While you are reading the presentation outline below I’d like you to think about the Twitter change today. Today Twitter turned off “see replies to those I’m not following”. Therefore if I’m (@SilkCharm) having a conversation with @garyphayes, and you follow me but not him, you used to see my conversation, even though it’s “one…
Social Network Games and Twitter: MediaHunter very cleverly points out how fake the “Gosh, I’m almost as big as CNN” video from Ashton Kutcher was. The blog post outlines the time line and the “spontaneous” (read:NOT) nature of engagement from all concerned, including the company that donated just so happened to be able to donate…
In this video taken at the Mayor of San Francisco’s press conference, @ev (Evan Williams, CEO and co-founder of Twitter) is talking about how businesses use Twitter… and government departments Some of his examples and points: Events – Earthquakes creates viral spike in activity Public Transit – BART light rail (?) gives updates on Twitter…
The Economist wrote about The Dunbar Number and then a chat with Facebook’s in house sociologist, Cameron Marlow. Dunbar’s number is the number of people we can keep track of in our head. Or, I prefer, our heart. Not everyone fits there. So when I look at someone walking towards me, I think “Oh gosh,…
Wherever the grandkids are, the grandparents follow. This is not a-typical. MySpace has been primarily women over 35 since 2005, and 11% of members there are senior citizens. Who has the highest disposable income, most free time and greatest need to connect with family and friends at a distance? Particularly keeping uptodate with young members…
From time to time I run workshops, strategy sessions and give keynotes at Travel and Tourism conferences on the role of social networks, user generated content and peer reviews in that industry A new industry booklet from Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) has revealed the power of interactive web tools, or user-generated content (UGC),…
Just a quick note on a prediction regarding Advertising revenue and online communities: An old article via Marketing Vox but worth watching to see how close they get next year: Ad Spend on Social Networks to Reach $2B in 2010 Ad spending on U.S. social-networking sites in 2007 is expected to reach $865 million, up…
I always get into trouble for these types of posts. Something about me hating newspapers (I don’t), promoting blogger vs journos war (I’m not). But hey ho. *dons flak jacket* Here I am using my two unread newspapers as a thick place mat for my Christmas Eve Chinese lunch, and what should cross my desk:…
AUSTRALIA: I’m not sure if I’ll have time to do exact end-of-year statistics for Facebook so here they are a bit early. 3 million 9 hundred and 55 thousand, 960 Australians on Facebook. I guess we’ll be exactly at 4 million early in the New Year? No wonder Facebook are opening an office in Australia….
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