I’m all smiles today, as I reflect on three years of blogging at web-strategist.com. Although I’ve been blogging about web strategy previously on Blogspot, Yahoo 360 for a few years prior, things really started to get serious when I launched this domain. Over the three … Continue readingThree Years
Things are moving very quickly now, in fact I was pleased to learn about these contextual ads from my new friend Cory O’Brien in SF yesterday. In my latest report “The Future of the Social Web” we pointed that in the near future we’ll start … Continue readingContextual Ads Based Off Social Network Profile: Twitter and Facebook
One of the key findings from the very popular report The Future of the Social Web (which has been translated into over a dozen languages by the community) is that identity technologies like Facebook Connect, OpenID, as well as existing identities will soon colonize the … Continue readingTrends: Impacts Of The Era of Social Colonization –Every Webpage to be Social
Despite there being many layoffs in the startup space. I’ve started this post series (see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks: John Yamasaki @jyamasaki on Twitter joned the Seesmic … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: June 15, 2009
I’ve been watching this space for a few years now, and I’ve started to notice that the people (often those that we think of that are at the upper echelons) are not able to scale, as a result here’s what they’re doing to compensate: Many … Continue readingLooking Behind the Curtains on the Social Media Stage: Humans Don’t Scale
I get a lot of books across my desk. Very few I get the chance to read, and very few I think are wonderful. I was smiling ear to ear on a recent plane trip when reading a book written by cartoonish Hugh MacLeod, … Continue readingBook Review: Ignore Everybody
I stayed at the Hilton hotel in San Diego this weekend, and overall a great experience. However there was a 10 dollar charge for internet for 24 hours usage at the property, and since I wasn’t on business, I wouldn’t be able to expense it. … Continue readingHotels: Don’t Charge Us For Internet Use
I’m wrapping up my report on “How companies should organize for social media” in a few weeks, and collaborating on a report with Zach Hofer-Shall (a digital device aficionado) on a “Comprehensive community checklist” and am going to start work on a research report exploring … Continue readingSeeking Case Studies of How Brands Reach Gen X Using Social Media
Left: This screenshot, provided by Digg shows how an EA Sims ad is embedded in main body editorial as sponsored, as well as in upper right bug. Digg Launches Community Voted Advertising: “Digg Ads” Digg, who was formerly partnered with Microsoft for advertising, announced that … Continue readingBreakdown: Digg Allows Community To Choose Advertisements
Having too many stakeholders on your website results in forcing your users to trudge through a confusing experience, where each laborious step results in frustration then abandonment. Like poor Jack N on the left, you have frozen your own users, your website is SNOWED. Too … Continue readingIs Your Website SNOWED? (Stakeholders’ Needs Overwhelm Web Experience Design)
