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Tag Archives: Social computing
The Art of Viral Distribution is Becoming a Science
Viral marketing and viral distribution are sometimes confused. Viral marketing is about the messaging/positioning first and foremost; the call to action is in second place. Viral distribution is about the packaging of discovering, learning about / evaluating and, hopefully, using … Continue reading
Posted in Social Commerce, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged e-commerce, Social Commerce, Social computing, social networking, startups, Web 2.0
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The Rise of Social Infrastructure
I wrote this piece on social infrastructure last fall for the inaugural issue of Social Computing Magazine. As most startups, SCM was a little late to launch and hence some of the data and references in the article are dated. … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, MySpace, Social Commerce, Web 2.0
Tagged Digital Media, Long Tail, MySpace, Social Commerce, Social computing, social networking, The Long Tail, Web 2.0
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Social Computing Magazine
After many years with SYS-CON, my friend Jeremy Geelan has struck it on his own with Social Computing Magazine. Worth keeping an eye on it as Jeremy has a number of sharp people (and me) on the editorial board. Computing … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Blogging, Digital Media, New Blogs, Social computing, Web 2.0
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Widgets, Widgets, Everywhere
Widgets are the new cool. Everyone agrees they are a big phenomenon that’s here to stay. No, widgets are not new. They’ve been around for a very long time in multiple technology implementations. Some prior examples are in Brad Feld’s … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Mobile, MySpace, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Blogging, Bubble 2.0, Digital Media, e-commerce, Long Tail, Mobile, MySpace, Social computing, social networking, startups, The Long Tail, Web 2.0
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Second Life Numbers: Mystery Revealed
Some of you have probably followed the debate in the blogosphere about virtual community usage and growth. Very recently, Clay Shirky and David Kirkpatrick had a somewhat tense exchange over the credibility of some Second Life numbers. David talked to CEO Philip Rosedale and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, startups, virtual worlds, Web 2.0
Tagged Blogging, Digital Media, Social computing, startups, virtual worlds, Web 2.0
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Social Commerce
I finally did it. Earlier in the week I noticed that Wikipedia didn’t have a page for social commerce, so I tried to create one. 30+mins into it, IE 7.0.5730.11 crashed (too many tabs open) and I lost my work. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Commerce, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Allurent, B2C, e-commerce, IE7, Social Commerce, Social computing, social networking, startups, Web 2.0
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The Web-Based Office++
Emergence is a strong, albeit sometimes unpredictable force. The past two weeks have been full of some interesting conversations/observations. Google bought JotSpot. I was reminded yet again that Google Calendar is a great product, Gmail is a strange one and … Continue reading
Posted in SaaS, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged SaaS, Social computing, social networking, startups, Web 2.0
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Ouch, that hurts
Jeff Nolan points out in Venture Chronicles that East Coast VCs just don’t get it when it comes to Web 2.0. Harsh words but then he asks “where are the Web 2.0 companies on the East Coast?” Is it case … Continue reading
Posted in Automattic, SaaS, startups, VC, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Automattic, Bubble 2.0, Polaris Venture Partners, SaaS, Social computing, startups, VC, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Web Services, WordPress
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Spam Comes to Ning
I got my first spam “friend” request on Ning. It was a standard affiliate scheme. The Ning app is populated with a ton of content. The programmability of a social infrastructure platform is a mixed blessing as it lowers the cost of doing … Continue reading
Posted in startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Social computing, social networking, startups, Web 2.0
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The Third Place
Jason Fry has an insightful post on the role MMOGs and online communities can play in our lives. Your first place is your home. Your second place is your work. Then there’s the more-elusive third place — somewhere you feel … Continue reading
Posted in startups, virtual worlds
Tagged Social computing, social networking, startups, virtual worlds
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