How technology enables companies to connect with customers
LiveWorld now introduces “LiveBar” and Mark Hendrickson from Techcrunch has a review showing now any static website that embeds this lightweight social script. I first saw mockups of this product a few months ago from LiveWorld, and it seemed impressive, but unlike embedding chat, comments, … Continue readingNow nearly any website can now be “Social” with LiveBar
Left: Scale Venture Partners brought VPs of Marketing, CMOs and founders portfolio clients to meet with me last week. When we think of influencer groups in the social media space, we often think of top bloggers like Techcrunch, RWW, GigaOm, Fast Company, Cnet, yet there’s … Continue readingWrapup: What’s on the mind of VCs, Entrepreneurs, and Industry Analysts
I’m starting 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: Chris Kieff got his job using social media tools and tells all in this interview (audio). He’s … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: Sept 13, 2008
As of yesterday, Gartner analysts are now able to blog about topics related to their industry, judging by their posts, this looks like an internal battle they were finally able to win, fantastic news. In light of their upcoming Web Innovation Summit (see the official … Continue readingWelcome Gartner Analyst Blogs
I’ve had this blog redesign for a few years now, and it may start to show its cracks. For some, they like the simple layout and design, easy to scroll, for others, they may want a more updated look and feel. I’ve noticed quite a … Continue readingDo I need a blog redesign?
I’m respecting your limited time by publishing this weekly digest on the Social Networking space, which I cover as an Industry Analyst –a good way to get in my head. I’ve created a new category called Digest (view archives). Start with the Web Strategy Summary, … Continue readingWeekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Sept 10, 2008
I was recently asked this by a fellow analyst: “I don’t get Twitter, should I use it?” Well first of all, the mechanics of the tool are pretty simple to use, you simply share with others like you would in a chat room. In fact, … Continue readingShould Analysts use Twitter?
There’s been a lot of trash talk about the PR industry (again), this time a small group of successful CEOs (and VP bloggers) claim they don’t need public relations efforts. When you look closely, you realize, this is true, as they’ve primarily made it part … Continue readingHow PR Can Help Some Startups: Perspective of one Industry Analyst
With the popularity to Twitter and other Microblogging tools, we should expect to see a flurry of simliar tools for project and program mangaement for the enterprises. Stemming from commodity technology, I’m sure I’ll have a hard time keeping this list up to date over … Continue readingList of Enterprise Microblogging Tools: Twitter for the Intranet
I use to work at Exodus (my story here), which became Cable and Wireless, which is now Savvis. Back in the first web boom Exodus was a high flying web host, for premiere brands. We had the top web brands, ya know: Yahoo, Weather Channel, … Continue readingPhysical and Digital Security for our Online Lives and Businesses
