A2SM Podcast #53 – Interview With Tweetdeck’s Richard Barley

Tweetdeck - Social Media HubIn This Episode:

This week we have a very special treat. Neal, Seth and Jody talk with Tweetdeck’s community manager Richard Barley.

Picks:

Getting Tired of Charlie Sheen? Eradicate Him From Your Browser

Seth: Glympse.com
Youtube Video Explaining Glimpse
Android Market Link
Apple Appstore Link

Jody: Phoneview

Emails:

Email from John (Colley), from the UK

What Is a Social Newspaper?

How we consume news is changing at a very rapid rate. Recent developments have gotten us closer and closer to a personalized newspaper. These services take information from your social network and organize it into a newspaper format. Each is a little different, all are free.

Paper.liPaper.li

Paper.li creates a custom newspaper from your twitter feed. It takes the news, images, and videos from your Twitter Feed and organizes it a newspaper layout. For an example of what one looks like, you can check out mine at http://paper.li/jamesbasbas . It is simple to setup, and very customizable. For instance you can simply use your twitter feed. However, you can also create a paper based on someone else’s feed a hashtag, or a list. It updates twice per day, so it is somewhat static. As you can see from my link, you can share your paper or others can subscribe to your paper. I don’t quite see the value to this feature, as it seems like the point is to make this personal. I don’t see why anyone would want to read my paper, perhaps maybe a stalker.

Paper.li jumping off of Twitter makes a lot of sense because there are so many reporters on Twitter. You can essentially take your favorite reporter from dozens of different newspapers, magazines, and networks to create your own paper. Many news outlets have been reluctant to allow their reporters to tweet because they are worried about hurting the paper. However, Paper.li is just one more reason that if you are not tweeting, you may find yourself completely cut out of this social newspaper.

Pros: Twitter is news rich; Great options including twitter feed, hashtag, or list; Very easy to use.

Cons: Only updates twice per day; does not integrate Facebook.

PostPostPostPost

PostPost connects to Facebook and grabs all of your friend’s links, photos, and videos. It is updated in real time and available on the web. They also have a Chrome store application. The layout is customizable, including only viewing links, photos, videos, or a dynamic mix. This site is built completely on HTML5, no flash so it is very fast and updates quickly. You can share and comments right from this page, but not like. For a video introduction from the inventor, please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3oI9fsCEIg.

Pros: Very Fast; Ability to share and comment in-line; Updates in real-time.

Cons: Not as customizable; No Twitter integration.

FlipboardFlipbook

Flipboard is only available for iPad. It takes your Facebook and Twitter feeds and lays them out in a magazine format. It is very slick looking on the iPad and flips through just as a magazine would. You can easily share stories by e-mail or retweet them right from this app. For an in-depth video describing Flipboard, please click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7umqKbQ3PA.

Pros: Utilizes both Facebook and Twitter feeds. Sharp looking.

Cons: Only usable if you have an iPad.

Conclusion

PostPost is a very interesting way to view your Facebook content. However, news is not Facebook’s wheelhouse. Facebook is more social, sharing personal photos, personal update, and comments. For news, Twitter, is where that lives. Reporters and commentators are all over Twitter, and have thousands and even millions of followers. Therefore, any creation of a newspaper needs to include Twitter. If you look at your own online profile, I am sure you follow reporters on Twitter, but I doubt you are friends with them on Facebook. Paper.li allows you to drill into your twitter feed, or utilize a list to create a rich social newspaper. It is a great way to get a snapshot of what is going on as viewed through your lens.

Flipboard is beautiful and reads like a magazine. If you have an iPad it is a must have. For the rest of us, Paper.li is the way to go.

How do you consume the news? Are you utilizing a social newspaper? If so, which one? We would love to hear from you.

A2SM Podcast #44 – Facebook A Bank?

In This Episode

Social Media Podcast

Picks

Neal: MobileRSS http://www.nibirutech.com/mobilerss-google-reader-iphone.html

Seth: Quora – http://www.quora.com

Need More Proof Quora Is “Blowing Up”? Meet The Quora Button – http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/03/quora-3/

Jody: http://my-trusted-app.com

A2SM Podcast #42 – The Holiday, Year End Recap and 2011 Prediction Episode

In This Episode

Social Media Podcast
Internal AOL Email Announcing About.Me Acquisition – http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/20/internal-aol-email-announcing-about-me-acquisition/
AOL Acquires Personal Profile Startup About.Me

The new Facebook Fan pages are live. No tabs, cleaner interface and more features. – http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2010/12/16/the-new-facebook-fan-pages-are-live-no-tabs-cleaner-interface-more-features/

Facebook Rolling Out Redesigned News Feed Filtering Options – http://mashable.com/2010/12/22/facebook-news-feed-filtering/

Foursquare Adds Photos and Comments – http://mashable.com/2010/12/20/foursquare-photos/

Another Year Of Free Calling To The U.S. And Canada – http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/20/gmail-calling-free/

THIS JUST IN: Santa being tracked by Norad – http://lifehacker.com/5717029/track-santas-journey-across-the-globe-with-google-and-norad

2010 Recap: 3 Top Stories

Neal: iPad

Seth: Skype Going Down

Jody: Facebook’s “exploding”…huge impact – Movie – The Social Network, Man of the Year… “Zuck”

Our Predictions for 2011

Neal: Cyberwar.

Seth: The Year of the Tablet Computer Finally Arrives with Android and Honeycomb; Blackberry and of course Apple. Maybe even HP and Web OS.

Jody: The Year of the MOSH of Social Media…Convergence of platforms, streamlining the social-scape.

Picks

Neal: http://inceptiontheapp.com/ – The movie app for the iOS

Seth: http://www.pinboard.in – Delicious Replacement – Not Free But Affordable!
http://pinboard.in/u:sethgoldstein

Jody: http://www.marketsamurai.com – affordable keyword research tool and more.

Outgoing Music Auld Lang Syne by Friction Bailey

Happy Holidays from the A2SM Editors Neal, Jody and Seth

A2SM Podcast 37 – ‘Tis the Season For Social Media

In This EpisodeSocial Media Podcast

Facebook Tries to Kill Email, For Real This Time:

Holidays, Black Friday and Social Media

Amazon Movie Studios – http://news.tubefilter.tv/2010/11/18/new-amazon-com-movie-studio-offering-2-7-million-for-scripts-and-specs/

Speaking of Movies, Gowalla (Foursquares major competitor) lands major deal with Disney
http://www.ocregister.com/news/disney-276640-parks-virtual.html
http://mashable.com/2010/11/18/disney-gowalla/

Twitter’s Official Analytics Product Has Arrived – http://mashable.com/2010/11/17/twitter-analytics/

Today’s Picks:

Neal: Comcast DVR Control for iPad – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20022826-17.html
Seth: Plus – http://www.alphonsolabs.com/pulse-android
Jody: Cabos – http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16330/cabos

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A2SM Podcast #23: Facebook a Nation?

Topics
Facebook a Nation?

Picks of the Week:
Seth: Droid X: http://a2sm.org/a0
Jody: Roadside America iPhone application: http://a2sm.org/a1

A2SM Podcast #20 – Just The Three Of Us

Social Media Podcast

Stories

Picks

A2SM Podcast #16: The Web In The Palm Of Your Hand

Social Media Podcast

News from Around the Web

HP Buys Palm
http://a2sm.org/77

Apple the Ipad and the Feds. Uncomfortable bed fellows.

http://a2sm.org/73

Ning announces new pricing plans, doesn’t explain exit strategy for folks who don’t want to pay:
http://a2sm.org/75

“Starting in July, there will be a $50/month Ning Pro plan that removes ads and Ning promotion, adds “premium support” and is comparable to services that currently cost $75 a month; a $20/month Ning Plus one that ‘s similar but with less storage, less bandwidth, and “Help Center” support; and a $2.95/month Ning Mini option with fewer features, a 150-member limit, and “community-based” support. In all three cases, there are discounts if you sign up for a year at a time.”

Twitter Launches Tool to Embed Tweets
http://a2sm.org/76

Picks of the Week:

Neal: Revisit (http://a2sm.org/78)

Seth: Venmo.com (http://a2sm.org/79)

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