readings in social media and pr for october 1st 2010

Here is a QR Code I have posted at my office! (LOOK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR WHAT IT SAYS!) CLICK on the picture to read how it is designed and maybe make one of your own

 Here are a few other things that might interest you! :

• 13 branded ‘aps’ that got it right!

“Apps that are successful as branded content tend to be either useful to the company’s core demographic, to be entertaining, or to enhance the company’s product in some way. Here are 13 branded apps that got one of these three successful strategies right.”

• top 3 stories in social media

“Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.”

• want to be black listed by GOOGLE, use these words!

‘But Google has opened itself up to a potential PR problem, because some of these omissions will be at best bewildering and at worst offensive to particularly sensitive (or progressive) users who don’t understand how Google Instant actually works. For example, “bisexual” and “lesbian” are among the restricted words. Type them in to Google and the instant search will immediately stop delivering new results. You have to hit enter to confirm, yes, you really do want to know about something in some way related to bisexuals or lesbians.”‘

• Digg founder ‘burned out’!

“Digg Founder Kevin Rose may have reached the end of his patience when it comes to his problematic product, according to statements made at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event today.”

TRANSLATION OF MY QR CODE FROM ABOVE:

“Welcome to Karen Freberg’s Office! If you can read this you are fabulous and earn a lot of money in your new job!”