Tag: Internet

I wrote up an idea a while ago about a 250-character inter-office messaging system. I was frustrated (and still am) with the varying use of e-mail as an all-in-one messaging system. There can be a better way.

My boss Ed sent a quote to our office from Eric Scmidt at a recent conference. The full quote is below.

“Ultimately, search is not just the web but literally all of your information – your email, the things you care about, with your permission – this is personal search, for you and only for you.

Finish reading Autonomous search in the future

Facebook has boomed in the last year. New features, controversies, applications, and millions of new users. However, you can no longer count me in that group of people. Follow along as I detail my reasons for leaving the most popular social network of all time

I just got back from the Maximum Fun Convocation, aka MaxFunCon 2010 in Lake Arrowhead California. The event was put on by MaximumFun.org and was lead by Jesse Thorn. Here is my recap and personal experience.

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Here are my big problems with internet comments:

• Too much Spam
• Not really providing a “conversation”
• Not enough to make a difference
• Can be very self serving
• Don’t relate at all to the article topic

Finish reading Are we able to fix Comments?

What do we do with old newspapers? We throw them out and recycle them. We may save some in libraries for posterity, but the larger part gets tossed out daily. Digital content (like this article) doesn’t take up physical space or have physical costs like newspapers. So, what do we do with our old web content? We keep it. I think that’s a mistake.

Finish reading The Real-Time Web creates Digital Waste

The web is a great place to argue with someone. I have occasionally wasted time doing so on the web and have learned that comments and forums are a disjointed place to prove a point. I think there could be a better way.

Finish reading Positive Internet Arguing

I’m a recent hire into the Internet Marketing world.

Finish reading Real SEO Help for Non-Web People

Once upon a time there was an old woman in a small town. The woman wore an old pair of glasses she had received years and years ago. Most of the time, her glasses worked great. But on occasion, they turned out to be very odd glasses.

Finish reading The old woman and the odd glasses

Social media and social networks have been a godsend for some people. The original intent of myspace.com was to be a place where burgeoning musicians could come and display their musical talents for anyone to see. Then, somewhere along the way, it became popular for anyone and everyone to make a profile and become “friends” with people online. And this was the birth of online social networks and in some ways social media too.

Finish reading On social media…