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Communication, Social Networks, Society, Virtual Communities, Web

Building trust in virtual communities

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6 November 2006

Alan Moore has posted a fascinating interview with Benjamin Joffe, CEO of China-based consulting boutique Plus Eight Star, about a special report his firm published last month on Cyworld, the virtual community that began in South Korea and which is spreading globally. The interview is interesting for its peek at some really useful insight and background into Cyworld. What struck me in particular is Joffe’s comment about the advantages of members using real names as opposed to make-believe naming that’s…
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Communication, Experimenting, Gadgets, Hardware, Public Relations, Technology

Vonage V-Phone – a Skype switcher?

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6 November 2006

A package arrived in the mail a few days ago containing a Vonage V-Phone, a new USB gadget that lets you make phone calls via your internet connection from any computer. Vonage is a familiar name in North America as one of the rising stars in internet phone services. While relatively new over here (they started their UK service just last year), I’ve been hearing their name more and more. So when I took a call from Inferno PR, their…
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For Immediate Release

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #186: November 02, 2006

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2 November 2006

Content summary: Shel’s in Atlanta; Neville’s not here; Leesa Barnes will co-host on Monday; vote for us at Podcast Alley; One-Minute News: issues with Internet Explorer 7, requirements for social media press release, LibSyn acquired, where is Microsoft’s support for podcasting?, BP’s head of US operations starts an intranet blog, Richard Edelman speaks out; Dan York joins a conversation about PR agencies offering blogging services; listener comments; the music; and more. [A message from our sponsor: Online Meetings Made Easy…
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Software, Technology, Web

Are all browsers just betas?

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2 November 2006

Last week, I commented that I think the release version of Internet Explorer 7 should still be regarded as a beta. I’ll be commenting more on that in today’s episode of the FIR podcast. But what about Firefox 2, released by Mozilla last week? Like many other people, I installed the upgrade. Yet it keeps locking up and/or crashing. Each time it does, I click on the little dialog that wants to send an error report to Microsoft. Each time,…
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Communication, Virtual Communities

Virtual communication

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2 November 2006

Linden Lab, the company behind the Second Life virtual world, has been taking quite a bit of heat in recent days over their plans to raise prices for land purchases in Second Life. Lots of critical commentary. What hits the nail on the head for me is a good post by Caliandris Pendragon writing in Second Life Insider, which includes this: […] It seems like a shambles. The blog contradicts the FAQ and vice versa. The blog posting was made…
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