Social gaming has become huge in the last year — after all, playing games is naturally a social activity. Social gaming basically combines the best of the gaming portals with the social network platform. What’s so great about this idea is that the social tools offered enable casual gamers to play in a much more […]
Archives for May 2009
Will musicians flee MySpace for Facebook?
Most people find their favorite social networking spots for their personal needs quite easily. The socialites go to Facebook and the business networkers go to LinkedIn. But the search for the musician’s perfect online home is becoming just a little bit harder these days.
Introducing Traveling Geeks London
One reason I’ve been overstretched for many months is that I’ve been working since last August as the (unpaid) chief organizer of the second Traveling Geeks expedition to explore cutting-edge technologies in a hotbed of innovation. Last spring it was Israel. This time around: London! On Sunday we launched the TravelingGeeks.com website using WordPress, and […]
Nudging, poking and insanity, oh my!
OK, folks, the next one of you who pokes or nudges me is going to get smacked. Alright, maybe not smacked, but I will certainly wave my fist in the air in your honor. What is it about these features that irk me so much? Ever since signing up for Facebook and Twitter I have […]
BzzScapes: Passionate fans connect with brands
Today Boston-based word-of-mouth marketing firm BzzAgent takes the wrapping off a very interesting new venture: BzzScapes. Here’s my initial impression, after a 20-minute phone call Friday with BzzAgent founder and CEO Dave Balter (pictured at right): A “brands community” was a long time in coming, and I’m glad to see that BzzAgent has incorporated some […]