Pope starts Youtube Channel

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

Yes! Soon, also the pope has an own youtube channel!

Found here

Tags: church, pope, rom, youtube channel
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Neuer IFPI Report 2009 verfügbar

Friday, January 16th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

Hier gibt es denn neuen IFPI Report 2009 zum Download.

Nur so viel: Der digitale Musikmarkt wächst und wächst. Leider zahlen aber 95% einfach gar nichts.

http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/dmr2009.html

Die Adresse ifpi.com hat sich übrigens einmal einer der Pirate Bay Mitgründer gekauft.

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IFPI-vs-IFPI–/meldung/97344

Heute kommt man aber wieder zur eigentlichen IFPI Seite

 

Tags: 2009, digital music report, digitaler Musikmarkt, dmr, download, ifpi
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Social Media Marketing

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

Here is a great list about companies which already used social media advertisment

http://www.beingpeterkim.com/2008/09/ive-been-thinki.html

That are only the example for companies which start with an A

Abbott Labs.  Social networks:  Facebook Labs Are Vital scholarship contest.⁴⁵

Absolut Vodka:

• Online video:  ABSOLUTworld.²⁰
• Social networks:  Top Bartender page on Facebook.⁵⁶

Accenture:

• Blogging:  Nine corporate blogs.¹⁹
• Podcasting:  Five corporate podcasts.
• Social networks: Borderless Workplace.³

Accuquote:

• Blogging:  Life Insurance blog.¹⁹
• Podcasting:  Life Insurance podcast.

Acura:

• Social networks: Facebook Acura TSX Connect fan page.
• Widgets: Acura RDX Traffic on Yahoo.

Acuvue.  Social networks:  Facebook “Wink” application.³

Addison Avenue.  Crowdsourcing:  Suggestion box.⁷³

Adidas.  Social networks: adidas soccer on myspace; 70% of ROI driven by pass-along, aka “never-ending friending.”

Adobe:

• Blogging: Many individual and product blogs (directory)¹¹³
• Tagging: Delicious account used to bookmark primarily tutorials.²

Airplay.  Social networks:  Baseball Gameday Challenge Facebook application.⁵⁶

Alltop:⁹⁸

• Content aggregation:  By topic.
• Online video: Alltop tutorial on YouTube.
• Widgets: The Alltop widget.

Amazon:

• Social networks:  Shelfari.⁷⁰
• Blogging:  Web Services blog.¹⁹

AMC’s Mad Men.  Microblogging:  Fake Twitter accounts.

American Express.  Blogging:  OPEN Forum.⁶⁷

American Legacy Foundation.  Social Networks:  MySpace, Bebo, hi5, xanga, Facebook, and Ning pages.⁹⁴

American Red Cross.  Blogging:  Red Cross Chat.¹⁹

Animal Planet.  Widgets:  Killer Clips widget on Yahoo.

Annie’s Homegrown.  Blogging: Bernie’s Blog (offline).⁴

AOL.  Blogging: Vincent Ferrari tries to cancel his account.¹

Apple:

• Blogging: iPod’s dirty little secret.¹
• Social networks: Apple Students group on Facebook.

ArcelorMittal:

• Blogging:  the inside story.¹¹³
• Virtual worlds:  Second Life presence.³

Artful Home.  Social networks: Community site.⁷⁷

Arvada, Colorado.¹⁰⁹

• Blogging: Inside the Center
• Microblogging:  Twitter account
• Online video:  YouTube account
• Photosharing:  Flickr photostream
• Social networks:  Facebook fan page

AT&T:³⁰

• Microblogging:  ATTNews, ATTblueroom, and OnwardSmallBiz on Twitter.
• Online video:  Share AT&T channel on YouTube.
• Photosharing:  Flickr photostream.
• Social networks:  Facebook fan page.

Austin Ventures.  Social networks: Facebook page.

Avaya.  Blogging:  The Contact Center Insights Blog.¹⁹

Avis.  Blogging:  We Try Harder.⁴¹

Avon:³⁴

• Social media press release:  Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.
• Social networks:  Canada Breast Cancer Crusade on Facebook.

Tags: facebook, myspace, social media marketing, twitter
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Trends and Predictions in 2009

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

A good overview on the music trends 2009 you get  @ Hypebot: 10 Music Industry Trends & Questions For 2009

And since years one of my favorite pages for Web 2.0 and software predictions: Read Write Web

Tags: music, pirate, predictions 2009, torrent, trends 2009
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Top 100 German Startups

Friday, January 9th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

I just found this list about the top 100 startups @ http://startups.yeebase.com/top100

Here are the Top 10 (Source: Yeebase)

1. Mister Wong Mister Wong ist ein Social-Bookmark-Portal. Nutzer können ihre… »

2. Webnews Webnews ist ein Nachrichten-Portal. Nutzer können Nachrichten als… »

3. yigg yigg ist ein Nachrichten-Portal, bei dem die Nutzer News… »

4. sevenload Sevenload ist eine Video- und Fotoplattform. Im Gegensatz zu vielen… »

5. Qype Qype ist eine Plattform, auf der Nutzer Restaurants, Clubs,… »

6. MyVideo MyVideo ist ein Video-Community-Portal, bei dem die Nutzer ihre… »

7. Dawanda Dawanda ist ein Online-Marktplatz für selbstgemachte Produkte…. »

8. Gimahhot Gimahhot ist ein Marktpatz, der nach den Prinzipien der Börse… »

9. edelight edelight ist ein Shopping- und Geschenke-Portal nach dem Prinzip… »

10. gutefrage.net gutefrage.net ist ein Frage-Antwort-Portal. Nutzer können Fragen… »

continue here: http://startups.yeebase.com/top100

Tags: german startups, germany, mister wong, startup, top 100
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Eric about his start-up, problems (and why it could fail)

Friday, January 9th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

Most business plan books are about “The art of the Start” or how to start etc but Eric explains the problems which you will habe in reality: Why your web startup will fail

In a nuthsell:

• You won’t have an audience
• You’re going to run out of cash
• You’ll get frustrated
• The emotional rollercoaster will beat you
• You’ll get excited about something elseBut it probably won’t be the competition

Tags: company, problems, startup, the art not to start, web
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Sing a song with Microsoft Songsmith

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

…also if you can’t sing

This is like Steinberg Cubase Extra Light. The application recognizes the beat to your voice and a eigthies synthi drum sound appears.

Please watch the whole video and you will not download it

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/index.html

The are using a Apple Mac to show the application. The apple brand is covered by flower pins.

 

Found at Read Write Web

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/index.html

Tags: lied singen mit microsoft, microsoft songsmith, msft, sing, song, Tag hinzufügen
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Liveblogging von Keynote der Macworld 2009

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 by Michael Altendorf

Hier gibt es Auszüge der kompletten Show mit Bilder und Text:

http://live.gdgt.com/2009/01/06/live-macworld-2009-keynote-coverage/

Der Markt für Macs wächst übrigens schneller als der für PCs.

 

 

Tags: apple, keynote, mac, macworld 2009, SF, steve jobs
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