web 2.0
Changes at Digg
Digg, the news site where user votes determine what’s on the front page, has changed the algorithms that determine how stories are ranked in an effort to keep people from gaming the system. This has caused quite a bit of turmoil among its users, as Daily Blog Tips and the CNET News Blog (and many [...]
Twitter: Cool, but Not Ready for Prime Time
If you use Twitter regularly, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not the most reliable of web apps. Yes, it’s free, and sure, you have to expect some glitches… but compared to other services, it’s pretty dicey. We are getting a demonstration of that right now. I’m looking at ZDNet’s updating blog page of Macworld keynote [...]
Web 2.0, Web Two Point No, and BlogWorld Expo
I am heading off to the BlogWorld Expo this week; if you’re going to be there, let me know. It looks like a good conference and set of vendors, so it should be the center of the world of blogging for a few days.
It’s interesting, though, to note that while blogs have become absolutely mainstream, [...]
Giving your Marketing Away
Mack Collier has a nice piece in MarketingProfs about show social media changes marketing. It’s a nice piece because it doesn’t overreach and has some specific examples what companies have done and what you can consider doing yourself in this arena.
He notes:
There are risks involved. Letting your marketing speak in the customer’s voice instead of [...]
The Beta Joke
It seems that every new web service that appears is in “public beta,” and that granddaddy of these is Gmail, which has been in “beta” for three years. Last week Google announced that it was adding IMAP support to Gmail - a much needed improvement for anybody who accesses email from multiple devices - with [...]
Silliness and its Metaphors
Metaphors are useful. People often think in metaphoric terms, so a well chosen metaphor can help someone understand a concept quickly and clearly in a way that long-winded explanations often cannot.
But there’s a danger to metaphors; no metaphor really provides a complete explanation of anything, but it’s a human tendency to stretch them a bit [...]
