links for 2008-02-16

• Michigan Libraries in postcards
  Much information comes from a recent discovery, Carnegie Libraries in Michigan. Most of the postcards below are of Carnegie buildings.
  (tags: michigan library postcard superpatron)
• The Inconvienent Truth About Social Media Marketing
  "Social media traffic does not monetize." or, how people with a limited understanding of the short term and long term value they are building mis-measure the long term strategic value of being in the center of a dense network
  (tags: advertising media socialmedia marketing seo eyeballs party-like-its-1999)
• Arbor puts the cap on Ellacoya buy - Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology:
  Arbor Networks Inc., a maker of network security products for service providers, has completed its acquisition of New Hampshire's Ellacoya Networks Inc., officials said.
  (tags: arbor-networks ellacoya annarbor michigan merger acquisition)
• Google, students from EMU team up - Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
  "The goal is to create a class of professionals who understand the Internet business ecosystem," said Bud Gibson, the EMU business professor who runs the course.
  (tags: emu eastern-michigan ypsilanti annarbor michigan google teh-google adwords)
• Developers acquire more of downtown Ypsilanti - Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
  The buildings have been home to a variety of businesses over the years, but they are well known for housing the Dawson Lumber company and Mack and Mack furniture store.
  (tags: ypsilanti michigan dawson-lumber mack-and-mack development arborwiki)
• U-M prof loses bid for president of Czech Republic - Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
  PRAGUE, Czech Republic ⊘- University of Michigan Professor Jan Svejnar was unsuccessful today in his bid to become president of the Czech Republic, as incumbent Vaclav Klaus was reelected for a five-year term.
  (tags: annarbor michigan umich prague czech-republic jan-svejnar vaclav-klaus)
• U-M to revamp stately Stockwell Hall - Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
  When University of Michigan students return to Stockwell Hall in the fall of 2009, they'll find air conditioned rooms, new bathrooms and new common space envisioned as a place for them to relax and study.
  (tags: annarbor michigan stockwell umich rennovation construction arborwiki)
• REI: Ann Arbor
  REI—Ann Arbor - Coming soon! Drop in, gear up, and go explore the fantastic recreational opportunities available in the Ann Arbor area
  (tags: rei annarbor coming-soon stores clothing watch-out-cabelas michigan)
• Michigan, Florida votes could be crucial for Democrats - CNN.com
  "If there's a way of organizing something in those states where both Sen. Clinton and I can compete and we have enough time to make our case before the voters there, then that would be fine," Obama has said. Clinton supporters, meanwhile, say that's unfa
  (tags: clinton obama michigan florida vote-early-vote-often election08)
• N2Y3 Mashup Challenge | NetSquared, a project of TechSoup.org
  This year’s NetSquared Conference will bring together a unique mix of people from the public and private sectors to develop and release Mashups designed to provide deeper insight into the social issues affecting communities around the globe.
  (tags: challenge change competition contest development mashup netsquared nptech nonprofit social)
• Getting to know our clients - Arbor Teas awakens Pure Visibility’s inner tea party | Own Page One: Search Engine Visibility Blog - Online Marketing Strategy and Tips
  tea time!
  (tags: purevisibility tea annarbor)
• Evolving Web: Rethinking Marketing
  How did I hear about this article? Social Media. Ed Vielmetti "for:"ed it to me. Jim Benson on the many ways that marketing and social media intersect.
  (tags: via:ourfounder socialmedia digg delicious marketing)
• Talkback on Library Journal
  I love it. This article is the perfect apocalyptical anti-valentine. I don't think I have ever read an article that has me cursing one minute, and nodding my head in agreement the next.
  (tags: library librarian biblioapocalpyse-now superpatron library-rants)
• I Love You, but You Love Meat - New York Times
  who, like her, is an adventurous and omnivorous eater. Now, she said, she could not be happier. “A relationship is about giving and receiving, and he loves what I cook, and I love to cook for him,” she said.
  (tags: funny nyt food recipes diet omnivores-make-better-lovers)
• SandHill.com | Opinion : SaaS + Sales Performance Management = Recession Resilience
  "SaaS means no upfront hardware and software costs, no worrying about costly ongoing software maintenance, and no vendor lock in." instead you worry about your vendor!
  (tags: saas salesforce s3 vendor-relationship-management all-eggs one-basket watch-the-basket)
• NPR: Alternative 'Commie' High Mellows with Time
  Community High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., has offered children in this progressive city an alternative to traditional high school since 1972.
  (tags: audio creativity culture local annarbor michigan commie-high)
• Research | pjlamber@umich.edu
  In particular, my current research focuses on social processes governed by positive feedbacks such as product competition under increasing returns, innovation diffusion and social learning. I am especially interested in implications of positive feedback
  (tags: feedback competition innovation)
• Feedback Loop: Principia Cybernetica Web on Feedback Loops
  with commentary from bentrem: "dialectic, discourse, open access, and decision-making concerning public policy"
  (tags: gnodal public-policy discourse dialog)

Comments

[Marnie Webb]

Thanks for spreading the Mashup Challenge word!