
Another Step for Google into Business Analytics? EIM with Google Refine 2.0
A new version of Google Refine has been announced, a tool designed to cleanse and integrate “messy” data. How does it fit into the corporate notion of enterprise information management?

Did Twitter Kill the Blogger Star?
When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. People had been steadily blogging for 2-3 years and this crowd seemed to bifurcate. On the one hand were the blogs that “blew up” and became real businesses like TechCrunch, GigaOm or TalkingPointsMemo. On the other hand […]

The Link, the Subscribe and the Open Follow
In case you haven’t heard, the Associated Press appears to be committing hara-kiri under the guise of a “business model.” It would seem (from what I’ve been reading) that they want to require a license with them simply to quote a headline *or* link to a piece of their work. Obviously, they’re trying to go […]

The Real Power of Twitter is Link Sharing
This is the fourth posting in a series I’m calling Twitter 101 for all those that say “I don’t get it?” The Twitter 101 outline it’s here. In the second post I talked about Twitter being like Instant Messaging (IM) and text messaging (SMS) and that is the reason for the 140 character limit. Many […]