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Q: My tiny crowdsourcing/social capitalism client is pondering whether small businesses still want to/can do good in this economy.

By Jason Moriber • Dec 9th, 2008

A: This question is from Twitter (from @merredith), though I started on a similar Q/A before this more specific question was posted. The initial question was: In this economy, although I want to run a “good” business (healthy, wholesome, organic food market), should I reconsider and open a not-as-”good” business, a donut shop (high fat, [...]



Q: Does Kathleen Parker’s “Rise of the Twitterati” in the Washington Post editorial page today signify that Twittering is no longer cool?

By Jason Moriber • Dec 3rd, 2008

A: This question comes from Twitter, from Dennis D. McDonald, a technology consultant. There is so much buzz about Twitter these days, about the best way to use it, who is using it, and why. Mainly what I see in this buzz are traditional PR and marketing rock-stars carving…



Q: What do you think of Facebook Connect

By Jason Moriber • Dec 2nd, 2008

A: I think it all matters by the behaviour of the market/people/users. In my old-school way I think of networks/passwords as keys (like the keychain in Apple’s OS). I’ll assume most people like having a separate key for their car and a different one for their house. I therefore lean towards “aggregation” or a really [...]



B Brandon Barker has posted his Fantasy or Football quiz

By Jason Moriber • Nov 26th, 2008

B Brandon Barker has posted his Football or Fantasy quiz



iPhone compatible flash-movie player: http://tools.wizzard.tv

By Jason Moriber • Nov 26th, 2008

iPhone compatible flash-movie player: http://tools.wizzard.tv



Richard Solomon, Artists Representative

By Jason Moriber • Nov 24th, 2008

Illustration has been around since the dawn of time. I confidently assumed it would succeed in outlasting the bumps and bruises of the digital wave. Photo initially exploded (although in some ways its currently imploding), but illustration was caught in the rut…



Retailers Magnify Opt-In, Opt-Out E-mail Sub Processes http://snurl.com/6odci

By Jason Moriber • Nov 24th, 2008

Retailers Magnify Opt-In, Opt-Out E-mail Sub Processes



google to make an itunes-like payment system for books? http://snurl.com/622km

By Jason Moriber • Nov 20th, 2008

google to make an itunes-like payment system for books?



My 2 cents on the Social Media + the Obama victory

By Jason Moriber • Nov 20th, 2008

There have been a lot of editorials, online, tv, and print, on the success of Obama’s usage of social media to build momentum, raise awareness, raise money…



The rate of growth of most forms of digital content services – especially social networks and online video – has more than doubled vs. a year ago

By Jason Moriber • Nov 17th, 2008

The rate of growth of most forms of digital content services – especially social networks and online video – has more than doubled vs. a year ago