Web 2.0

The Delicate Balance Between Busyness and Simplicity

Posted on 18. May, 2010
Categories: Trends, Web 2.0

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Many websites today are too busy. Read about the inherent tension between simplicity and busyness. Where do you stand?

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Chris Brogan’s iPad Struggles and Simon’s Second Law of Technology

Posted on 12. May, 2010
Categories: Trends, Web 2.0

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I’m wondering these days if I’ve become so entrenched in PCs that I’ll never make the jump to another platform. Are you finding change harder as you get older and more accustomed to doing things in a certain way?

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Social Media Resistance: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Posted on 11. May, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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Haven’t we been here before? Remember when some people used to claim that websites didn’t matter. Is the same thing happening with social media?

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90s Sites and Stickiness

Posted on 03. May, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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In this post, I discuss what I like to call “90s Sites.” While there’s nothing inherently “wrong” with them, they could be more. The biggest problem: there’s no reason for coming back. Ever. They’re just not sticky.

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A Blogging and Service-Related Mystery

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010
Categories: Misc. Writing, Web 2.0

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Last week, I introduced my latest thread: a series of modern day technology and business mysteries. This week, I tell the story of a business proposal recently put to me. You have to read this to believe it. Submit your own tale to win a copy of my new book.

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Lessons from Social Media Meet-Up, Part II – Leaps of Faith?

Posted on 15. Apr, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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This is my second post covering the Social Meet-Up from this past week. Read on to learn about more social media best practices from real-world practitioners.

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Lessons from Social Media Meet-Up, Part I – Measuring is Easy; Evaluation is Hard.

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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I had the pleasure of going to the Social Media Meet-Up this week. Read this post if you’re interested in some of the latest research on Twitter, social media ROI, and easily the funniest thing that I’ve said in public this year.

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Lessons from The BRITE ‘10 Conference, Part 2: Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch

Posted on 02. Apr, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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In this post, I’ll focus on more of the things that I learned during day one at the third BRITE conference in NYC.

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Lessons from The BRITE ’10 Conference, Part 1

Posted on 01. Apr, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Videos, Web 2.0

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This week I attended the third BRITE conference in NYC. The focus was on social media, Web 2.0, communities, collaboration, and customer engagement. In this post, I’ll convey many of the things that I learned during day one.

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Web Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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Why are web statistics so misleading these days? Should you obsess over number of hits or unique visitors? In this post, I examine some of the main limitations of traditional site statistics.

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Do Tech Companies Wield Too Much Power?

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010
Categories: Guest Posts, Recession, Web 2.0

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I recently did a guest post for ReadWriteWeb, a great site full of interesting content. In it, I explore the tension between employment and technology. Is technology destroying creating more jobs than it is creating?

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Facebook, Scrabble, and the Limits of Free

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Web 2.0

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Like many people (over 400 million), I’m on Facebook on a regular basis. In this short post, I wonder about what kind of “rights” users have when they pay zero for a site. Is it the same as “customer service” to a paid vendor?

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Technology Today #18: Laura Schoppe on The Virtual Company

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS, Technology Today, Web 2.0

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These days, much work is performed remotely. I have supported many clients without ever actually being on site and, I’d like to think, everyone benefited. I didn’t have to waste time in airport and the client saved money on travel. Taking this to the next level, I spoke with Laura Schoppe, a crazy smart woman who runs Fuentek, a completely virtual company.

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Technology Today #10: A Podcast with Mitch Joel on Social Media

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010
Categories: Social Media, Technology Today, Web 2.0

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Few topics are hotter these days than social media and digital marketing and few folks know more about them than my guest today, Mitch Joel. Mitch is the author of the best selling book Six Pixels of Separation and the President of Twist Image. In episode 11 of Technology Today, Mitch talks about social media, Amazon, the iPad, blogging, Charlie Rose, and a whole host of other topics.