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Hello DEMO.

September 18, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Consulting, Events
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I’m hitting the road on Monday for the DEMOfall 09 conference in San Diego, CA. This will be the 25th DEMO conference that Chris Shipley, has produced in 13 years, but it’ll be the first one I’m attending.  I’ve heard great things about previous DEMO conferences, and because this one is the 25th, and Shipley’s [...]

What Does Facebook’s Latest Acquisition Mean for Friendfeed, Facebook & Social Media Enthusiasts?

August 10, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Advertising, Developers, Monetization, Social Media
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2 Critical Ways to Improve Social Media Monitoring Tools

July 23, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Consulting, Developers, Mobile, Monetization, Social Media
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the value of social media monitoring tools in brand and marketing campaign management.  Having now demoed a number of social media monitoring solutions, I’ve realized that while there are a lot of great tools out there, there is still a lot of opportunity for product improvement – especially [...]

Avoid selective hearing with 20 top social media monitoring tools

May 21, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Research, Review, Social Media
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You hear that? … What about that? …  Still can’t hear it?  What you’re probably not hearing is the sound of people talking about your brand online.  Right now, you could be missing tens, hundreds, thousands, perhaps even millions of consumer led conversations about your brand. Unconvinced?  If you’re based in America, how many times [...]

Open vs. Closed – The Mobile Debate Rages On

January 26, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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There’s a lot of talk about the value of openness on the web…. Open development platforms, open APIs, open source, OpenSocial, etc.  “Open” is a popular word these days, and depending on who you talk to, “open” can mean any one of many different things. “Open” as it relates to the mobile is no exception…. [...]

A Few Thoughts on Google in 2009

January 8, 2009 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile
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In response to my last post, “Magikplp” asked what I thought might happen with Google in 2009.  I suspect that Google will have a good year in 2009 but not a *great* year.  Google will continue to be a force to reckon with and will remain the leader in most things web, but this will [...]

Social Media & Mobile Post Turkey Round-up

December 12, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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I took a blogging break for Turkey, so this social media and mobile round-up includes the most interesting news in mobile and social media since November 21:

Nov 21, 2008: Weekly Social Media & Mobile News Summary

November 21, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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Apple: iPhone 2.2 Firmware was released. MobileCrunch’s review is here.  Excerpted summary of the article: “Safari’s address bar/search … tweaked a bit, apps now request a rating upon deletion, over-the-air podcast downloads …, various video and audio quality tweaks, and assorted bug fixes throughout… Google Maps has been upgraded to include Street View and directions [...]

Nov 14: Weekly Social Media & Mobile News Summary

November 14, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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Apple Apple is now the #2 smartphone manufacturer. Nokia remains #1, RIM is now#3, and Motorola is #4. More here. The iPhone surpassed the Motorola Razr as the top selling consumer phone. Facebook TechCrunch reports that Facebook violated its own privacy policy to give Microsoft access to user emails: “Microsoft’s Invite2Messenger appears to violate that [...]

Weekly Round-up of Social Media and Mobile News of Interest

October 31, 2008 by Lisa Whelan | Mobile, Social Media
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I’m starting do to a quick weekly round-up of the Social Media and Mobile news that I find most interesting.  Enjoy AOL: AOL Journals and AOL Hometown are shutting down (joining Xdrive and BlueString) Apple: Apple announces retroactive improvements to “MobileMe”. The following improvements were silently launched in Sept. : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3182 iPhone users in the [...]

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