Category: Trends

  • Supermarket shopping on the go

    One of the things I consistently say about the iPhone is that it’s all about the apps. For the sheer scope and scale of useful little programs for your iPhone or iPod Touch – known simply as ‘apps’ –  this…

  • Job requirement: Twitter followers

    A recruitment ad for a Sr. Manager – Emerging Media Marketing Job at US retailer Best Buy includes an item under the “Preferred Qualifications” heading that applicants have “250 plus followers on Twitter.” I guess it’s one way of noting…

  • Mining the MJ community

    This is going to be huge. The official Michael Jackson website invites its visitors to share their MJ memories in classic blog comment form. As of writing there are 354 044 memories “from Michael Jackson fans worldwide”, and growing naturally.…

  • First steps in understanding the Arabic-speaking blogosphere

    In light of what’s happening in Iran at the moment, and the role of social media in connecting people, a new report on the Arabic blogosphere makes for interesting reading. While Iran isn’t an Arab country, its location and influence…

  • How to make your business card a smart card

    How to make your business card a smart card

    A post by Frank Eliason on business cards got me thinking a lot about the value of such bits of paper. And they are bits of paper, aren’t they? Name, title, company, logo, address, phone, email, etc, printed on rectangular…