Category Archives: Social Media

Jeremiah Owyang’s Anti Spec Contest

March 11, 2009 – 5:18 pm

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 in why I think my views on spec are correct.
How will designers respond to spec?  Jeremiah [...]

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iVolunteer Meets With a Bang

January 29, 2009 – 8:28 pm

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, has the potential to do a lot of good.
They have been working away at building [...]

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TwitSpace: A Twitter UI Improvement That Ruined It

January 25, 2009 – 4:37 pm

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.  Or so I think.
About 2 months ago Twitter changed the order of your Follower list. It [...]

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1000% Growth Frenzy in Social Media

February 27, 2008 – 2:30 am

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 a major factor in the bubble. The territory was so unknown, and everyone was growing [...]

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