Category Technology use

A great corporate story: Zappos

Zappos is a marketer’s dream. They have a story. And the story is fun to tell! I have learned a huge amount from watching them tell their story. And their story is not just about being an online shoe retailer…. Continue Reading →

How much cooler could Flip get?

I have to admit it. I’m biased. Not just because my life-so-far-partner Peter Winer is the lead engineer on the new Flip Channels product. But because I think the Flip video camera is just the perfect juxtaposition of cool and… Continue Reading →

Do you know who your real friends are?

Reading the New York Times’ piece “What Do Friends Mean.” Quote: “Today’s idea: The rise of social media and the downturn in the economy have people thinking long and hard about the value and meaning of friends — psychologically, socially… Continue Reading →

Social conversations — the shock of the new

I have learned more from being the official Photobucket tweeter (http://twitter.com/photobucket) in the past few months, then over two years of watching customer service reports, following Yahoo Answers, searching blogs for our brand and more. The immediacy of reply, and… Continue Reading →

Nerds Rule — for this teen

I am fascinated that the Vlogbrothers are one of my 13-year old daughter’s favorite channels on YouTube. These guys are seriously nerdy. She falls over laughing watching them. You never can tell, can you? Love it.

“Only” 8% of teens watch TV online” Only?

Just finished reading this report from The Hollywood Reporter: a survey about teen TV watching habits you can read here. The report states that “only” 8% of teens say they watch TV online.” But I honestly think this summary of… Continue Reading →

Are you tweeting too hard?

… then you may appear on this site: http://tweetingtoohard.com. I spent an amused 15 minutes trolling the site. What a lot of self-important people there are out there. Can’t you hear yourselves?! Note to self: humility is a good thing…. Continue Reading →

Awkward Family Photos — fabulously viral

I have had this site shared with me five or six times in the past two weeks. It’s hysterical and weirdly compelling. Take a look. http://www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com.

tweetmeme — what’s popular when

tweetmeme is my new toy for watching what’s going on in the Twitosphere. http://tweetmeme.com/. It allows you to watch for any terms and get stats for the last day, week and month. I particularly like the categories, where you can… Continue Reading →

Thought provoking: why there will be many twitters

Dave Winer got me thinking. As he regularly does. “Why there will be many Twitters.” Twitter is a vast, amorphous group of people most of which I have ZERO interest in. There’s just too much and it’s overwhelming. It is… Continue Reading →

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