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Comment on New Tricks: 3 Ways News Organizations Can Leverage Location-Based Social Networks by Alex Parker

Alex Parker — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:06:16 +0000

Great ideas, Craig. I had similar aspirations for our citizen journalists with the Chi-Town Daily News. Too bad we didn't know what Foursquare was way back in in aught nine.

Actually, it might be a fun experiment to have urban scavenger hunts using Foursquare. News orgs and advertisers could have a field day with that.

Comment on New Tricks: Using social media to listen by tomheld

tomheld — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:31:36 +0000

I have found twitter to be a valuable source of information for the blog I write for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It is frustrating and overwhelming at times, but once I get over being beat on a story, I can dig in, follow it, and make it my own.

Comment on A guide to Foursquare etiquette by Daniel_Honigman

Daniel_Honigman — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:51:49 +0000

Unless that bathroom has a special deal going on, it doesn't need a location.

And if an employee set it up, it's an easy way for their boss to see how many bathroom breaks they're taking!

Comment on New Tricks: Using social media to listen by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:21:18 +0000

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Comment on A guide to Foursquare etiquette by Dustin Coates

Dustin Coates — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:25:35 +0000

Here's another one for you: Don't create bogus venues. At the Whole Foods flagship store in Austin, someone went through and added listings for “Men's Room at Whole Foods.”

It clogs up the search results.

Comment on New Tricks: Set up a Google Buzz profile for your news organization by paulbalcerak

paulbalcerak — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:09:47 +0000

I'll definitely mess around with it. Following your Statesman account now, too, just to get a better idea of what you're doing with it.

Comment on New Tricks: Set up a Google Buzz profile for your news organization by Robert Quigley

Robert Quigley — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:49:12 +0000

I'm hoping someone tells *me* a good way to manage all these accounts. I had Buzz linked to the @Statesman Twitter account but have since unhooked it. It does not seem to be a good use of Buzz to have Tweets flow in there (besides, the lag between Twitter and Buzz is horrible). For now, I recommend just buzzing one or two interesting things a day. The good thing about having Buzz hooked to your e-mail is you see when someone comments on your post so you can go in and reply. If Buzz catches on big time, you can devote more resources to it. For now, I just recommend dabbling in it and experimenting a bit.

Comment on New Tricks: Set up a Google Buzz profile for your news organization by paulbalcerak

paulbalcerak — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:37:18 +0000

Buzz for a news org—nice, but I feel like if I tacked that on top of my personal Google account, my brain would basically implode. Any ideas on managing multiple accounts?

Comment on New Tricks: Set up a Google Buzz profile for your news organization by Friday Linkage | Flrrsh Marketing + Social Media Consultant | Chicago

Friday Linkage | Flrrsh Marketing + Social Media Consultant | Chicago — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:16:32 +0000

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Comment on New Tricks: Set up a Google Buzz profile for your news organization by Robert Quigley

Robert Quigley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:57:38 +0000

Tara - thanks.
Be aware that Google is addressing those concerns: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10452412-265….

My advice on all social networks is to be aware of how the privacy settings work.