Klout’s True Reach? Simply your follower count
In yesterday’s post I busied myself with new ways of looking at Twitter statistics. Today I was suggested to compare them to Klout scores. I did, and I found out that their True Reach – that vast, impressive number that you probably look up to – is nothing more than a simple mathematical equation Klout [...]
Twitter stats redefined – now measuring true influence?
I had a small revelation the other day while on Twitter and chatting with Alan Berkson. As you may or may not known, I’m a self-proclaimed statishist, meaning that I really get excited by statistics, or stats for short I did a few calculations on 20 Twitter people, taking their latest 1,000 followers, and looking [...]
A Multi Service approach to social media
When I first started Techwag in 2005, the reliance on Google as a primary source of traffic was the most important design consideration. While I use WordPress, and people have a lot of opinions about the suitability of WordPress, it is a blog first and foremost. Techwag is a blog, it has been a blog [...]
Another Infographic bites the dust
Mindflash produced another Infographic, subtitled “Are companies allowing employees to use social media in the workplace?” That title couldn’t be more misleading. Yet another time it’s proven that content and presentation hardly ever go along (Cross-posted @ Business or Pleasure? – why not both)
It is not Facebook that needs to worry about G+ it is Quora
For those of you who have been playing around with G+ over the last couple of days, what started off as an interesting way to share the ephemera of our daily internet lives has turned into some of the best question and answer sessions I have seen outside of Quora. For those who do not [...]
Things I would like to see added to Google Plus
Nice first jump out of the gate, and good for Google for starting to get social networking and social media. The games addition is a good thing because honestly that is what it will take to get people to come along and try out the new system. Games seem to be the lowest common denominator [...]
From Arab Spring to UK Summer putting the brakes on Social Networking
First World meets Social Media and attempts to curtail it much like their third world counterparts – too late the cat is so far out of the bag we can’t even catch a whiff of what things were like before social media communications to coordinate groups for good, or bad. It is interesting that the [...]
OSCON: Energy + Awesome + Space Exploration + Hacking
I wanted to post these two keynotes from OSCON 2011. They really bring out the spirit of exploration, adventure, care, and doing things bigger than oneself. This is about doing things that go beyond the cat picture of the day. These presentations, well, I’ll let them speak for themselves. Absolutely great!
The SocMed files: I wanna believe
This week I had a chat with Steve Denning and Michael Ricard, and also some comments on IBM presenting their social profile. Both are related in the sense that lots of (social) promises are made, but little social or not outcomes presented. That worries me. Social works for me, for sure, and for many others [...]
Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections
I recently wrote a post about the open nature of Twitter and why I’m long on its future. I know it’s easier to write “horse race” stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot” lately. But something more nuanced is at hand that is worth debating – is the future [...]
Is Google+ More Facebook or More Twitter? Yes
Quick, what existing social network is Google+ most likely to displace in terms of people’s time? Another Try by Google to Take On Facebook Claire Cain Miller, New York Times This isn’t a Facebook-killer, it’s a Twitter-killer. Yishan Wong, Google+ post A hearty congrats to Google for creating an offering that manages to be compared [...]
Twitter spam – a problem? No. Curation is here
A few times a day, I get a tweet directed at me from someone I don’t know, who neither offers something related to what I have recently tweeted. The first few times that happened, a few months ago, I clicked the URL and ended up at some site after being redirected via more than a [...]
Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem
Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift, a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Our goal is to make the enormous volume of real-time information more manageable for the 99% of companies that lack the infrastructure to [...]
The lifecycle and stages of a social network
Thanks to Scott Berkun for triggering me here, and of course this was related to Google+: @drmstream there is a blog post waiting to be written about the lifecycle/stages of a social network. There is. And this is one. I don’t believe in having to behave differently on social networks. I believe that we all [...]
5 Techniques To Deal With Spam: Open Letter To Twitter
I love Twitter, but lately, I am getting annoyed by Twitter spam and I’m not the only one. I don’t want Twitter spam to become email spam. I don’t want to whine about that either, so I spent some time thinking about what Twitter could do to deal with spam. Consider this an open letter [...]
