Wired Magazine – Organized Chaos: Viral Marketing, Meet Social Media

30 10 2009

Mystery Science Theatre 3000 MST3KDid you know that the producers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 “encouraged the show’s viewers to videotape their copyrighted shows, and pass them along to friends — creating that sought after word-of-mouth buzz”?

Interesting article at Wired Magazine called Organized Chaos: Viral Marketing, Meet Social Media.





Selling Pizza With Social Media

24 10 2009

Multiple webcams and a iPhone app are really smart ideas from Pizza Party in Santa Clara, California.





High Court Injuction Served Via Twitter

7 10 2009

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History was made last week when  a high court injunction was served on the user of a Twitter account using the tweeting service’s own platform.

The Guardian reports:

The legal tradition of serving court papers to a defendant could be consigned to history, after the high court ordered an injunction to be served via social messaging service Twitter for the first time.

In a ruling on Thursday, a judge in London said that an anonymous Twitter user accused of impersonating a right-wing blogger should cease their activities and reveal their identity to the court. Without any other way of contacting the individual in question, however, the judge agreed that the best way to serve the injunction was through a message on the popular web service.”





Video: You Oughta Know Inbound Marketing

24 08 2009

Rebecca Corliss of HubSpot explains why your business needs inbound marketing instead of outbound marketing with calls and direct mail.

Remix your own version with MP3s and lyrics available at here.





Twitter helps real businesses make a profit

18 08 2009

Via Marketing with New Technology, the New York Times reports on real businesses that are harnessing Twitter to drive their business.

For Example Curtis Kimball uses Twitter to keep his customers posted on the location and daily offerings of his Creme Brulee cart. Cynthia Sutton’s Silver Barn Antiques had made sales through Twitter even before it had launched its website.

You can drive your business forward with the internet using tools including Twitter. Simon Says Media can show you how to do that.