Google announced its latest entry into social networking this week with The Google+ Project. Today I received an invite to join the network and find myself at a difficult decision. Should I create an account, link to friends and create another online presence? Or should I wait and see if Read more
This week I did a bit of reliving my youth. On Tuesday I went to see one of my favorite bands from my twenty-something days, Primus! We had time before the show and went to Poole’s Diner to grab a few drinks a something to eat. Now I’ve eaten at Read more
Klout (@klout), the online standard for influence and scoring site suffered a severe system error that caused users social media profile scores to drop in value yesterday. I noticed a few people questioning their scores on Facebook so I went to my Klout page and noticed that my score dropped Read more
MySpace and FriendFeed were early social platforms that grew their community and eventually found their respective suitors. But was acquisition the kiss of death to these companies? It seems that after they get their payday these companies are forgotten by their new owners for several reasons. FriendFeed was supposed to Read more
[featured style=”shadow”] This edition of Beyond the Basics looks at corporate microblogging and how it is impacting today’s business communication. Dan Connolly (@DConnolly17) of Blogtronix spoke with me about how microblogging can help reduce email clutter and increase productivity. Dan had some interesting statistics Blogtronix has customers have experienced. Employee Read more