Links Round Up for 11/21/10
Note: This article was published while I was in my early 20s. I was much younger and dumber. Please don't hold it against me. One of the perils of having a 20+ year old website!
- Everyone Hates Ticketmaster- but No One can Take it Down(wired) :Â Ticketmaster is essentially a monopoly. Hopefully some of the new services mentioned in the article can rise to power soon.
- See Messages the Matter (Facebook): This is an interesting hybrid and probably one that will get used a lot. Facebook was smart not to make an email client. There are already giants in that area. But if this makes communication easer (and it seems it does), that’s a very good move.
- Do you have a social media strategy? (Freshbooks): I was recently asked by a friend, “do you have a social media strategy?†I replied, “No, we actually have a relationship strategy.â€
- Kindle and Kinect Christmas (Kottke): Kottke’s got a great point here. Amazon absolutely won by making Kindle books cross platform. I own a Kindle, and have a droid and an iPad. The books I’m reading are always with me.
- Is that right? Facebook triggers asthma attacks? (Washington Post): Also remember this: Food makes people fat & guns kill people. It’s not at all how we as individuals use these things.
- iTunes and The Beatles: A Day We’ll Soon Forget (appstorm): I really thought it was going to be an announcement about online streaming, especially since they bought lala last year (though it’s starting to look more and more like they just bought it to get rid of a competitor). This shouldn’t have been more than an announcement on the homepage and in the iTunes Store.
- 50 Ways to get Your Site Noticed (Nettuts+): Top 50 lists are fairly hard to come by. Well done, Nettuts!
- Facebook Accounted for 25% of all Pageviews in US Last Week (BGR): Wow.
- Angry Birds sequel to be told from pigs point of view (Pocket-lint): There aren’t too many mobile games I play regularly. I love this one and cannot wait for a sequel or multiplayer.
- Opt Out Day: “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a Temporary Safety, deserve neither”.Ben Franklin. What the TSA is doing is deplorable. Protect your citizens, but do not violate them.