Archive for March 2009
Think Twitter needs groups? Then you’re missing the point.
I’ve heard Ev say that the #1 requested feature for Twitter is the ability to create groups. I’ve also heard that TweetDeck’s ability to do this is one of the main reasons its the top Twitter client. And there is no shortage of sites creating their own ways for us to make groups in Twitter…
Read MoreYou know Twitter’s popular when it makes FoxTrot…
Yet another Web 2.0 presentation
I was fortunate enough to get to present to GSU students this week on social media (aka Web 2.0). It was a great discussion and I learned a lot more than I think I taught. Always invigorating to be around intelligent, motivated young people. Here’s my presentation, thanks to @thejdrewfeldman for help putting it together!…
Read MoreGroundswell – How to evaluate new technology
As I think about evaluating new technology concepts, I look back to Charlene Li’s Groundswell. Great book, worth a read (plus there’s a Kindle version ;). In the book she talks about asking the following questions when evaluating new technology: 1. Does it enable people to connect with each other in new ways? 2. Is…
Read MoreBanner ads aren’t dead, in fact they might just be what the doctor ordered
We all know banner ads have a hard time breaking through these days. We all have “banner blindness“, meaning we are to a point now where we don’t even notice most banners on the sites we visit, which is why the most successful banners today are the expandable, video based ones. Which gets me to…
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