Tag Archives: Technology
WSDOT: Asking the Wisdom of the Crowds
At the recent UW Engineering Job Fair, Mr. Bill Benzer of SPU (Seattle Public Utilities) suggested I take a look at how WSDOT (Washington Department of Transportation) was using social networks. They have a Facebook presence and are asking the … Continue reading
To tweet, perchance to monetize.
Twitter is remaining secretive but rumors are circling around after the latest round of musical chairs cost Jack Dorsey his CEO chair. One thing is for sure though, Twitter means business. And they will tell us how next year – … Continue reading
Groundswell in tough times – Wal-Mart’s embace of Social Applications
Whether you are a fan of Wal-mart’s “always low prices” shelves, or vilify them for their labor practices and effects on small-town America, Josh Bernoff’s blog post on Wal-Mart’s embrace of social applications will lead you to see them … Continue reading
Best CTR ever
Google ad serving solution was praised to be the most successful advertising model in the age of Internet. Google Adwords made online advertising available for everybody, despite of the budget. It’s easy to use and it’s really working. However, not … Continue reading
A New Type of Folk Culture
As a strong believer in the Creative Commons project, I was delighted to find this lovely short video by Jesse Dylan illustrating the importance of CC. Creative Commons has become a vital tool in creating community and maintaining dialogue online … Continue reading
Change or Be Changed
If you’re not going to change with the times, eventually time will change you. Trite platitudes aside, John McCain’s presidential campaign apparently has seen the light when it comes to net neutrality. Despite the fact that McCain has repeatedly voted against … Continue reading
People: Interaction
I am focusing here on the People part of Groundswell’s POST process. To recap on last weeks posting, the P in POST is People, referring to your social techno-graphic/audience/target group. Watching their YouTube posted video expanding on this idea, the … Continue reading
Reputation Systems: An Interview with Yahoo’s Bryce Glass (Part I) by Joshua Porter June 24th, 2008.
Mr. Porter, a web designer/developer reports on the recent release of Yahoo’s social design patterns for reputation systems release. Yahoo classifies one’s site activity into the following types of competitive spectrums: Caring, Collaborative, Cordial, Competitive and Combative. Apparently Mr. Glass … Continue reading
