We canceled Monday’s podcast due to unforeseen consequences. (Bonus points if you can name the game I’m quoting.) But my itch to podcast gave me the initiative to publish an episode before the week was over.

By the way it’s a lot harder podcasting when you’re the only one speaking so please be forgiving! Once I get in the rhythm of things we’ll be rolling!

Show Links

Ubuntu on Android

Federico Ciccarese is the designer whose last name I jumbled up.

Direct Download Link: The Web Tangle for 02/24/12

http://traffic.libsyn.com/thewebtangle/Podcast_6.mp3

Toyota spams people mentioning sports-related discussions on Twitter

http://freshid.com/2012/02/camryeffect-toyota-twitter-spam-campaign-superbowl-fans/

As we’ve seen that there are a number of advertisers making mistakes on Twitter.  We discuss whether or not Twitter has a responsibility to coach their advertising customers on proper Twitter etiquette.

Stories mentioned:

Entenmanns Tweet Mishap:  http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-07-06/news/29763008_1_tweet-hashtag-casey-anthony

Twitter Hashtags:  http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_not_to_advertise_on_twitter.php

Twitter Kills Eddie Murphy

http://www.movieline.com/2012/02/03/very-much-alive-eddie-murphy-dies-on-twitter-again/

We discuss the ‘self-regulating’ of the web.

Jackie Chan Dead: http://www.inquisitr.com/135052/jackie-chan-dead-august-2011/

Chuck Norris Dead: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/today_in_facebook_scams_is_chuck_norris_dead.php

Jackie Chan can’t date:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000329/bio

OK Go’s Needing/Getting, Sponsored by Chevy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c

Keegan takes offense that OK Go monetized and overly produced.  Robyn thinks he should give them a break as they explore new monetization methods.   Check out the video and tell me what you think.

Mentioned:

Derek Webb on Noisetrade:  http://noisetrade.com/derekwebb

Uncanny Valley:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

StumbleUpon Removes Direct Link

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/its_time_to_ditch_stumbleupon_for_pinterest.php

Robyn rants about the removal of the direct link to your site, based both the SEO loss, the loss of the social share and the new difficulty in converting these users to repeat visitors or loyal fans.

Snickers May Have Violated UK Advertising Law

http://blogs.forrester.com/anthony_mullen/12-01-27-snickers_twitter_and_the_problem_of_compliance

Jordan, the British model, takes part in a Snickers ad campaign, but without tagging each one with a sponsored tag.  This may put Snickers and Jordan in some hot water.

Mentioned:

UK Advertising Laws:  http://www.asa.org.uk/Regulation-Explained/Control-of-ads.aspx

US Advertising Laws:  http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus71-ftcs-revised-endorsement-guideswhat-people-are-asking

Amazon May Be Planning Retail Stores

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/amazon_is_thinking_about_real-world_stores.php

Keegan feels this is a great idea.  Robyn thinks it’s bollocks.  We discuss but ending up agreeing to disagree.

Today we talk about meeting influencers, TV trends, and SOPA.

Direct Download Link: The Web Tangle: Episode 3

In this week’s podcast, Keegan and Robyn discuss an innovative Co-Marketing experiment Robyn noticed on Etsy.  Pinterest is deliving more traffic to Real Simple than Facebook, and that traffic buys products.  Keegan brings up the infusion of Saudi-gazillionaire cash for Twitter.  Both go head to head to discuss RIM’s future and they lightly discuss today’s Google+ updates, including multiple admins for Brand pages.

Download the newest episode of The Web Tangle here.

The Web Tangle 12/19/11

In this podcast Robyn and I discuss cutting the cord. The cable cord that is as I choose to watch streaming video on my tab rather than the free cable at the hotel.

We rant about the cable company’s archaic business practices and anti-competitiveness in telecom.

Was Netflix making bad decisions or just communicating them badly? Is RIM raising the white flag? And should Twitter be monetizing faster?

Download Link: 12/06/11 Web Tangle

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