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Why is blue the most popular color in social media?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

Someone tell me. I'm guessing Facebook started it. Web design often differs between global cultures, but blue appears to represent social media on websites prominent in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. Interestingly, when blue is not used prominently, a black/red motif seems popular. (YouTube, MetroFLOG, Netlog, Bebo, Tagged, Media ...

Let a YouTube RSS feed keep you updated

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

I use Google Alerts to stay on top of my company's image in the news and blogosphere. I automatically recieve an e-mail every time something new pops up, so rarely do I have to navigate to a search page and look for myself. Using Google Reader, I also use an ...