Like others among Facebook’s 400 million members, I’m awed and dazzled by the sheer power and growing grandeur of the site. But I’m also perplexed by the almost cavalier way in which it has approached the topic of privacy, as if privacy were a remnant of a bygone era. (Is this partly the byproduct of having a 26-year-old CEO — who grew up in an era where sharing trumps privacy — at the helm? I suspect so.)
Archives for May 2010
Blue Shield CA making strides in social media
New programs are believed to be a first for health insurance industry As those of us who’ve worked with health care companies know, the health care field has been slow to get off the dime and embrace the gamut of changes that social media offers, from interactions with customers to providing a real-time feedback […]
Social Gaming Summit: How social can casual games get?
While successful, casual games are not known for being as social as true ‘social games’ Before there were lucrative games on Facebook, casual games have done very well existing on their own sites and on game portals. The casual game market paved the way for the social gaming market. Problem is, beyond a leader board […]
Social Gaming Summit: Playing the distribution game
Is viral the only economically feasible way to distribute a social game? No, answered a panel of four game developers and publishers at the Social Gaming Summit in San Francisco which should have been called the “Facebook” gaming summit. Every time someone mentioned “social” gaming, someone asked the question, “Are you being social anywhere else?” […]
A small slice of Web 2.0 Expo
One of the big tech conferences of the year, SF-based Web 2.0 Expo, is now in the books. I was able to attend only two of the four days, but here are some takeaways: I had a chance to check out Central Desktop on the tradeshow floor. Above is my 3 1/2 minute interview with sales rep Mandy Gonzales.