On Tuesday, I was invited onto CNN Live to discuss how Iranians have been utilizing social media tools like Twitter and YouTube to communicate about the Iran election protests. I have been covering the subject extensively over at Mashable. The below is the recorded video of my appearance. I was on the “Blogger Bunch” with… Continue reading Iran Protests and the Media: My Appearance on CNN Live
Category: Social Media
Photostream: Moving Across the Country
The widget below is a live stream of all of the pictures taken on my iPhone while moving across the country. You can also follow the stream by following Twitter account. Get the Ben Parr Twitter Photostream widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! P.S. – Here’s the widget
Announcements: Mashable, Tech&Beer, and Moving to the San Francisco Bay
I have several major announcements to make, many of which you have seen if you’ve been following my
What Should You Put Online To Get a Job?
There were a few interesting conversations yesterday and today on the role of “Internet presence” in the job hunt. Will a blog help you get a job? What about an online resume? Should you beef up your LinkedIn account in case employers look at it? The omniscient blogger Robert Scoble started with a list of… Continue reading What Should You Put Online To Get a Job?
Internet Celebrity: What the Hell Is it and How Do You Become One?
Internet celebrity is a unique, rather odd phenomenon. We as a culture (I’m talking U.S. here) have an almost unhealthy fascination with the latest Britney Spears news or an unusual admiration for Samuel L. Jackson. As you might expect, this phenomenon applies to Internet culture as well. We Internet nerds are no exception. We have… Continue reading Internet Celebrity: What the Hell Is it and How Do You Become One?
The Facebook Reconnection Experiment: Can Social Media Really Reconnect You With Old Friends?
I love experimentation. Bloggers sometimes have this problem where they make grand statements and predictions without hard data or experimentation to back their words up. Even a little data goes a long way towards proving or disproving your point. Being scientific is usually a smart way to go about things. One of my worst qualities… Continue reading The Facebook Reconnection Experiment: Can Social Media Really Reconnect You With Old Friends?
My Thoughts on the Revolt Against the Facebook Redesign (from the guy who started the first revolt)
It’s shocking how much things can change in two years. Two years ago, Facebook launched a feature called News Feed, which allows you to see what you’re friends are up to without having to visit all of their profiles. When it first launched on September 5th, 2006, I hated it. So I created Students Against… Continue reading My Thoughts on the Revolt Against the Facebook Redesign (from the guy who started the first revolt)
The 15 Most Influential Social Media Websites (Mathematically Ranked)
Originally, I was going to write a blog post with simply my opinion of the most influential social media websites, but that didn’t seem very…objective. I mean, my personal opinion of the impact of any particular social media website would be skewed just like any other individual. So I decided to do this mathematically –… Continue reading The 15 Most Influential Social Media Websites (Mathematically Ranked)
What Roller Coasters Can Teach You About Twitter and Social Media
Yesterday, I took a break from computer screens, social media conversations, and blogging to visit Six Flags Great America with friends. Never forget to take a break from your work. I don’t have photos of the trip for you (yet), but I do have some insight I gained while I waited in line for the… Continue reading What Roller Coasters Can Teach You About Twitter and Social Media
FriendFeed Blog Comments – Challenging Disqus and all blog commenting
(update: FriendFeed comments work again. I think there’s a time delay.) So if you scroll down (on individual posts), you’re going to find something new: FriendFeed comments appear on my blog! FriendFeed, the rapidly rising lifestreaming service, allows you to comment on any item that comes through FriendFeed. Some blog posts and twitter comments can… Continue reading FriendFeed Blog Comments – Challenging Disqus and all blog commenting