FLUD introduces new more social news reader

December 7, 2011

FLUD is a nice little application for viewing news in a more visual way on iOS or Android devices. I think the new video below does an excellent job of introducing the social aspects of the product.

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Are we over-thinking Enterprise Social?

December 6, 2011

While I was attending the Gilbane Conference last week I attended a session on enterprise social computing, in which the presenters argued that social computing inside an enterprise was different from social interactions in general outside of work. I wasn’t so sure. Read my full commentary and leave your opinion at FierceContentManagement.com.

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Facebook Caught Hanging on to ‘Deleted’ Data

October 24, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Did you think that Facebook email you deleted was actually deleted forever? Think again. Turns out Facebook is hanging onto everything you’ve ever touched forever. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

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Social Media Drives Wall Street Protests

October 10, 2011

Image by Getty Images via @daylife What’s happening right now on Wall Street echoes in many ways what happened last Spring in Egypt, especially the way that social media is driving the movement, even while internal mainstream traditional media ignores it. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

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Twitter and Facebook Expand Data Centers. Should You?

September 23, 2011

When two large service providers like Facebook and Twitter expand their data centers, you should pay attention because their goals — keeping their services running smoothly — are not that different from yours. Read my full post on the Real User Monitoring blog. Image by Bull3t on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.  

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Social Startup Takes Aim at Facebook

September 22, 2011

Image by alanwordguy via Flickr On a day when Facebook pissed off a good portion of its user base with changes to the way it presents information in the news stream, I write about a social startup called Unthink that gives you total control of your data. But is it enough to attract a critical [...]

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New Social Network Takes a Stand

September 20, 2011

There’s a new player in town and it’s claiming it wants to help you break free of G+ and Facebook tyranny. If nothing else, these folks make a great video with a compelling argument.

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We Still Love Facebook, Warts and All

September 14, 2011

In spite of its considerable flaws, a new study finds we can’t get enough of Facebook, but I’m hoping Google+ has the chops to make a serious run at it. Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

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Salesforce Chatter Pushes Enterprise Social into Mainstream

September 8, 2011

Image by daniel_iversen via Flickr When Salesforce opened up its Chatter API last week at Dreamforce, it propelled enteprise social into the mainstream, but it remains to be seen who will be winners in this space, and that will take some time to sort out. Read my full commentary on FierceContentManagement.

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JC Penney Halts Social Media Firestorm

September 7, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Companies absolutely must monitor social networks or they will get caught by surprise when angry customers attack. JC Penney appeared to be listening last week when a controversy erupted over a T-shirt message aimed at young girls. The message: I’m too pretty to do homework, so my brother has to do it [...]

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