Years ago, folks had to figure out how to use the printing press in a way that generated revenue instead of creating a financial loss. Bright minds figured it out after a little while, and their ideas have been in use ever since. Then, suddenly, we had radio. Coolidge embraced it and won the post […]
Connection isn’t it either…
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I feel like I’m on a treasure hunt for the golden nugget hidden deep in the heart of social media! I’d sure love to identify its most valuable asset. Tools… Cool, but what’s their purpose? Content… Yup, I love learning stuff, but… Connection… OK, getting better and better… (BTW, my company name, Kiangle, is derived […]
Try then buy: A Web 2.0 update on an old idea
October 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I just realized I did something interesting yesterday, and I didn’t even think about the broader implication at the time. The short version of the story isn’t so thrilling: I bought a book. But here’s the backstory. A year or two ago I discovered this guy on the Internet who had some useful, and sometimes […]
Check Facebook settings often
October 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
So, this weekend I’m showing a friend, someone who has had a Facebook account for some time but who has seldom used it, how to raise his privacy settings and limit what his applications do with his information. It used to be that clicking on “Applications” under settings was enough to reveal all the Facebook […]
Content isn’t enough
August 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A little while ago, I attended a webinar with The Customer Collective, on “social selling” (Selling with Web 2.0). In it, the presenters, all marketing experts, agreed that good content is absolutely essential, but it’s no longer enough on its own. (Oh. And here I thought I was finally starting to catch up.) Instead of […]
What’s in a name, anyway?
August 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Apparently, a lot. You’ve got to read the story this guy tells about trying to name his puppy “Snowball.” Words elude me. ea/ http://digitalroam.typepad.com/digital_roam/2009/07/meet-the-puppy-police-worst-userexperience-ever.html
It’s not Twitter, it’s the tweets!
August 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I think content can — and does — stand alone, and without it the media tools are useless.
Great relationships — online or off
August 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A great friendship depends on the people in it, not the medium they use.
