The latest edition of Business Week carries a fascinating article about the value of friendships not only to us but also to companies how by analysing the closeness of friendships and associated behaviour a great deal of useful information can be gleaned about that person and the opportunty they represent...
I blogged in the past about weird social networks but when I saw this site things really can't get any weirder ! As Springwise describes it " Bedpost is an entirely personal application, password-protected from the prying eyes of others, and stresses that it offers absolutely no social networking...
As a regular reader of Peter Kim's blog "being Peter Kim" I came across his paper entitled SOCIAL MEDIA PREDICTIONS 2009 which is a collaborative selection of various points of view on the industry and its potential for 2009. For me 4 immediately stand out namely: - Recession will mean...
No it is not my weekend activities but rather a reference to the 7 deadly sins of social media article published by James Clark co-founder of Room 214 and featured on their website called capture the conversation It is worth a read and I am sure that very few involved in the area of social media can...
I was recently introduced to a new service that initially I found fascintating but on reflection (and at the risk of sounding like Jeremy Clarkson) it makes me despair for humanity. The service is called Slydial , a new technology that allows you to leave voicemail messages for people without them knowing...
I was intrigued when sent a link to this site where i was introduced to the latest high tech "iPhone killer" - nameed the Pomegranate (Blackberry?) Phone - the clever and slick animations are fantastic - the phone claims to shave your legs, brew coffee, project video in full HD, translate and...
I have recently made friends with John McCain, Sarah Palin and Stephen Fry - none of this reflects my political persuasion or sexual orientation but rather shows how pervasive, democratic ('scuse the pun) and voyeuristic social networking has made society - it is fascinating seeing that 30 people...
Generally virals have become a bit old hat and have largely been overtaken by more technically complex and interesting solutions but every now and then you come across one that works brilliantly to not only engage the viewer and hold their attention throughout but also to get the point, send it on to...
I was researching for a presentation when I came across this great video by Neistat Brothers about Apple's dirty little secret - great video and perfect soundtrack in NWA's Express Yourself (just the best hip hop track ever IMHO) and it reminded me of the Vince Ferrari's AOL story and Jonah...
Apparently the 12 global sponsors of the Olympics have spent over $6 billion for ads targeted at the Chinese market alone but according to the Wall Street Journal it is the brands using ingenious social network based activity that are showing some real results. Guerilla activity from companies such as...
