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Social Chat – Alan K’necht interviews Marshal Sponder on Social Media Analytics and Measurement

Posted by on August 23, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Legendary web analytics author and webmaster Marshal Sponder (@webmetricsguru) was the guest for last night’s social chat, hosted by Digital Always Media’s co-founder Alan K’necht (@aknecht). Social Chat conversations are conducted over Twitter using #socialchat as the hashtag. The interview lasted for about 90 minutes with input from dozens of other Twitter users. A full […]

Webcology Episode #161: London Riots and Social Media

Posted by on August 12, 2011 at 12:25 pm

London Riots and Social Media with special guest Kristine Shachinger Jim and Dave speak with Kristine Schachinger to discuss London Riots and Social Media and the potential of Social Media, specifically BlackBerry IMs, Facebook and Twitter, plus the FTC Investigation into Google centers on Android blocking competitors services preferencial placements for Google Places, Shopping Results […]

Webcology Episode #160: Google Trouble re: Nortel Patents; Digital World Expo Preview

Posted by on August 4, 2011 at 12:22 pm

Google vs. the Consortium and Digital World Expo preview Jim and Dave discuss Google vs. a consortium made up of Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, Cisco and others over thousands of patents belonging to the bankrupt telecommunications company Nortel, plus they speak with Shawn Rorick, Author of Emerging Marketer and Organizer of the upcoming Digital World Expo.

Webcology Episode #159: RIM Layoffs; SES SF 2011 Keynote Preview

Posted by on July 29, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Research in Motion Layoffs, Interview with Susan Braton, Keynote Speaker at SES San Francisco 2011 BlackBerry maker RIM announced it will lay off 2,000 people, or 11 per cent of its workforce. Jim and Dave discuss, plus they speak with Personal Life Media founder Susan Bratton. She previews her keynote presentation at SES San Francisco […]

Webcology Episode #158: Local and Social Analytics

Posted by on July 15, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Local and Social Analytics with GetMeListed and Klout. Yesterday’s episode of Webcology on WebmasterRadio.FM was interesting. We explored local search with Mike Myers and Ravdeep Sawhney, founders of GetMeListed.net and social media analytics with Megan Berry, Marketing Manager of Klout. GetMeListed.net is the most robust local search analytic package currently available. While still officially in […]

SocialChat – Alan K’necht interviews Manny Rivas on Video Optimization

Posted by on July 12, 2011 at 4:16 pm

First things first, regardless of the rumours circulating, Digital Always Media’s founding partner, Alan K’necht did NOT cause last night’s Twitter crash, at least, not on his own. Due to heavier than normal activity, Twitter whaled and failed at a critical moment during the #SocialChat session between Alan (@aknecht) and Manny Rivas (@mannyrivas). Secondly, Manny […]

Webcology Episode #157: MySpace Sale, Google Plus, Drew Curtis

Posted by on July 1, 2011 at 12:17 am

MySpace Sale, Google Plus, and Farking Drew Curtis Today’s Webcology episode was a complicated show. We had a very special guest this week, Drew Curtis, founder of the hilariously popular smart-assed news aggregator, Fark.com. The interview was supposed to start at half-past the hour but a mix-up with an air conditioner repair service delayed Drew […]

Understanding Klout Topics

Posted by on June 28, 2011 at 10:29 am

note: This post was originally posted in Alan’s personal blog, K’necht-It. It is reprinted here at Alan’s request The most widely known social media measurement tool right now in the market is most likely Klout. They have gained notoriety through their API which have allow hotels to look up your Klout score at check-in (and […]

Webcology Podcast #156: SES Toronto 2011 Highlights

Posted by on June 19, 2011 at 2:40 pm

SES Toronto 2011 Highlights Air Date: June 19, 2011 Jim and Dave recap and give their SES Toronto 2011 highlights from networking to sessions to the atmosphere. We also hear an exclusive interview Dave conducts with the team from Brafton.

Webcology Podcast #155 – CodeGuard, Facebook Facial Recognition

Posted by on June 12, 2011 at 12:19 pm

CodeGuard; Facebook Facial Recognition Air Date: June 9, 2011 Jonathan Hochman and Jonah Stein introduce us to CodeGuard, which provides website backup, monitoring, and malware remediation services to small and medium businesses. Later, Shelly Palmer, host of NBC Universal’s weekly show Live Digital and Fox 5’s (WNYW-TV New York) tech expert joins us to discuss […]