#old-blog-archives

Exploring Google Public Data Explorer: a free tool for visualizing statistical data from World Bank, OECD, and government sources.

Exploring how fMRI and EEG technology are revolutionizing UX research by revealing what's actually happening in users' brains.

Exploring Posterous as an ideal format for sharing shorter thoughts and quick takes between full blog posts and tweets.

Brussels Twestival 2009: a social media community event raising money for local charities through Twitter and live events.

Questioning the Web 2.0 label and searching for better terminology to describe the participatory, social web.

How bands and labels can create effective social media releases that aggregate music, photos, videos, and tour dates in one place.

How Twitter, Flickr, and Google Maps became essential tools for organizing and reporting during Iran's 2009 election protests.

How Google Wave could revolutionize student collaboration with real-time editing, nested waves, and integrated communication tools.

Comparing iPhone apps to Flash ecards for music promotion: mobile features, interactivity, and the future of band marketing in 2009.

Practical tips for indie bands using Twitter: tour updates, fan engagement, promotion, and building a following in 2009.

An analysis of how underground record labels use Twitter for promotion, engagement, and connecting with fans in 2009.

Brussels Twestival 2009: a global Twitter community event raising money for charity: water through music, unconference, and networking.

Aaaliens is a blogger federation co-curating daily web discoveries with a human filter and link-journalism vibe.

Program for Belgian Usability Day 2008: social networks, digital identity, travel UX, and traffic congestion design solutions.

Research call for help: seeking examples of electronic rumors spread via web 2.0 to test transmission models for a dissertation.

Bright One: a UK communications agency offering affordable professional services to charities and NGOs through volunteer networks.

A practical guide to using Facebook for concert promotion, covering event creation, RSVPs, viral invites, and post-event engagement.

Go Media launches design help via Twitter, creating a community where designers can get quick, personalized assistance.

Practical tips for businesses starting with social media: establishing goals, choosing platforms, and building consistent practices.

Google's new ad targeting uses recent search history for more precise ads, raising privacy concerns about data merging.

Post-event roundup of EuroBlog 2008 with links to attendee recaps, videos, and a wiki to keep the conversation going.

Quick pre-symposium update for EuroBlog 2008 with program highlights and a nudge to join the communications event.

Announcing the interMedias launch—a collaborative media literacy project led by Alain Gerlache, Damien Vanachter, and team.

Sharing where to download “The Future of Reputation” for free and why its privacy and gossip themes still resonate.

How Kapferer's 1987 word-of-mouth marketing insights predicted modern buzz marketing, influencer campaigns, and viral strategies.

TNS Sofres study on Web 2.0's impact on business: growing adoption and changing customer-company interactions in France.

How my news habits flipped—breaking events now reach me through social alerts, RSS, and friends instead of traditional media.

NYU researchers test whether blogs, forums, and social chatter can forecast which albums will outsell the competition.

Exploring research on whether user-generated content and social buzz can reliably predict album sales and music hits.

Program preview for EuroBlog 2008 Brussels Symposium on social media, PR education, and the future of public relations.