Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
Domino’s: How One YouTube Video Can Ruin a Brand — In terms of its social media presence, Domino’s Pizza gets a lot of things right. It has a YouTube Channel, a Twitter account, and both a Facebook and MySpace profile. What Domino’s could not plan for, however, was that two of its employees …
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Video Prank at Domino’s Taints Brand — When two Domino’s Pizza employees filmed a prank in the restaurant’s kitchen, they decided to post it online. In a few days, thanks to the power of social media, they ended up with felony charges, more than a million disgusted viewers, and a major company facing a public relations crisis.
Tameka Kee / paidContent.org:
Dominos Pranksters Done In By Crowdsourcing — Teens have long used YouTube to post videos of themselves doing gags, but in the case of some Dominos employees from North Carolina, uploading clips cost them their jobs in less than a day thanks to the viral power of social media.
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Leads to Immorality? C’mon! — Yesterday we heard Fox News reporting that Facebook may be responsible for lower GPA scores and now today a new study comes to light claiming that rapid-fire media - like that of Twitter for instance - can actually impact our moral compass.
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Cooliris raises $15M for (improved) 3D wall — Cooliris is launching a new version of its 3D wall today, one that makes it easier to explore images and other media on the web, on social networking sites, and now, even on your computer desktop. The Palo Alto, Calif. company is also announcing …
Brian Solis / TechCrunch:
Can the Statusphere Save Journalism? — Recently, I enjoyed a refreshing and invigorating dinner with Walt Mossberg. While we casually discussed our most current endeavors and experiences, the discussion shifted to deep conversation about the future of journalism in the era of socialized media …
VentureBeat:
Ditched by potential parents, Digg grows up on its own — When it comes to web 2.0 startups, the social news site Digg is like an old man. Launched in 2004, it quickly exploded on to the scene and became both a web and media darling in relatively short order.
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Dotcom veterans in Twitter ‘brains trust’ — Some of the best-known names in the London dotcom world are joining forces to cash in on the popularity of Twitter, the rapidly growing social network. — Twitter Partners said that it will help brands, media companies and celebrities to monitor …
IZEA launched a new site today focuses on social media marketing. The wordpress power site allows visitors to leave comments throughout the community section and incorporates a robust blog that looks to be updated frequality. Visitors are able to leanr about sponsored conversations and download a free report.
Steve Gillmor / TechCrunchIT:
Only the Beginning — On Friday the FriendFeed founders Bret Taylor and Paul Buchheit debuted a radical redesign of the product for about 15 journalists, technologists, and Robert Scoble. We were asked not to discuss the details until Monday morning at 9AM Pacific.
