Archive for September, 2008

Capture the Conversation

by Jason Cormier
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Advertising in Social Media: Good Science Notes

23 Sep 2008

The "Good Science" panel at the Online Media, Marketing and Advertising (OMMA) Expo were all in agreement yesterday about the value metrics around social media content needing to change.

Although this conversation is nothing new, it's good to see it continuing to bubble up beyond the uber-tech meetups and podcast conferences. As the topic gains momentum, it presses organizations like Comscore to the reality of how they must change to meaningfully address metrics for advertisers in social media. By the way, Comscore's message at OMMA was that advertisers must see metrics they are familiar with. Are you surprised?

Margret Clerkin, CEO of Mindshare Interaction, said yesterday, "it's wrong to do media placement on social networking because it's about conversations." I can't speak for Margret — but if I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt, I'm guessing what she really means is that media placement within social networking shouldn't be measured by…

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Capture the Conversation

by Jason Cormier
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Distributed Media Podcast with Bill Flitter, CEO of Pheedo

16 Sep 2008

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Show Notes:
 
 
Room 214 Co-founder, Jason Cormier, raps with Bill Flitter, CEO ofPheedo, an RSS and distributed media advertising company.
We talk about:
1. Advertising within RSS feeds: How is it different from a common banner ad, how has RSS use grown, and does it work?
2. Understanding the intimacy of the (RSS) medium. 
3. Brands creating emotional connections: How branding and advertising changes when considering life streaming and the neccessity of being a publisher.
4. Consideration of recent stats, a few tips, a little philosophy and the challenge of educating companies about RSS.
Personal Note: Bill offered some great insight regarding how the RSS, or "distributed media" space has grown.

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