Category Archives: Social Media

03.11.09

Jeremiah Owyang’s Anti Spec Contest

# Jeremiah Owyang # jeremiahowyang # Search engine optimization # Social Media # South by Southwest # spec work # SXSW View Comments

I really like Jeremiah Owyang.  If you don’t read his blog, you are missing out on a great voice on social media and web strategy. I call him a friend, and want to be clear, this post is an exercise … Continue reading →

01.29.09

iVolunteer Meets With a Bang

# boulder colorado # Building # iPhone # Philanthropy # Volunteer View Comments

I went to an event Tuesday night that surprised me.  My friends Rich Grote and Dave Angulo are putting together an iPhone app to make finding volunteering opportunities easier.  It will be based on your location and preferences.  Pretty cool, … Continue reading →

01.25.09

TwitSpace: A Twitter UI Improvement That Ruined It

# Creativity # MySpace # On the Web # Online Communities # Social Networking # Twitter View Comments

Something has been unusual about Twitter in the last two months.  I couldn’t quite pin it, but it seemed there was a mass increase of spammers or people that have spammer like behavior. It all started with a UI change.  … Continue reading →

02.27.08

1000% Growth Frenzy in Social Media

# community based # edward abbey # erica o'grady # marketing # Social Media # social media guru # Twitter # word of mouth View Comments

Academically, I am sure the following can be shredded apart faster than a term sheet for VC Wear. I remember reading an article in the New York Times about the fictional 1000% yearly growth rate in telecom industry that was … Continue reading →