Posts Tagged “social media”
Why I Hate Viral and Social Media Marketing
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
I hate social media marketing. It gets on my nerves because it’s fake. It’s a bunch of impostors crashing our party, trying to turn a buck. Think of it like the friend or family member at a social gathering who’s trying to push a product on anyone he can corner. It’s out of context and [...]
How Twitter Could Beat Spam
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Quite simply, new accounts should not be allowed to have tweets with @replies in them show up in the streams of others, period. The reason for this is because spammers use new accounts as throwaways from which to crawl name lists and @reply to people with links to their crap. Now, there’s a possible problem [...]
Facebook Could Make A Killing With Professional Services
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
What do Twitter and Facebook have in common? No, it isn’t how Facebook has been trying to copy Twitter. The answer might surprise you. To date there are two prevailing business models on the web: paid subscriptions and advertising. The former has all but been a flop, except for in the adult entertainment industry. The [...]
The Future Of Social Media Is Geolocation
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Why is Facebook so popular? Is it because people love Ajax or the colour blue? No, Facebook is popular because it serves a real-world social need, it connects people. It’s the same reason why Twitter is so popular, because it facilitates communication. These are the pillars of the social web, connection and communication. People doing [...]
Some Perspective on Monetization
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
As an amateur blogger I’ve always found this drive to monetize every tittle on the web as a curiosity bordering on the annoying. If anything it’s felt like the invasion of the MBAs eager to put their degrees to work. You know, guys who know everything about business and nothing about the web looking to [...]
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