Monthly Archives: June 2009

A conversation: Should Twitter be trying to be Facebook?

Sometimes I have email conversations (or IM or text or, GASP, live conversations) with people and I think afterwards, “now THAT should be a blog post.” So here is a recent chat about Twitter and what it should and shouldn’t be, and whether or not …

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Defining the Cloud

Cloud computing has started gaining traction among software product and service providers. Regardless, defining the cloud is still a difficult task, since the concept is nebulous and can be defined both in terms of technology infrastructure and business solutions. Rather than articulating a single statement …

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The Gamer’s Perspective: Interactivity

Interactivity: Gaming’s Ace in the Hole I’ve often wondered what it is about games that attracts me so much. Why do I spend more of my free time with a video game controller in my hand instead of a remote control? Is it the fact …

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WOM: Which has more value? Face-to-face or social networking?

Recently, Harris Interactive conducted a poll about consumer’s information-gathering process for their most recent purchase. The poll’s purpose was to identify what carries more weight: face-to-face WOM or online (including social) WOM, both prior to and downstream from the purchase. Brandweek summarized, “When respondents were …

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I’m Yelping…are you?

I’ve started using Yelp more lately, but in a way that is not jiving with my natural use of the web. See, I have three kids at home, one of which is 11 weeks old, so we’re not exactly searching for new restaurants these days. …

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