Widget Roundtable: Categorizing the Industry

[Viral Marketing doesn’t work, tell everyone you know] Left: Dave McClure is being Ironic. According to Flickr, this is my MOST popular photograph, even more popular than my photo that got on digg and received 200,000 views. Problems Currently, there are over 13,000 widgets on … Continue readingWidget Roundtable: Categorizing the Industry

People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: Jan 17, 2008

I’m starting this series of posts tagged On The Move (click to see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. We should congratulate the following folks: Robert Scoble (former colleague) leaves Podtech Network to join Fast Company … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: Jan 17, 2008

Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Jan 16, 2008

I’m respecting your limited time by publishing this weekly summary, read the summary, then quickly scan headlines, read the bullet, then click to learn even more. I’ve created a category called Digest where you can start to track and access these going forward. Quickly scan … Continue readingWeekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Jan 16, 2008

Video, Evolution of the Internet: Analog to Digital, Portals, and Social Networks (5:00)

Click To Play I met up with CEO Jennifer Cooper of Mixercast (Widget mashup platform) last week in San Mateo (where several new startups are starting to call home, one was YouTube). We chatted over wine about the different phases of the web, and she … Continue readingVideo, Evolution of the Internet: Analog to Digital, Portals, and Social Networks (5:00)

The “Irrelevant Corporate Website” now in Hebrew (and how to translate websites)

When I first wrote the Irrelevant Corporate Website, I never expected it to grow and spread, it’s now been translated into several languages, the most recent one in Hebrew, thanks to Omer Rosen who lives in, Rishon Lezion, Israel My colleague Charlene Li recently showed … Continue readingThe “Irrelevant Corporate Website” now in Hebrew (and how to translate websites)

Fixing my Feed problem with Feedburner’s Feedsmith: Increase of 66% measurable readership

Thanks to you all I was alerted that my feed was acting screwy, (thanks Matt Dunlap for the extra help) I was able to identify the problem in my recent post. I believe that when there’s a problem with something, you should quickly identify it … Continue readingFixing my Feed problem with Feedburner’s Feedsmith: Increase of 66% measurable readership

Some Twitter Users Prefer Browser Experience (A quick and dirty poll)

Summary I asked my Twitter network (2813 sample) the following question: “How do you access Twitter? A) Browser B) Client (like snitter) C) from mobile. Use Percents. Me? A) 80% B) 5% C)15%. I’ll post results” I received 106 responses, and most use a browser … Continue readingSome Twitter Users Prefer Browser Experience (A quick and dirty poll)