Tag Archives: social networks
Checking in and Cashing out on Location-Based Social Networks
Social media has made today’s marketing less about controlling the message and more about asking questions. While Twitter and Facebook want to know what’s happening, Foursquare and other location-based social networks wonder, “Where are you?” For those unfamiliar with Foursquare, … Continue reading
How Zynga and Other Social Gaming Companies Sell Virtual Goods for Real Money
According to my Facebook News Feed, we are facing an agricultural crisis: I have more than 20 friends whose FarmVille crops need fertilizer. However, since FarmVille’s debut last June, the popular Facebook application has done more than flood my feed … Continue reading
Online Media Democracy Is Still Under Construction, or Why Engadget Had to Flip the Switch on Comments
After turning off all site comments on Tuesday, AOL-owned Engadget today flipped the comment switch back on, ending a two-day hiatus resulting from its editors seeing too many comments that were “mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations.” … Continue reading
New Income Streams for the Digital D-I-Y Musician
The digital revolution has brought about the age of the DIY musician, or as Sonicbids.com founder Panos Panay calls it, the “artistic middle class.” With technology, artists are able to produce and distribute their work easily while maintaining creative control. … Continue reading
Facebook Ads: Creepy or Amazing?
I’m going to say it – I really like the ads on Facebook. This is a significant statement because my traditional attitude toward advertisement consumption has been rather adversarial. Before there was DVR, I was the person who muted the … Continue reading
The Power of Collaborative storytelling
Social networking takes many forms. My wife sent me this link because she thought the message was great. It’s a site called Born Again American and it was started by the venerable Norman Lear as a way of re-invigorating people’s … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Research on Perceptions of Online Profiles
INTRODUCTION With the proliferation of social networking sites, we are increasingly reliant on our online profiles to accurately present our personalities. But do they? Dr. Scott Counts of Microsoft Research’s VIBE Group explored just how people’s perceptions are impacted by … Continue reading
E-mail Bankruptcy – the Wealth of Networks
posted by Hanson Hosein Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot about how busy people are beginning to give up on e-mail, to the point of declaring “e-mail bankruptcy.” I’ve been on the verge of doing so … Continue reading
