Crush - Social Media News
Lights. Camera. Action! Political Director Nathan Havey and Social Media Director Cody Merritt have launched a YouTube channel devoted to covering the latest in social media news. Get the latest report of the top stories from the Social Media Newsladder here.
Facebook Is Going Public. How Much Are You Worth?
Common Sense NMS Social Media Director Cody Merritt tackles the philosophical issues of Facebook becoming a publicly traded company. Read his full blog at Social Media Today.
Brian Johnson Hits a Low Note
Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce weighs in on recent statements by AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson, that Bono should do his charity work in private. Read the full blog at the Huffington Post.
This Is Our Moment
On the heels of President Obama’s push to move America toward a clean energy economy in his State of the Union address, the NRDC Action Fund launched This is Our Moment, a web-based video campaign urging Congress to pass the first-ever climate and clean energy bill, currently pending in the Senate. The campaign kicks off with the release of a star-studded video call-to-action that includes Jason Bateman, Chace Crawford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Felicity Huffman, Justin Long, Edward Norton, Emmy Rossum and Forest Whitaker.
This is Our Moment enables citizens to become participants by speaking to their representatives in two ways: uploading their own videos in support of a clean energy economy, and sending direct emails to their Senators.
When Washington Rides To Your Rescue, Call For Help.
Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce shares his thoughts on the last week’s Senate election in his new blog on The Huffington Post. Read more here.
James Boyce comments on the Mario Solis Marich Show
Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce will be a guest on the Mario Solis Marich Show tonight at 6:45 Mountain Time. The show, which has become a popular source for a progressive perspective on national politics, can be heard in Denver and along the Front Range on AM760, or worldwide on the web.
The Coming of Foursquare
The concept of Foursquare is simple enough - you use your mobile phone to check-in at places across your city. This simplicity follows in the shadow of Twitter, which in its infancy was a mobile platform that allowed you to update people on what you were doing. Twitter has since outgrown those humble beginnings with loads of applications and functionalities. Twitter now boasts 23.6 million users and after signing deals for content search with Google and Microsoft is now turning a profit. more »
CS NMS Founder James Boyce on Huffington Post on the Massachusetts Special Election.
James has been writing for The Huffington Post since it launched in May 2005. Clearly, the closeness of the race between Martha Coakley and Scott Brown has led to one of his more strongly-worded posts.
CS NMS Develops Close GITMO Campaign
Working with client HRF to close GITMO, CS NMS developed a campaign around HRF’s petition. This included a new website splash page, blogging, and an this innovative use of Flickr: