We’ve put together a rather instructive group of articles this week. This round of The Buzz consists of instructional videos for you to watch, articles to ponder, industry controversy to argue over and even some step-by-step instructions to make your life that much easier. Enjoy!
Will Apple Introduce a Product with a 3D Camera in the Near Future?
If you enjoy your 52 inch 3D TV, you’re going to love this. Todd Ogasawara at Social Times wrote up an article discussing the potential of Apple releasing an iPhone with a 3D camera! How cool is that!
BO.LT launches: to clone, change and share webpages in realtime
This new service from the Roche brothers has an interesting hook from a social/user perspective, but it could be a duplicate content nightmare for any SEO.
Yahoo Announces the Death of Buzz on April 21, but Nobody Cares
Did you know Yahoo shut down Buzz? It wouldn’t surprise me if you said no. In fact, Yahoo’s announcement on April 4th didn’t raise many eyebrows at all. Is this a sign of the industry writing Yahoo off altogether? I don’t think so, but it’s definitely not a good sign.
Facebook + Twitter’s Influence on Google’s Search Rankings
Rand Fishkin wrote a very interesting article on the SEOmoz blog this week concerning the impact of social media’s influence on organic search. I’m not going to spoil the surprise but there were definitely some findings in their tests that I did not expect. Leave it to Dr. Pete to throw us a curve ball!
301 Redirects: Formatting Bulk Redirects In Four Quick Steps
Everyone knows 301′s are any SEO’s friend. This article does a great job of laying out a process for generating them in bulk. ‘Nuff said.
5 Social Media Videos You Have to Watch
Video is a great way to gain insight on what is going on in the industry. Niall Harbison did an excellent job of putting together this list of 5 videos you should watch. I like number 4.
STOP! It’s Not “Social Media!” It’s “Social Networks”
I would really like to hear your thoughts on this one. Rohn Jay Miller shares his point of view on why we as an industry should stop calling it “Social Media”. This isn’t really a new argument, but I can see both point of views. What do you think?
Social Media ROI: ROI Doesn’t Stand for Return on Ignorance
If you’ve ever been asked by a client, a co-worker, or anyone else what the ROI of Social Media is… read this article. Then, go read Olivier Blanchard’s new book on the subject.
Digby Lands $8 Million To Help Retailers Power Mobile Commerce
Digby, which helps retailers design, deploy and manage mobile commerce web sites and rich applications optimized for Smartphones, has raised $8 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures with RIM’s BlackBerry Partners Fund, S3 Ventures and Daylight Partners participating in the round. This brings the startup’s total funding to $16 million.
That’s a wrap for this week!
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