How American Idol Got Social Media Incredibly Wrong

The Los Angeles Times reported this morning that all of the individual social media profiles of the contestants from American Idol 9 have been merged into one central account on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. According to the report, the going speculation is that Idol producers were concerned that the followers or fans count of each of the contestants may have affected America’s voting patterns.

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“Facebook Stalking” Is Dead, So Get Over It

Are you familiar with the term “Facebook stalking”? More likely than not, someone on your Facebook network or real life has mentioned the term before.

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The Importance Of Selectivity On Public Twitter Lists

Twitter lists are very simple to use on the surface, but understanding how to use Twitter lists most effectively is a question that many Twitter users cannot answer. Most users may define the word “effectively” differently as well.

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3 Reasons Why MySpace Will Fail In Rebranding

MySpace used to be the most popular social networking site on the planet, but how long ago was that? These days, MySpace has been struggling to keep users immersed in their platform.

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5 Characteristics of a Great Twitter Retweet

Among the many questions that I receive from other Twitter users is how to get retweeted more often. Retweets are a way to promote and pass along interesting and useful content to others.

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