Tag Archive | "Mobile"
January 20, 2007 by
Lisa Oshima |
Social Media
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Thanks to technology and the Internet, the world is becoming increasingly transparent and accessible. Social media is playing an important role in this transformation. So far, most people seem to be responding to the power of social media favorably, and they’re using the power of social media for good. However, there is a risk that […]
January 17, 2007 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Jimmy Wales from Wikia (a collection of sites users can edit) and Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit) spoke at last night’s Social Media Club meeting at CNET‘s office in San Francisco, CA. Themes from Wales’ talk included several social media lessons he learned from Wikipedia: Give users accountability rather than being a gatekeeper of […]
January 9, 2007 by
Lisa Oshima |
Developers,
Mobile,
Review
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I know, I know, this blog is meant to be about social media and social networking, but I couldn’t resist writing about another piece of new technology that I know well – the Treo 750, one of the newest GSM Windows Mobile phones on the market. On January 5th, Palm, Inc. announced the launch of […]
December 13, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Social Media
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The World is abuzz today with all sorts of interesting news relevant to social media/ social networking. Here are some teasers with links to keep you occupied with plenty of great reading: MySpace is apparently the biggest site on the internet in terms of the number of page views. Fox Interactive (largely MySpace) surpassed Yahoo, […]
December 8, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Social Media
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In typical Friday fashion, I was browsing TheOnion.com over lunch, when I came across an article that made me laugh – out loud: “Recently Unearthed E-Mail Reveals What Life Was Like in 1995”. If you’re looking for a good laugh on a Friday afternoon… This spoof article will do the trick! When I was done […]
December 7, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Review,
Social Media
(1) Comment
Are you looking for a thrill and hoping to strike it filthy stinking rich? Are you a risk taker with disposable income and time on your hands? Want to own a huge house in a great location? Want to make friends on-line? If you’ve answered “YES” to all of these questions, forget about buying lottery […]
December 1, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Monetization,
Social Media
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An interesting new report from Hitwise says that one in twenty web visits is now to the top social media websites. In a recently published report entitled, “S-Commerce: Beyond MySpace and YouTube. A new approach for brands to participate in social networking,” Boston based on-line market research firm, Compete Inc., says: More than two–thirds of […]
November 30, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Monetization,
Social Media
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On Tuesday, Verizon announced that it will be adding YouTube content to its V Cast line-up, as part of its V Cast Video Service. Yesterday (Nov 29), it announced that it in early December some (not all) Revver content will also be available on the same service. Users will need to spend $15 a month […]
November 28, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Mobile,
Social Media
(1) Comment
Companies are currently using social media and social networking sites as a platform for evangelizing their own products and/or improving their image. Even more interesting, is the way that companies (particularly mobile operators and OEMs) are thinking about how social media/social networking can: Make their products/services more attractive and usable to customers Increase customer numbers/ […]
November 16, 2006 by
Lisa Oshima |
Monetization,
Social Media
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While sites like YouTube and many video search engines allow anyone to view videos, other sides like Grouper.com (based in Sausalito, CA and recently purchased by Sony) enable privacy settings. I also like Grouper because it allows members to add video to any website or their MySpace, Facebook, Y!360, Friendster, and Blogger pages. Plus, with […]
