I love mobile social networks! More specifically, I love Brightkite. With Yahoo’s Fire Eagle, and Google’s latest introduction into location-based applications (Google Latitude), it’s pretty obvious that mobile social networking is slowing but surely gaining a lot more market penetration. Will these services take off? Will mainstream catch on? Will they be useful to even […]
Read more4 Reasons To Not Increase Your Followers On Twitter
Following over 700+ people on Twitter can become one of the most tedious and time consuming tasks of social networking. People are constantly following you and unfollowing you. All you really want is for people to stick around, the opportunity to build your very own micro-community, and for people to listen and be listened to […]
Read moreWhy Web Ads Shouldn’t Be More Like Commercials
To get straight to the point: time! Can you imagine seeing the following ad in a video you’re trying to view? How about on one of your favorite websites? How would you honestly feel about it? What if you had to watch an ad every time you viewed a video or clicked on a link? […]
Read moreWhy The Entertainment Industry Should Pay More Attention To Twitter
Don’t believe me? Gossip Girl, a school-drama TV show similar to the O.C., premiered a new episode tonight. As the show carried on for a full hour, it became a new trend on Twitter. Most of the tweets are as expressive as can be about tonight’s episode considering the 140 character limit. Check it out […]
Read moreIs There Nothing More To Write About?
Today, along with someone else, I came to the conclusion that there’s just nothing to write about anymore. Of course there are numerous things to write about, but nothing that I’d love to write about. The passion behind discovering new and innovative services is gone. Why? Because very few services are new and innovating […]
Read moreThe Community Is What Makes Social Networks Different
If you’ve ever tried to explain to a friend the difference between their Facebook status and Twitter, tell them it’s the community. There are tons of social networks to hop aboard these days. From Facebook to Myspace to Twitter to Friendfeed to Bebo to Identi.ca to Plurk. There’s almost too many to name and most […]
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