Category Archives: Social Media
Facebook Goes Bang
The day finally arrived that analysts and market forecasters had been waiting for: Facebook has opened its doors to public shareholders with champagne corks popping on its first day of trading. But, a quick jump in share prices, to $42 … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Social Media
The Sharing Age
The ‘me’ generation was supposed to be in the 1980s – when Reagan, Thatcher, big hair and shoulder pads were the order of the day. Governmental deregulation and the embrace of all things monetary were the height of fashion and … Continue reading
Filed under Social Media
Instagram = Instacash!
Before the expected flotation of Facebook on the stock market later this year, company commander and chief, Mark Zuckerberg, has once again made the headlines for shelling out big bucks for…an app. Not just any app, mind you, but a … Continue reading
Filed under Business, internet, Social Media
Myspace is down, but not out
It’s amazing to see the amount of energy people expel critiquing social media platforms and their multitudinous offspring-almost as much as using them. Here I go–I’ll expel some more. I just read a piece in the Guardian about the rebirth … Continue reading
Filed under internet, Social Media, Tech
The Gods Must Be Crazy
An interesting and wholly (holy) modern religious group has emerged from the frozen, progressive landscape of Sweden. It seems that the nation that gave the world Pirate Bay, Spotify and Skype are adding a new addition to the table. The … Continue reading
Filed under internet, News, Social Media
Alan Azizollahoff: Gaming and Giving in Equal Measure
Anyone who has spent time in Las Vegas can understand the thrill of casino life, a Mecca devoted to the big pay-out is almost intrinsically linked to the very notion of what America means; the idea that you start with … Continue reading
Filed under Branding, Business, business news, Economy, Marketing, Profiles, Social Media, Tech
Dare Not Speak Thy Name
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, recently weighed in at a technology conference with the viewpoint that the burgeoning internet world of innovations and new business need not “exclude the government,” the assumption being that there will be some form of … Continue reading
Filed under Government, Social Media, Tech
IPO’s are Hot, Hot, Hot
After suffering through a rather desultory article from Business Week speculating on the validity of the current social network bubble that they reckon is bound to burst in 1990’s dot com fashion, it was interesting to see a more balanced … Continue reading
Filed under Business, internet, Social Media
Twitter’s Five Years Old. Who Cares?
Well, the cynicism of the above statement is mine, because everyone else seems to be lighting birthday candles in one form or another. Indeed, the land of Tweets came to life five years ago and it’s safe to say that … Continue reading
Filed under Social Media, Tech
The Floodgates Are Open
After the meteoric rise of social media in the last five years, it’s quite incredible that something ostensibly so trivial as Facebook and Twitter could facilitate the revolutions that have happened recently in Tunisia, Egypt and now Libya. The (once) … Continue reading
Filed under News, politics, Social Media
