A chat with the co-founder of FriendFeed from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Today came word that Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, is buying the microblogging service FriendFeed. This is interesting on a couple of levels. First, it provides further proof that Twitter — the microblogging platform that has taken the world by storm […]
The Facebook Era is for business
Last week, I brought The Facebook Era book by Clara Shih to the gym. The publisher had sent me the book eons ago but it wasn’t until last week that I finally had some time to read it. I finished it up in just a couple hours of reading on machines at the gym. It […]
Top three trends in social media distribution
While the majority of traffic still comes through search engines, that’s all poised to change with these three trends: connecting your content to existing social networks, distributing content through advertising networks, building relationships with contests.
Prediction: Local TV newspeople will compete with their former stations
On the flight back from London on Sunday I finally had a chance to answer a Q&A email interview with Terry Heaton, a longtime friend who, as co-founder of AR&D, is one of the most forward-thinking people in the world of broadcast media. For the full interview, see see the AR&D Media 2.0 Intel Report. […]
People with passion fuel social media
When I wrote Twitter Is What Second Life Wasn’t: Light, Cheap and Open I was addressing something simple, “the hype surrounding Twitter may well be hype but isn’t the same sort of hype that Second Life enjoyed 2-3 years ago, and here’s why.” Well, I forgot how passionate Second Lifers are and so it goes. […]