Networking: Confessions of a Twitter Convert. I'm eating a hearty meal of crow (roasted, with garlic and rosemary) today, since I'm here to tell you how interesting and downright useful I've found Twitter to be since being turned onto it properly at the C4 conference in August. My initial reaction to Twitter was that it was utterly inane, but I was basing my opinion on the public timeline that shows posts from all Twitter users and on the Twittervision service that plots messages from Twitter users on a map of the world (see "Visions of the Sublime and the Inane," 2007-06-18). Frankly, I put much of the blame on Twitter itself, asking as it does, "What are you doing? " as a way of prompting people to post 140-character messages. For the most part, as I acerbically noted before, no one cares what you're doing.
However, that's not entirely true, and what I missed in my quick and disdainful overview is that a certain number of people do care what you're doing, as long as it's interesting, funny, or relevant in some other way. Six ways to make Web 2.0 work - The McKinsey Quarterly - Six way. Technologies known collectively as Web 2.0 have spread widely among consumers over the past five years. Social-networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, now attract more than 100 million visitors a month. As the popularity of Web 2.0 has grown, companies have noted the intense consumer engagement and creativity surrounding these technologies.
Many organizations, keen to harness Web 2.0 internally, are experimenting with the tools or deploying them on a trial basis. Podcast Six ways to make Web 2.0 work Over the past two years, McKinsey has studied more than 50 early adopters to garner insights into successful efforts to use Web 2.0 as a way of unlocking participation. Some historical perspective is useful. Web 2.0 covers a range of technologies. Earlier technologies often required expensive and lengthy technical implementations, as well as the realignment of formal business processes. Gains from participation Management imperatives for unlocking participation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Enterprise Microblogging, Social Networking, and Activity Stream. Klout. Anyway : Twitter Musings. Tim recently posted about Twitter, and it got me thinking I should blog some of my own thoughts on the subject of Twitter (and related services such as Jaiku). Tim’s not the only person to move from tweeting a balanced mix that includes apparently superficial trivia to mainly, or even only, tweeting work or business-related stuff.
From my point of view, that’s regrettable. I follow only a few people, mostly people I know in person, because I want to know what they’re up to and maintain some sort of contact with them as people, not because I see them as sources of business information. I’ve watched people’s blogs go from personal-with-some-work to mostly-work, now I’m watching people’s twitter feeds go through the same transformation, and for me there’s a feeling of loss, a feeling that I’m just watching more masks (thinking back to Julie Leung’s talk at Northern Voice) being put in place. Homepage | Zigtag. Superlist of What NOT To Do In Social Media (UPDATED) Are you using content marketing as part of your digital strategy to grow your business?
If so, you're not alone. According to the Content Marketing Institute, the lion's share of marketers (some 92%) report using content marketing. In the fast moving world of digital strategy, things are always changing. What should you expect in 2014 to change in the world of content marketing? Hana Abaza of Uberflip has put together an infographic detailing five key content marekting trends for the coming year. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IntenseDebate. School of Everything | Where Teachers And Students Find Each Oth. Google Friend Connect Is Coming Soon. 21 Nov 2008 The support site of Friend Connect is now up and running with detailed information on how site owners can integrate the OpenSocial gadgets of Friend Connect in their sites. couch mode print story We know that Google is about to launch Friend Connect to public but here’s another strong hint that the service may go live very soon. The support site of Friend Connect is now up and running with detailed information on how site owners can integrate the OpenSocial gadgets of Friend Connect in their sites. If you like to further explore the features of Friend Connect, check any of these sites that are have integrated Friend Connect.
MyBlogLog users can easily relate to Google Friend Connect. You add a widget to your blog and visitors can join your site via their Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account. Once they join, their picture will show up in the Friend Connect badge. Open Web Awards » Round 1 Voting - Nominees.