<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="437" height="370" id="viddler_251aeefa"><param name="flashvars" value="autoplay=t" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/251aeefa/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/251aeefa/" width="437" height="370" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="autoplay=t" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_251aeefa" ></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-28001501547237754192008-04-07T15:00:00.002+01:002008-04-08T07:54:54.136+01:00I is sponzorin ur runz<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deliciousmedia/2387984598/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2102/2387984598_60acec908c.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deliciousmedia/2387984598/">LOLcat</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/deliciousmedia/">deliciousmedia</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p> I updated my <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/nathanmcdonald">sponsorship page</a> with LOLpenguins, but wanted to save my LOLcat mascot somewhere. So here he is.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-26113853403181164802008-03-28T12:10:00.001+00:002008-03-28T12:10:16.469+00:0023032008185
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-62853991790427762332008-03-16T15:14:00.003+00:002008-03-27T10:37:27.821+00:00Training Photo<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<p><a href='http://media.shozu.com/cache/portal/media/1c2a20/33554442'><img src='http://media.shozu.com/cache/portal/media/1c2a20/33554442_journal'/></a><br/><p align='right'></p><p>Uploaded from N95 via Shozu</p>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-83854882149488284962008-03-11T12:32:00.010+00:002008-03-11T12:49:09.987+00:00More running, this time with satellitesAnother long run last weekend. 16 miles in 2 hours 49 mins.
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Only this time I tracked it with Nokia's <a href="http://sportstracker.nokia.com">Sportstracker</a> application that uses the built in GPS on the N95 to measure distance, speed, time, etc.
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This is all good. Sportstracker is a free mobile app and an online service which logs your runs, and allows you to look up other peoples routes. Much like Nike+ or Mapmyrun.com (<a href="http://improbablesameness.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-ran-125-miles-today.html">I've been using the latter</a>).
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However whilst the phone allows me to export to GPX and KML, the website does not provide the tools to embed the resulting map into my blog, so I have to <a href="http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=101694#">link to it instead</a>.
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Whilst this is a bit lame, it is probably my only complaint about the service. The only other thing missing from the website is a volume of users, the community areas of the site seem a bit empty - probably because no one thinks about Nokia when they think of personal fitness.
<p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-54405089647013312542008-03-11T12:31:00.000+00:002008-03-11T12:31:19.205+00:00Forest fires and matches<a href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/blogs/showpost/2a427209-8012-4107-9517-5c7099d191b2/">James Cooper reports</a> from a talk given by Duncan 'the tipping point is toast' Watts:
<blockquote>"Another good analogy was that it makes no difference what sort of match one uses to start a forest fire - if the conditions are right it will spread. It's crazy to spend lots of money on trying to find the perfect match if it's been raining or there has recently been a fire."</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-77761362559766779102008-03-07T09:53:00.000+00:002008-03-07T09:53:37.183+00:00Influence equals marketing value<a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2008/03/the-future-of-s.html">Charlene Li</a>: <blockquote>"Today’s advertising models don’t work on social networking sites – that’s because simply targeting better on profile or social graph details is still the same old media model of CPM and CPC pricing. What’s missing is marketing value based on how valuable I am in the context of my influence."</blockquote>
<a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2008/03/the-future-of-s.html">Excerpt from Charlene's interesting post on the future of social networks
</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022912780463786925.post-81229371059816932772008-03-02T16:05:00.002+00:002008-03-02T16:06:33.081+00:00I ran 12.5 miles todayNot quite half the distance I have to run in April.
<iframe src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=3938a014d72e95bc90c2c92ea26259e1&u=m&t=run" height="700px" width="100%" frameborder="0"><a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/london/863927926">Canal + Vic Park + St Catherines + 3 Mills</a><br/><a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/find-run/united-kingdom/london">Find more Runs in London, United Kingdom</a></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0