a shel of my former self
Awareness is rising of the impact on business of networked employees—those workers who are continuously connected to their social circles and can tap into them at will. The discussion seems to be shifting, ever so slowly, to the characteristics of companies that, rather than inhibiting these traits, want to reap the benefit (Read More)
TechCrunch
Facebook is much more than a social network. Twitter is much more than an information network or serendipity engine. Each represent a dashboard for your attention, a foundation for conversations and collaboration, and a matrix for your social graph and contextual relationships. In other words, Facebook and Twitter essential (Read More)
The Next Web
Lots have been written and hyped about Twitter since its creation three years ago. Twitter has been touted as the fastest growing social network (19% of U.S. Internet users tweet), and a communication medium with still unforeseen capabilities. The company closed a $100M funding for a $1 billion valuation on Sept 25 of this (Read More)
A VC
As the venture business has grown and matured, many firms have developed specific areas of focus. Our firm, Union Square Ventures, for example only invests in web services. I believe this is a good thing for both the investors in venture funds, called LPs, and the entrepreneurs. But there are a number of ways that firms can (Read More)
Web Strategy by Jeremiah
We attended the Forbes CMO Summit in sunny Palm Beach, to learn what’s on the minds of executive marketing leaders. The conversation from this group regarding social was more sophisticated, which Charlene and I don’t think is reflective of most chief marketing groups we speak with. What’s unique about these Forbes CMOs? P (Read More)
Robert Scoble - FriendFeed
I used to be the biggest user of Google Reader. At one point the Google Reader team told me I shared more items than anyone else. But lately it's a rare month I've checked into it and Twitter is in the process of adding a new feature -- lists -- that is getting me off of Google Reader altogether.Why?Several reasons:1. Goog (Read More)
Android Phone Fans
Want ALL the details about the Motorola Droid hardware? Look no further than the Official Fact Sheet that Motorola published earlier today along with some nice high quality pics:DROID by Motorola Fact SheetA no-compromise supergeniusIntroducing DROID by Motorola, a Smartphone powered by Android 2.0 developed in partnersh (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
Oh how the mighty have fallen. The one time king of social networks, MySpace, now has the honor of being the site where the less affluent members of the online population stake their claims by way of bedazzled profiles overrun with auto-playing videos and songs. Meanwhile, the upscale, financially solvent users have moved o (Read More)
Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing
What’s Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s favorite Google product at the moment? When I asked him that this week, I expected a “I love all my children equally” answer. Instead, Schmidt surprised me answering without hesitation: Google’s Chrome browser.
“The one that I am the most pleased with is Chrome. (Read More)
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As an entrepreneur, you have to make a lot of difficult decisions in your life. I’ve had to make many of those decisions for my business, but not until recently, have I had to make such a big decision that can affect my entire life — to go, or not go to college. Even Louis Gray, one of Teens in Tech Networks advisors, and a (Read More)
Overheid 2.0 op del.icio.us
During a recent presentation at the AMI Government Marketing and Communications Conference, I noted that Government websites received more traffic from Social Networking and Forums than the online News and Media industry for the first time during August 2009 in Australia. While this is partly the result of the rapid growth (Read More)
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GigaOM
Here’s a confession I’m a little uneasy making: I still read the newspaper every day. Not an online version, but an old-school, physical newspaper — the New York Times lands on my lawn each morning. I won’t leaf through the pages until the evening, digging into stories I missed during the day’s chaotic rush. But while the s (Read More)
Mashable!
Exactly two weeks from today, Google Wave will make its debut on the world stage. It hasn’t even been four months since Google Wave was announced, but it has already captured the hearts and minds of communication, tech, and social media enthusiasts. While we have explored whether the world is ready for Google Wave (and sim (Read More)