As to the why question, simply because it’s an event that moves billions of dollars in advertising and most brands are today operating on a global basis.
What The Web’s 3.0 Version Might Look Like
January 31, 2012 by 2 Comments
The report points out a now well understood concept by the geekiest amongst us, the “Internet of Things”. Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Location and Local Services, back in May 2010 started explaining in her presentation entitled: “The Physics of Data”, what the impact of the average person uploading 15 times more data in 2009 than they did just three years ago, might do to the web as we know today.
Thoughts On Making The Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Honestly, a list of top anything can be created out of thin air and include people or things deemed worthy based on multiple factors. Notwithstanding, I’m flattered to know that the dedication and time I put in, generating content through various online channels, proved valuable to others. “Pride is the illusion of separation. Humility is the… [Continue Reading]
If You Use Foursquare, I Hope Your Spouse Trusts You
August 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
The interesting thing that happened is that by sharing the check-in on Twitter, Foursquare automatically tagged me as being at airport with a certain @TylerJanderson. We haven’t had the pleasure to meet yet, nevertheless if you look at the resulting tweet, it does look like I am purposefully mentioning him as in his company.
Why The History Channel Is On Foursquare
August 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Since a picture is worth a 1,000 words and even 1,000,000 Words in 140 Characters according to Twitter, the screenshot below should give ample response to this question.
Mac OS X Lion: Up Is The New Down [Review]
July 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
Apple’s new OS X Lion hit the App Store today and downloaded it in earnest. This is a first, all previous OS updates were delivered through hard media and it is ushering as you’ll see in what follows, the era of iDevices functionalities bleeding into laptops and desktops. My two year old daughter’s dream may come true after all; having already swiped iPads and iPhones screens, any screen to her is now touch sensitive including the TV. This twist of faith is all the more interesting that Apple’s challenge, less than 5 years back, was to find ways to make it as easy to use Apple portable devices as laptops and desktops were. Apple pushed the envelop so far in overcoming and perfecting that now iPhones, iPads and iPods features are brought back into laptops and desktops through the combination of software and hardware: OS X Lion and multi-gesture trackpads.
The First Ever Official Twitter-Fight Just Happened
June 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
“I don’t think anybody out there in the media, UN, human rights organisations, has any moral right whatsoever to level any accusations against me or against Rwanda” Is this an example of rhetoric 2.0 that we’ll be witnessing in the future? Or will this serve as further deterrent to all public figures out there to — despite bowing to social media pressures to “be public” and engaged — should “stay put” and not engage in confrontations Will we — with the U.S. 2012 presidential elections — witness unprecedented volumes of conversations and tweet-fights? I am pretty sure that the future promises to be very fun on socio-planet. What’s the craziest Twitter sparing you can imagine, featuring political figures among themselves, with journalists, supporters or constituents?
Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work… It’s The M&Ms
November 30, 2010 by 2 Comments
What is your favorite place or time to do some important work? When is the last time you had 3 hours to yourself at the office? Distractions? Interruptions? What do many employers say they fear at the thought of letting their people work from home? Distractions? Interruptions? Vicious circle? Where do we go from here?
Are you ready? Social Scoring Is Changing Your Life
November 24, 2010 by 3 Comments
There is an interesting, and perhaps alarming, trend brewing on the social media scene. Take a look at a couple items in the news last week…
Twitter Enables DIY Disaster Relief in Indonesia
November 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Indonesians, who were the victims of earthquakes, a tsunami, and volcanic eruptions last month, are finding help from an unlikely source: Twitter. Indonesia is a country composed of 17,000 islands, and organizing aid relief efforts has proved a challenge, particularly in regions where infrastructure was destroyed, reports Reuters. So enterprising and tech-savvy citizens are taking… [Continue Reading]
