Category: Social Networks

  • How to make Yahoo visible

    If you think of Yahoo, what springs to mind? Search engine? Portal? The owner of cool things like Flickr, Delicious and Konfabulator (as was)? Yahoo isn’t on my radar screen at all. The only time I think of Yahoo is…

  • Engaging without measuring makes little sense

    BrandRepublic reports on a new survey from Jupiter Research that looks at social marketing in Europe. The survey found that more than 50% of online advertisers in Europe have run advertising campaigns that encourage user interaction and two thirds will…

  • Skypephone changes everything

    Skype, the internet phone service, is all about disruption. I remember thinking, when I first started using Skype back in 2004, that here’s a small, nimble company that will drive a massive wedge into traditional telephone service business models. From…

  • FMGY: Winners and losers

    The news last week of Microsoft’s purchase of a 1.6% equity stake in Facebook has had plenty of commentary with widespread analysis and opinion on the deal. I found the most interesting commentary in an article in this week’s Economist…

  • Birthday thanks

    It was my birthday last Tuesday. I received the usual cards from family and friends. I also received good wishes from many of my friends on Facebook and Twitter. So I wanted to say “thank you” to all of you.…