Posts in "Platforms"

Reaching out to Companies with HiveLive

We have seen a lot of social networking software come out in the market today and one of the more familiar ones would have to be HiveLive. HiveLive uses social networking technology to allow companies to communicate and market to their customers — and that means it’s trying to take the lead in an incredibly [...]

Paypal and Social Media for Charity

Social Media is undoubtedly relevant these days and is proving just how much more with the latest cross-platform event that’s set to raise lots of money for charity: Social Media Smackdown for Charity – Celebrities Compete, Charities Win. Indeed this competition leaves no losers. The Social Media Smackdown started yesterday and gives celebrities only ten [...]

Social Networks Need The Right Approach

When you sign up with social network, you are only half done as far as getting traffic is concerned. For one, take the word “social”. By being social you will need to build on acquaintances and making friends. Why? For one, even if you have the option to invite friends, you can be assured that [...]

Twhirl

Twhirl has made my return to Twitter much more enjoyable. I enjoy Twitter to stay connected to friends, geniune ones, and co workers that interact with on a daily basis. Not just random folks I’m looking to evangelize. I like to use Twitter to deepen relationships not fluff them up or use it as a [...]

Spit-Shine Your Internet Reputation In 5 Easy Steps

Can I see a show of hands–how many of you folks have ever googled someone when you wanted to find out more info about them? I think we all have. But at the same time you’re googling others, others are also googling you–what are they finding? Knowledge is power, so google yourself, and if you [...]

How To Be A Solid Digg Citizen: Creating A Killer Social Media Profile

Yeah, that’s right–I bet when you signed up for Digg or any of the other social media joints that you just threw together your profile using minimal brainpower (I did too ) Well, Brent Csutoras over at Search Engine Land is preaching about how to create a smart social media profle, and he is totally [...]

Using Twitter To Workstream

A workstream is a live updated record of work you’ve completed. When doing group work with remote colleagues, it allows you to keep track of what everyone else is doing. When working solo, it helps you keep track of your own productivity. via I’ve started by creating a top secret workstream on twitter that allows [...]

Developing A Facebook Application using Ruby on Rails

This seems really geeky to me but I think it’s a neccesary evil for some folks out there. A how-to on creating a facebook application on Ruby on Rails. That’s all I have to say since I’m not that geeky.

Facebook’s Personalization of the Internet

In the just concluded Facebook F8 conference, Facebook has announced to the world the next chapter in Facebook’s history: putting facebook’s social graph at the center of the internet. To the ordinary user, these new features that facebook announced, advertised as a “new way to personalize your online experience” may seem like simple features, but [...]

F8 2010: Ultimate Facebook Conference

Anticipation is high for this year’s Facebook f8 conference. For those who don’t know what f8 is all about though it can be quite confusing as to why it is so talked about these days. The f8 conference is an event for “developers, entrepreneurs and innovators who are connecting people across platforms and defining tomorrow’s [...]