http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:41:42 +0000en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)shorturltweettwitterDave SumterWed, 07 Dec 2011 12:30:54 +0000http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/the-importance-of-custom-short-urls-for-curating-content.html1145732:13347778:14012000 I was scanning through tweets the other day and found that I kept getting drawn to @hnshah’s kiss.ly links. This is the custom link he uses to share stuff on twitter. It got me thinking as to why this was happening... I mean, was I craving a kiss? Was I associating it with keep-it-simple-stupid? What was going on? Why wasn’t I been drawn to other short links too..? Why was I noticing the short link before the profile picture and the text...]]>http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/rss-comments-entry-14012000.xmlfacebooklinkedintimelinesDave SumterWed, 07 Dec 2011 11:58:23 +0000http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/facebook-timelines-on-their-way.html1145732:13347778:14011769 Facebook has announced that it’s starting the rollout of its timeline feature. Check it out if you haven’t done so already. I think this will be a major improvement to its service, and will start to give it a set of tools that will help it to compete with companies like LinkedIn.]]>http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/rss-comments-entry-14011769.xmlcommentsDave SumterTue, 06 Dec 2011 10:57:41 +0000http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/social-commenting.html1145732:13347778:13996979http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/rss-comments-entry-13996979.xmlinfluencekloutDave SumterSun, 04 Dec 2011 14:40:00 +0000http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/klout-under-siege.html1145732:13347778:13981375 It’s been interesting watching the Klout debate unfold. The last few weeks has seen a backlash from some users after Klout made changes to their scoring model. It’s understandable that those who have been taking Klout seriously are now upset that their scores were negatively affected. Of course, the scoring change was really just the spark for the privacy and transparency debate that has now erupted.]]>http://webcandy.org/socialmedia/rss-comments-entry-13981375.xml