Being an ardent follower of Digg’s tech section, I’ve noticed that the number of tech stories has rapidly diminished in the last year. I’m not talking, of course, about the switch Digg made from being a purely tech site to covering other topics, which occurred in June, 2006. As expected, the...Read More >>
Twitter and Facebook have become important platforms for politicians and public figures to connect with their constituents and fans. Today Microsoft is unveiling TownHall, a social media platform designed to further serve the needs of these political figures. TownHall is part of Microsoft’s...Read More >>
Here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Microsoft has announced its newest social media project: Spindex, a tool that aggregates social information from Facebook, Twitter, Bing, Evernote and RSS. The application, which is only available in limited preview to attendees of the Web 2.0 Expo, ...Read More >>
I thought I’d throw up another great social media infographic / visualisation / chart or what ever you want to call them! This time it’s on Facebook Statistics for 2010, showcasing things like total users, global reach, mobile usage .etc along with a pretty cool timeline of the key...Read More >>
A brands website has been the single biggest "online"focus for 99% of businesses over the last 10 years apart from banner campaigns and microsites here and there, but with the evolution of social media growing at unheard of rates (Twitter is up over 3500% alone this year, while Facebook increased...Read More >>
Today it seems that no matter what industry you’re in, your competition is stronger than ever. How do you stand out and get that sale when people aren’t as loyal to brands as they used to be?  How do you get their attention in an ever growing sea of noise when they’re...Read More >>
The momentum, was too strong. Real-time search — and Google’s (Google) inability to beatTwitter at it — became a huge trend in 2009. Everyone wanted a piece of it, and Twitter had the goods. When you want to find out what’s happening right now, this very minute,...Read More >>
Improving collaboration between people and between organizations is no longer optional if you want to survive in today’s hyper connected businesses world. Social media marketing (SMM) announces your presence to the world. It’s a reliable marketing trend to build your network...Read More >>
The API (Application Programming Interface) has been an essential component for creating applications that hook into or utilize web apps such as Twitter and Facebook. With it, developers have been able to create some amazing mashups and tools.  Some of the most helpful and oft-used...Read More >>
A study conducted by Harvard Business Review reveals that most Twitter users don’t actually use the service much, or even at all. In fact, 10% of active users are responsible for over 90% of all Tweets. According to the research, conducted on a random sample of about 300,000 Twitter...Read More >>
