The Trouble with Social Content

Researchers from Psychster created social media mar­keting content in a variety of formats to see which worked best. They used the allrecipes.com and Facebook social networks, con­ducting surveys with users after they’d been exposed to the content.

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Taming the Spirit of the Times

On most news organ­isa­tions’ websites, you’ll find a widget called ‘most read’, ‘most shared’ or ‘most com­mented’, possibly all three. The Guardian’s Zeitgeist exper­i­ment suggests an inter­esting alternative.

Typically, the content found in the most-​​​​X sections provides a salutary — if depressing — reminder of humanity’s baseness and stupidity.

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Words vs. Widgets

Google has launched Gadgets for your Web Page. And why wouldn’t any self-​​​​respecting blogger want daily horo­scopes, the current moon phase and a game of hangman by the side of their posts?

I think it really helps readers to get the most out of your writing if they can diddle about with an

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