Ben Foster http://www.benphoster.com Ben Foster on Digital Strategy, Social Media, and the Corner Office Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:56:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Facebook User Growth Chart – 2004-2010 http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-user-growth-chart-2004-2010/ Facebook Data Suggests We Have an Eating Problem http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-data-suggests-we-have-an-eating-problem/ Facebook Privacy Concerns? Who cares??? Did you guys hear we’re getting free donuts? http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-privacy-concerns-who-cares-did-you-guys-hear-were-getting-free-donuts/ Google TV and why Android integration could be the “killer app” for both devices http://www.benphoster.com/google-tv-and-why-android-integration-could-be-the-killer-app-for-both-devices/ Great work – Guy lands a job at Y&R buying Top Agency Creative Directors names as keywords on Google Search cc @jusfonzin http://www.benphoster.com/great-work-guy-lands-a-job-at-yr-buying-top-agency-creative-directors-names-as-keywords-on-google-search-cc-jusfonzin/ Social Media isn’t replacing PR; it’s the future of it http://www.benphoster.com/social-media-isnt-replacing-pr-its-the-future-of-it/ Only one word is needed to describe the benefits of the semantic web: PERSONALIZATION – The Semantic Web: What It Is and Why It Matters [VIDEO] http://www.benphoster.com/only-one-word-is-needed-to-describe-the-benefits-of-the-semantic-web-personalization-the-semantic-web-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-video/ Hopefully Twitter’s Follow Bug is Part of a Change To Allow Advertising for Followers. 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Part 4 http://www.benphoster.com/is-social-media-a-management-breakthrough-or-fad-part-4/ Is Social Media a Management Breakthrough or Fad? Part 3 http://www.benphoster.com/is-social-media-a-management-breakthrough-or-fad-part-3/ Is Social Media a Management Breakthrough or Fad? 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