Where the tech' views are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself…

• Recent Articles

  • Of technophiles, social networks, telecoms and neo-Luddites…
  • This virtual world
  • Kids, video games, urban myths, internet rumours and politics really do mix!
  • An internet of everything
  • When internet rumours and urban myths go horribly wrong!
  • The changing face of Social Media
  • Open Web Awards 2008 in partnership with Blah, Blah! Technology
  • Google feeling the financial heat from Social Networking?
  • Twitter, FriendFeed undermine Social Media Marketing
  • A manned mission to Mars — and beyond

Twitter, FriendFeed undermine Social Media Marketing

Twitter and FriendFeed afford a reach, influence and the prospect of a powerful presence few would question. But if you’re trying to measure the influence of your friends via Social Media Marketing, relative to your posts and submissions, you’re in for a disappointment…

David Hasselhoff, Social Networks and the rise of the micro-niche

David “The Hoff” Hasselhoff has his very own Social Network. And good luck to him, too! For now is the time of the micro-niche…

My big social web app’ wish list!

Social Networking & Social Media websites and applications form a big part of my daily routine. If I’m going to use something on a regular basis, I need them to work just the right side of not being annoying or difficult to use — oh how I wish…

What price Social Networking?

What I find really disappointing is that I’ve had people follow me on Twitter only to see that their messages are of the short title + URL kind. So really, about the only reason they’re adding me is because I must fit their audience demographic, which suggests they’re marketeers. For me, a one-way dialogue is no dialogue at all…

Social Media bigger than Google’s search business?

Social Media is redefining how we not only write our content, but how we distribute and interact with it. Google are presently trying to get a fix on Social Media in a way that relates to the rest of their business. But I’m reminded of a mountain and a guy called Mohammed…