I see this happen more and more every day in the social media space. People try and get other’s attention by hitting them with a fist in the face and then say “sorry, but I was just trying to get your attention…”. Well, hello! A simple tap on the shoulder would’ve done the trick, you [...]
Is it just me, or is there a barrage of haters throwing stones at the little bird? And I’m not talking the usual Techcrunch comment trolls, I’m talking high profile suits. First we have the “dooming” Morgan Stanley report(The report is in PDF format). The one written by a 15 year old intern. Now, don’t [...]
I read this interesting article on MyBroadband about Google vs. Facebook. Basically what they’re saying: Internet users are increasingly looking for answers to their search questions, not just a list of sites in response to a query. We’ve grown accustomed to knowing how to optimize our search queries, simply to get the best result. Then [...]
Jimmy’s Sous is a delicious sauce. It has its own Facebook group and the followers are passionate! I just read the wall posts (mostly in Afrikaans) and thought I’d translate them to share the passion. It is so cool to watch a totally random product get so much Social Media exposure via their fans. The [...]
Twice I saw this yesterday. The first was by a Social Media “Rockstar” (really, this “Rockstar” meme makes me want to lick a red hot grill at a steakhouse) who was ranting about web celebrities who are clueless. Basically what he was referring to was popular people on Twitter who follows only a small group [...]
It is all starting to look, feel, taste and sound very much like pie in the sky Web 2.0. It seems everyone has his own perception and opinion. Why, dear lord, why? Why, for the love of Jack Daniels, do people try and over complicate things? (Totally unrelated picture. Sure is cool, isn’t it?) What [...]
Update The page on Last.fm was created and it seems to be working fine. Find it here: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Digital+Edge I love listening to The Digital Edge podcast. I normally download the podcast and then listen to it whenever I feel like it. Now I’m a keen Last.fm user. I love Last.fm. It is a fantastic social [...]
If you log into Facebook today, you’ll see that they’ve announced that they reverted back to their old Terms of Use. Pressure, boys, pressure… Get it right next time, okay? Our stuff is our stuff. No matter how lame or great. It is not cool simply claiming rights on it, okay? Over the past few [...]
Facebook recently “amended” their Terms and Conditions. Paul Jacobson wrote a brilliant article on it, explaining in plain English with accompanying audio explaining everything. Highly recommend you read it. Basically, Facebook says: By using Facebook, you have already accepted these Terms and Conditions. They claim ownership of any photos, text, link, audio, video, designs, ads [...]
This is what I read between the lines when it comes to big brands. Like @fearsumm one day said: “I can read between the lines. Even if it is only one line, I can read between it” Last week, Coca-Cola had a hissy fit about Jason Bagley running an “official-looking” site (mycoke.co.za) without their involvement. [...]