The wars of social networks will never end. Which network is really the best? Who cares! I have a lot of fun on a ton of social networks. You can find a list of social networks and communities I’m active on here. Each community is neat and offers something different. Some look better than others. […]
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 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 […]
Read moreHow The iPhone Helps My Work Become More Productive
The iPhone is phenomenal! Yes, I said it. It’s one of the greatest innovations to ever come to a mobile device. I absolutely love it and quite frankly, I don’t want to live without it. Just about everything that I do online is some how, some way accessible via my iPhone. I check my mail, […]
Read moreCommunity in the Cloud: Better or Worse?
This is a guest post by Grand Effect member David Peralty of College Crunch. If you enjoy this post, please be sure to give College Crunch a look when you’re done for more of his awesome work! The social aspect of community is changing so rapidly, where we once had to seek people out […]
Read moreScaling Web 2.0 – Reaching The Limits
Last week Twitter implemented a limit on the number of people you’re allowed to follow. I’ve seen numerous numbers, but the common limit seems to be 2k users. While the limit is a work in progress, that’s a lot of (hopefully) great conversation to go around. However, for major players in the web game, or […]
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