April 2011
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Retibus socialibus et legibus momenti — On social networks and the laws of influence - Daniel Gayo-Avello et. al. University of Oviedo, Spain. A great presentation on social network influence.  If you are remotely interested in understanding influence, this deck is a must read.  It’s refreshing to see researchers who can also sell an engaging story and educate the viewer about core...
Apr 18th
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Seven Months with the Devils: A Long-Term Study of... →
My morning reading:  Researchers Kyumin Lee, Brian David Eoff and James Caverlee from Texas A&M explore using social honeypots, a law enforcement technique, to lure content polluters on social networks: Abstract: The rise in popularity of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook has been paralleled by the rise of unwanted, disruptive entities on these networks—including spammers,...
Apr 18th
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Yahoo! Research on Twitter "Influencers" Is Flawed
Yahoo! Research recently published a paper entitled “Identifying ‘Influencers’ on Twitter’.  Though they correctly categorize that the term “influencer” has become confused given the definition can refer to personal, celebrity or subject matter expert broadcast relationships, they completely miss the mark with respect to categorizing influence quantitatively: ...
Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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“I don’t have to look at [jazz piano] through the prism of Bud Powell...”
– Jazz pianist Matthew Ship in the film “Icons Among Us”.  Love how far some have come full circle from Wynton turning jazz into a fetish.  You must kill your heroes to become great.
Apr 15th
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“You gotta accept it, that was some bad sh*t back [in the 50s and 60s jazz...”
– Jazz pianist Robert Glasper in “Icons Among Us”.  Tons of great quotes in this movie, totally relevant to anyone aspiring toward greatness.
Apr 15th
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In which, entitled users of free service (Spotify)... →
fascinated: The comments are sad. (via Z) Freemium fail?  Preemptive RIAA concession?  Pre-USA invasion tactic? We shall see … one thing is clear.  That recent $100mm injection is NOT going to support global free usage.
Apr 14th
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Albert Lai, “A.R.M Metrics Framework: SE7EN Deadly Social Game Metrics”
Apr 14th
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Tom Chatfield: 7 Ways Games Reward the Brain
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Apr 12th
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“Google doesn’t seem to understand that Facebook is a party. Imagine...”
– Mike Elgan explains Larry Page’s first blunder in Computerworld through humor.  The social trifecta of quotes this morning is complete. I’m off to brunch.
Apr 9th