Chris Cox on Facebook Complexity

Widgets!

Any source that allows you to add a Super Mario Bros. game to your website is just awesome. 

Check out some cool widgets to add to your web page! 

 WidgetBox

Twitter Says NO to In-Stream Ads, DUH!

People are still confused by Twitter. But for different reasons than the typical 40-something trying to grasp the value of it, in which they will find it inevitably does not exist.

You either work for Twitter and tweet daily, or it comes and goes in phases. Basically you're in the New Media industry or extreme boredom happens to combine with an accidental tap on the dusty Echofon icon on your iPhone. Tweeters are few and far between these days.

What is the difference between tweeting and updating your status on Facebook though? There is a difference, I promise. Afterall if the two moguls were the same, they would not have co-existed for so long. Twitter is a time-sensitive, behind-the-scenes outlet for quick information.  All the fluff: Sally is attending... Kristen likes... Joe and Jack are now friends! ...makes Twitter want to throw up.  

It's a bit more personal as well. Instead of "Going to FL this weekend", it's "Walking along the shoreline, sun beating, feeling the cool, wet sand squish between my toes".  It's the excitement of actually connecting with your favorite athletes or movie stars on a personal level, FABEWASH31: "Dr. Andrews told me I was doing great and I'll be ready for camp".

I saw the headline "Twitter Bans In-Stream Ads" in my Google Reader this morning.  I immediately knew what the blog post (by RWW) was about and why Twitter had made the decision.  

With less and less people tweeting, the last thing tweeters need is to deal with in-stream ads while logged on.  The reasoning from Twitter COO, Dick Costolo, to "preserve the unique user experience Twitter has created" and keep the "long-term health and value of the platform."

C'mon Tweeters, let's get back to the basics of Twitter! At least Mr. Costolo is preventing potential future annoyances. Thanks Dick.

Post-Media Rev

Here we are ... May 2010. The New Media slap-in-the-face is over. Google, Social Networking, Web Video, Blogs, Mobile Apps, Widgets and Gadgets are just a few universal terms now. The question is, are we feeling the sting? Are we learning the lesson and waking up to what communication technology has to offer? Or are we head-down, face cupped in hands?

Half of society is left in the dust as the natural progression of multimedia madness encompasses their world. As for the other half, we're all in a race ... rushing to see who can connect this widget with that social media account not only first, but in the quickest, easiest way possible. Who has the most profitable, efficient business model that may give us a glimpse into the future?

Media friends and fellow bloggers, let's take a look into the Post-Media Revolution. From iGoogle to Online Visual Media, what's evolving? How does it work and how does it affect us?

One thing holds true, Media is still Rising, rising in 50 million directions. Stick around and we'll try to hold on for the ride!