Posts Tagged ‘facebook’
Where will Google Take Social Media After the Demise of Google Wave?
In 2009 Google Wave was heralded as a giant evolutionary step in how we would communicate and collaborate online. I admit to being one of the disciples of buzz who ate the hype and imagined a paradigm shift in how online communities would interact. We were all wrong, but who knows what bricks Google Wave laid down for innovation towards the evolving road of how people use the Internet.
Everyone is an Influencer With Facebook Questions
This article was originally published at Oxstein Labs. Facebook launched the beta version of Facebook Questions this week in what looks to be a mashup of Wikipedia, Google Buzz and LinkedIn Answers. Since this is Facebook, the questions so far are more personal and whimsical than LinkedIn’s professional question and answer forums. The question out ...Read more.
Are Foursquare, Gowalla and Geolocation Ready for Prime Time Marketing?
This article originally ran at Oxstein Labs. Geo-location or Location Based Services (LBS) are getting more press all the time. In the same way we have heard for a few years that mobile computing would be the next huge thing, we are now hearing about Foursquare, Gowalla, Wrrrl, Loopt and Brightkite. On a side note, ...Read more.
The Primitive Internet of 1981
A friend sent this to me on Facebook and it struck me. We talk about how things have changed so much in our lifetimes, but we usually reference things like 8 track tapes and vinyl records switching to compact discs and bytes on an iPod. Did you realize that the patent for the compact disc ...Read more.
The Fast Company Influence Project Squanders Their Influence
Fast Company created their Influencer Project supposedly to show who has influence in the social web, or in particular, on Twitter and Facebook. People are being asked to send a unique link to their friends and followers to see how many people will click on it. Those who can get their link clicked on the ...Read more.
Facebook’s Open Graph Socializes the Web
Facebook has just announced a plan to socialize the web in ways that have far reaching implications. This is a game changer for consumers and marketers. You may have noticed that Facebook Fan Pages switched over to becoming “Like” pages instead this week. That was only the beginning. With a Facebook “Like” button that every ...Read more.
When Do You Add “In a Relationship” to Your Facebook Status?
When I joined Facebook I made a rule that I would never list my relationship status. After over 5 months with my girlfriend I’ve changed my status to “In a Relationship.” I broke the ‘no relationship status’ rule once and suffered the inevitable questions when the relationship ended and I took the status down. Without ...Read more.
