Welcome to Flickr, Here’s What You’ve Been Missing
While Flickr has indeed languished over the years, it now seems poised for a comeback. Here’s why I never left.
Social Media
Emerging Social Media: Seven Trends To Watch
Last week I was thrilled to be invited to speak about emerging social media at the Kiplinger Program’s Social Media Summit at Ohio State University. In my talk I identified and talked through some examples of a few larger trends in technology generally and social media in particular and I thought I’d share those with you here.
How Nonprofits Can Take Advantage of Facebook’s New Promoted Posts
Facebook today has announced the U.S. roll-out of a new feature that allows users to pay to promote a post so that more of their friends will see it. Here’s how I think nonprofits can take advantage.
Why I Unfriended You On Facebook
About a year ago I de-activated my Facebook account for a couple of months and then, before I started really using it again, aggressively culled many of my Facebook “friends”. Here’s how (and why).
Using Social Media “Metrics” In Political Reporting (And 4 Reasons Why That Might Be A Bad Idea)
In their rush to drag typical “horse race” style political reporting kicking and screaming into the social media age, many journalists and the news organizations they work for are falling into a dangerous trap.
7 Things Page Administrators Need To Know About Facebook Timeline For Brands
This morning Facebook made the widely anticipated announcement that the Timeline layout they rolled out to individual profiles will now also be rolled out to brand pages. Here are 5 initial things to think about as you digest these changes.
The One Problem Pinterest Desperately Needs to Solve
Much to-do has been made recently about Pinterest playing a bit fast and loose with users’ copyrights, but there is a related issue that is not only lousy from a legal standpoint but also dramatically affects user experience.
Live-tweeting John Glenn’s Friendship 7 Mission, 50 Years Later
February 20, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of astronaut John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the earth. To celebrate, we re-constructed the mission (which lasted a little under 5 hours) in real-time on Twitter.
Guys: Nothing About Pinterest Is Gender Specific. Get Over It.
You know what would make a great “Pinterest for dudes”? How about Pinterest.
Social Search Is Only As Good As Your Friends (And That Could Go Either Way)
I’m not very impressed so far with Google’s new personalized search results, but there’s hope! Google already has the ability to make social search quite a bit smarter. Here’s how.