feeding the (content) beast
great content? essential.
creating said content? challenging.
herein some tips on making it a little easier. it all starts with google reader…
Category Archives: social media
who’s buzzing you?
most of the criticism of google’s new service has focused on the service’s auto-follow feature. I’m not all that worried about who google thinks I should be following and/or follows on my behalf. I’m more concerned about the other side of the coin – the absence of good controls over who follows me.
a linkedin tip that will probably leave you frustrated and certainly take more than 60 sec
there’s some good advice out there on how to use social media tools, and there’s some that leave you shaking your head. herein some corrective surgery on a linkedin tip I read today.
do I know you? degrees of linkedin-ness
twitter is not inherently credible, but it enables interaction that leads to credibility. a conversation does not confer good faith by its existence. it is the first step toward a relationship. linkedin, on the other hand, presumes relationships between connections. the linkedin connection does (or should) confer good faith from the moment the invitation is accepted.
linkedin meets nip/tuck
since last fall, linkedin has introduced several changes to how users see and work with the site. I go through the changes and explain why they matter.
everyone’s a local (somewhere)
the buzz keeps getting louder. web 2.0 is not only making the world a smaller place – it is making it easier to find out about and interact with people and businesses in your own backyard. here’s some of the smart phone applications that are making it happen.
why I love web 2.0 – google places edition
google saves the day with places directory, a google labs app that uses geo location and user recommendations to create a great user experience. and in this case, delicious!
elsewhere: twitter apps for droid and twitzophrenia
quick summaries of posts on my other blogs ‘smbar’ and ‘let’s hear it for the droid’
better than real time? meet the intention web
remember when you learned about today’s news tonight or tomorrow? now news is showing up on the web and search results as soon as it happens. what’s next? meet the intention web.
facebook doth protest too much
facebook has its reasons for encouraging users to share personal information. in fact, it makes sense for many people. however, a new popup is just one of the tactics the company is using to persuade users that cross the line from disingenuous to deceptive.