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I’ve been conducting interviews for my upcoming report on the Future of Social Networks, and have spent time with many vendors that have started to mention the “Open Stack” (both Google and Plaxo mentioned this to me). As a web decision maker (I call you … Continue readingUnderstanding Open Stack, the Connective Tissue of the Social Web
If you don’t know how I use twitter, I’ve inverted the question from “what are you doing now” to instead be “What’s important to me now”. While I’m high volume, you can read how I use the tool. I added a 6th bullet to reflect … Continue readingImpacts of MicroMedia on the Client/Vendor Relationship
I haven’t published an “on the move in the social media space” in a while, in fact nearly 2 months. Why? Things really slowed down, and I received far less submissions, the recession is taking it’s toll. Despite there being many layoffs in the startup … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: Feb 12, 2009
This is part 5 of an ongoing community project (see all posts) to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my … Continue readingJobs in a Recession Survey Results 5: What Recent Hires Recommend To Job Seekers
A few months ago, I highlighted HP Lab’s report on Twitter, and requested that the team contact me for lunch. They did, and a few weeks ago I met with Dr. Bernardo Huberman who is a Senior HP Fellow and Director of the Social Computing … Continue readingReports to Read from HP’s Social Computing Lab
I still get questions from clients saying they don’t get Twitter, and after the Presidential election the use of the tool has gone up, in fact I’m hearing many radio talk shows mention they now have a Twitter account –it’s growing. Computerworld interviewed me (jowyang) … Continue readingFor the Professional: How to Get Started On Twitter
Job Decline Worst in 35 years Many of my friends –and family– members have been laid off, or are having a hard time getting a job. In fact, Forbes reports that nearly 600,000 jobs were lost in Jan due to the recession, the worst since … Continue readingWhat you Need To Be Thinking About Regarding Social Media and Layoffs
Above: Video by Google about it’s latest social network for mobile devices and Google IG, Latitude I was going to write a post about Google’s new mobile social network (see video to learn about Latitude), but after an excellent interview with eWeek’s Nathan Eddy, he … Continue readingeWeek captures my thoughts on Google’s Mobile Social Network, Latitude
I’m respecting your limited time by publishing this weekly digest on the Social Networking space, which I cover as an industry analyst. By creating this digest (I started this over a year ago) it really helps me to stay on top of the space I … Continue readingWeekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Feb 5, 2009
I’ll be a keynote speaker at the Internet Strategy Forum Summit in Portland in July 23rd, I attended this conference of corporate web decision makers two years ago –and have attended some local meetings here in the bay area. The ISF has conducted a survey … Continue readingCorporate Internet Executive Research Study by Internet Strategy Forum
