social search to arrive
In my recent posts re twitter I referenced part of the value of twitter being the fact that you are looking at information provided to you by someone you follow (and therefore rate to seom level). This excellent post in ReadWriteWeb supports the argument and outlines how search is changing. Share on Facebook
Irish government to appoint a CTO?
So the government published its paper: Knowledge Society Strategy: Technology Actions to Support the Smart Economy. There is already plenty of comment – on twitter, in the blogs, on the news and there will be more over the next few days. Comments ranging from ‘a lot of waffle’, ‘telling us what we already know’, ‘where’s [...]
Twitter – part 3
Completing a series of three articles re twitter – why, what how? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 – How does twitter fit in with web site, blogging, facebook, linkedin, other social networks? I see my website as my anchor on the internet. My website says I am who I am, sets out my stall, [...]
Who’s using twitter?
Fascinating report re use of twitter. While the uptake has been huge, it’s clear from this that the content is driven by/ dominated by a relatively small/ select group. However as an early user of linkedin I would have had the same types of reservations – mainly seemed to be used by technology people and/or [...]
Twitter – part 2
Continuing a series of three articles re use of Twitter - Why do I use twitter? What are the benefits of using twitter? In the first article I referenced twitter as a community – perhaps more accurately as providing a platform to support an infinite number of communities. However these are communities without regulation – [...]
Explaining twitter – part 1
As the twitter phenomenon has become mainstream I have found myself being asked on a regular basis to explain its value to business people who have not yet engaged. In three postings I hope to explain what it is, why I use and how I use it. The basics of twitter Twitter enables me to [...]
twitter v. google for (re)search
Where would we be without google (search)? It has opened up a world of information for all of us. But what now as twitter gets a real foothold. It feels a little like the difference between listening to an hourly nes bulletin and reading a daily newspaper. Perhaps with Google I can find the more [...]
Thoughtful piece on social networking and facebook
Interesting piece from Fiona McCann in today’s Irish Times, ”on facebook“. Would agree fully that Facebook has changed (and devalued) meaning of friends. Much of what Fiona says rings true with me – as someone who spends a fair amount of time blogging, twittering and updating facebook. Her comments would also be well received by [...]
Sustainability of web business
Challenges for the WWW industry