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Link Post for May 15th through May 17th

May 17, 2010 By The A2SM Editors Leave a Comment

This is the A2SM Link Post for May 15th through May 17th. To see more of the bookmarks we’ve found, check out our Delicious Feed.

Doctors Seeing a Rise In "Google-itis" – It's one of the fastest-growing health issues that doctors now face: "Google-itis." Everyone from concerned mothers to businessmen on their lunch break are typing in symptoms and coming up with rare diseases or just plain wrong information. Many doctors are bringing computers into examination rooms now so they can search along with patients to alleviate their fears. "I'm not looking for a relationship where the patient accepts my word as the gospel truth," says Dr. James Valek. "I just feel the Internet brings so much misinformation to the (exam) room that we have to fight through all that before we can get to the problem at hand."
Delete Your Facebook Account: ‘Quit Facebook Day’ Wants Users To Leave – As controversy swells around Facebook's latest changes to its privacy policy–which is now longer than the Constitution and offers some 50 settings and over 170 options–users' interest in deleting their Facebook accounts has soared.
How to Quit Facebook Without Actually Quitting Facebook – Facebook – Lifehacker – With all the privacy issues surrounding Facebook, many people are considering quitting the site altogether. If you're not ready to take it that far, here's how to avoid the privacy breaches without completely deleting your account and losing touch with your friends.
Gink: The Next Great Social Network? [PARODY] – Sketch troupe Derrick Comedy has tackled social networking as the topic of their latest video on CollegeHumor by creating the next next-generation social network: Gink. What is Gink? Well, it’s simple, really: “Gink is a fun made-up word, combining the words gibble and spink, both of which are also made up.”
Mashable Readers Miss Being “Fans” on Facebook – In the good old days, Facebook users “became a fan” of their favorite teams, celebrities, objects, and personalities. A month and a half ago though, that all changed. Facebook Pages switched from “Become a Fan” to “Like” in order to lower the bar for users to engage and connect with brands.

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Link Post for March 9th through March 10th

March 10, 2010 By The A2SM Editors 1 Comment

This is the A2SM Link Post for March 9th through March 10th. To see more of the bookmarks we’ve found, check out our Delicious Feed.

The Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – The Internet is in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has confirmed. Championed by Wired magazine in Italy, the nomination has been backed by OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte.
CNN Sees Facebook As Major Competitor – When it comes to competition, CNN president Jon Klein fears Facebook. The man at the top of the news network believes that the social network is more of a threat to his business than other broadcast media organizations.
YouTube Darlings OK Go Say Bye-Bye to EMI – Welcome to Act III of the OK Go/EMI drama: According to EMI, the pop band has decided to leave the record company and form their own independent label, Paracadute Recordings, under which they will take over control of their third album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.
Marketing Tips For Authors: Misconceptions and the Truth about Book Marketing on Twitter –
The Pitch That Worked | Brand Elevation Through Social Media and Social Business | Altitude Branding – Writing a decent email pitch isn’t complicated. And I know some folks are looking for the Almighty Template (to you, I say sternly and a bit impatiently: quit looking for shortcuts and learn for yourself). But here’s my assessment of why this pitch worked, and a bit of a tricky bit at the end that is really the linchpin of the whole thing.
Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts? | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert – Are you treating social media like a checklist?<br />
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A recent study by Econsultancy called “The Value of Social Media” shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts.
Social Media Today | 10 Newbie Twitter Mistakes Made By Businesses – Businesses jumping into social media often see Twitter as a “simple” part of the plan: set up an account and start tweeting. Sadly some even get stuck right after the set up part. Here are 10 mistakes business newbies on Twitter should avoid
Social Media Complicates Work-Life Balance – eMarketer – Social media usage has soared not just among the general population but also among at-work Internet users, who are heading to the sites for both personal and professional reasons in greater numbers.