We all talk about what’s next for social media. What is going to be the next Twitter or the next Facebook? Pinterest adoption is slowing down, is it going to last? These questions all have some bearing on the future of social media but, for me, these are the wrong questions. The quest for the [...]
Post Written by Matt Freedman It has now been five days since 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer was last seen, and the panic surrounding her disappearance seems to escalate each moment. How can I tell? Not from news outlets, who have done an admirable job covering the story but cannot possibly devote themselves to [...]
Guest Post Author: Alex Shippee Social Media is a funny thing. When it’s used well it can enrich a community or fulfill a latent need for an otherwise invisible audience. When it’s used personally, it’s a great way to keep in touch with far-away friends we wished lived closer. But when it’s used poorly, it’s [...]
Context gets a boost this year with the proliferation of location aware devices. The idea of using crowd-sourced information with the added layer of location aware intelligence makes me very excited. It is not only smart, it also provides the ideal tools for context and relevance. Yet, many remain stuck in the mindset of ‘Get [...]
There is no doubting that the innovation and investment into social media tools, software and applications have come from the commercial sector. By that I mean start-ups backed up by investor capital, which have taken risks, believed in themselves and their ideas and run with them. It is no surprise that the most discussed social [...]
follow: RSS Tweet with me
Recent Comments