Earlier today I saw that Facebook has added keyword moderation and profanity blocklists to the barely effective spam filter it introduced a few months ago. I say “barely effective” because my experience with the spam filter has been that it blocks posts that are fine and lets actual spam posts through. I’m the first to […]
The Myth of Influence
I’m by no means the only one who has called BS on the concept of influence; others have done a much better and thorough job of pointing out the problems inherent in the current crop of influence-measuring tools. When even the CEO of Twitalyzer says “to use Twitalyzer (or Klout for that matter) to make […]
“Social Media” or “Social Networking”–Which Term is Correct?
I recently learned that Forrester Research has launched new online communities aligned by professional role: IT, Technology Industry, and Marketing & Strategy professionals. Curious to see what was going on, I joined the marketing & strategy professionals one. The first discussion thread I noticed was titled “Please, please, please don’t call it “Social Networking”, unless you wanna […]
House Parties for Associations–Really?
So have you heard about House Parties? The first time I heard about them was when I read about Microsoft’s cringe-inducing Windows 7 launch party video. Didn’t exactly make me think of House Parties in a great light. Granted, that same campaign won a Forrester Groundswell Award…go figure….but I still maintain that it’s a goofy […]
Why I’m Breaking Up With Apple
First let me clarify: I’m not getting rid of my iPhone and my iPad isn’t going anywhere either. However, my love affair with Apple is definitely over and my MacBook is on my shit list. That, and there’s a new HP laptop in our house and I’m pretty sure it’s going to be taking the […]