The New Streak, a blog by Moxley Carmichael

Twitter ad plan: Cluttering up and helping out

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Friday Feb 26, 2010

BluebirdTwitter has revealed some more details about its advertising plan. You can read the full story at the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” blog.

Twitter says that there are still lots of details to work out. But at a quick glance it looks a lot like Google’s ad plan. Ads show up in searches. (Only searches, not a user’s main Twitter feed.) Search for “laptop,” and you might see a Dell ad, to use WSJ’s example.

So how does this advertising model affect brands that are active in the new media arena? Right now I think there’s a pro and a con to this system. Read the rest of this entry »


Social media thought leaders share their advice

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Thursday Feb 25, 2010

Knoxville Social Media SummitThe Winter 2010 Knoxville Social Media Summit on Feb. 24 was a great event presented by the Knoxville Social Media Association and sponsored by the Knoxville News Sentinel and Metro Pulse that included a packed room at the S&W Grand, great insight from the panelists and some serious brainpower.

Three panels dealt with social media and issues in health care, journalism and business. Comments from attendees can be seen on Twitter by searching for #knoxsummit. Read the rest of this entry »


Why a Blog Can Be Good For Your Business

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Tuesday Feb 23, 2010

ComputerTraditional media outlets are tried, true and trusted by the public as sources for important information. Working with reporters should be a key part of any healthy public relations campaign. Another key part of a well-planned pubic relations initiative is your online presence. This includes your Web site and also new media tools like blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Working together, these are very effective communication tools to help you deliver your messages to your audience. Read the rest of this entry »


Top takeaways from SocialFresh Nashville

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Monday Jan 18, 2010

Moxley Carmichael creative director Charley Sexton and I attended the SocialFresh Nashville conference on Jan. 11, 2010. The group of 270 attendees was friendly and fun to be around. The speakers were insightful and — more importantly — experienced. Big thanks to the Social Media Club of Nashville for volunteer staffing. You guys were helpful and on top of everything, even finding my missing nametag. And of course thanks to Jason Keath (Twitter, web) for being the big brain behind SocialFresh. Read the rest of this entry »


The way we were - new media as we left 2009

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Friday Jan 8, 2010

2009 was a huge year for new media. How huge? Take a look at these statistics from the end of the year: Read the rest of this entry »


New Streak’s 2010 predictions - Tami Hartmann



Tuesday Jan 5, 2010

Several of us at Moxley Carmichael decided to make some predictions for 2010.  These are random at best and a bit eccentric.  In other words, there’s something  for everyone!

Tami Hartmann, Writer

Skype me

I sat down in my kitchen in Knoxville this morning and spoke to my son face-to-face – as he was in Prague. Skype has been a wonderful communication tool while he has been studying abroad this semester. A fabulously inexpensive (free, actually) way to keep in personal contact with one another. I predict that this technology will become an important feature on mobile devices, keeping families close in years to come. Read the rest of this entry »


New Streak’s 2010 predictions - Bob Wilson

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Thursday Dec 31, 2009

Several of us at Moxley Carmichael decided to make some predictions for 2010.  These are random at best and a bit eccentric.  In other words, there’s something  for everyone!

Bob Wilson, Director of New Media - bio

Facebook ads

Facebook advertising will become one of the top outreach tools for small business. Why? Local targeting that’s cost-effective. The most creative at catching eyeballs and delivering ads in context are the winners. Read the rest of this entry »


iPhone vs. Droid: A Pocket-sized battle with global potential

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Tuesday Nov 17, 2009

This battle has historical significance and has potential to be much bigger than phone versus phone.

There is no question Apple is on the cutting edge of design — so cutting edge they can make techy, geeky stuff pop-culture cool. There is also no question they want total control over everything they do. Sometimes this works, sometimes not so much.

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Social Internet mirrors the rise of print - part 5 of 5

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Tuesday Nov 10, 2009

This is the last of five posts where we look at how print became part of human social interaction and how the social Internet is very similar.

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Social Internet mirrors the rise of print - part 4 of 5

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Tuesday Nov 3, 2009

This is the fourth of five posts where we look at how print became part of human social interaction and how the social Internet is very similar.

The basis is from the research of Asa Briggs and Peter Burke and referenced from Wikipedia here.

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