Why I Have Resisted FriendFeed

Web Culture 22 May 2008 | View Comments

I stand in the world without a FriendFeed. It may be a slightly darker, colder less RSS-blissful place, but I am okay with that for the moment. If you’ve been trapped under some Web 1.0 rock, FriendFeed is an aggregate service that allows you to link all your social media profiles, blogs and services into [...]

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Web Culture 101 via South Park

Web Culture 3 April 2008 | View Comments

If I am going to open a conversation on social media and community building on this blog, we are going to have to discuss Web culture from time to time. Hence, a new category! Want to know what makes a video go viral? Just look at the history. Here’s a quick Web culture test to [...]

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Syncing Social Updates: Using Twitter with Facebook and Pownce Syncing

Wannabe Viewpoint 17 December 2007 | View Comments

Twitter has the hype. Competitors like Pownce are springing up to offer more, but it’s hard to beat a simple 140-character messaging service. It’s simple. Marketers and public relations professionals have embraced the service and seen how useful it can be to connect with publics. Some analysts champion it as the best new opt-in direct [...]

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