I’ve been making some changes to this site recently: upgrading to the newest version of Wordpress, choosing a new theme and fiddling with the layout. One thing I discovered is that, unless you’re running a very minimal installation, it’s quite easy to run out of memory, even with only a handful of plug-ins. Versions of the [...]
December 22, 2009
The latest data from Hitwise suggests that the battle between social networks is pretty much a one-horse race. Facebook wins. Top 10 Social Networking Websites & Forums – November 2009 Facebook gets four times the traffic of its closest competitor, MySpace. Twitter – so beloved of the media and apparently the word of the year – will [...]
December 22, 2009
In a story from the Onion news network, an archaeologist discovers traces of an ancient network of people known as Friendster. Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization Not so much ‘fake’ news on this occasion. More like news that hasn’t happened yet. I can see this being broadcast 100 years from now.
December 21, 2009
The FT reports that The Economist plans to make headroads into social networks: The Economist newspaper plans to acquire 500,000 fans on Facebook and 750,000 followers on Twitter within six months, in another sign that traditional publishers are looking to social media as a substantial source of web traffic and new readers. via FT.com / UK – [...]
December 19, 2009
It’s been a little while since I wrote on this topic, but social (and not-so-social) bookmarking is on the rise again. Remember Diigo, Blinklist and Magnolia from all of two years ago? No? And at least 122 others who wanted to become the social bookmarking standard. They all lost to delicious and improved services from mainstream [...]
December 17, 2009
The latest storm in a teacup to upset the blogosphere is the spectre of ‘fast-food content’. Raised as a threat by McArrington himself, the worry is that fast and loose content quickly generated to match popular keywords will swamp quality content in search rankings. …what really scares me? It’s the rise of fast food content that [...]
December 17, 2009
I’ve been having a go at the latest chic-geek blogging tool – posterous – recently, as you’ll be able to tell if you look at the posts I’ve made here over the last month or so. But, in the end, I’ve decided not to use it. Why? Read on. Just to be clear, before I go [...]
December 16, 2009
For your geek buddies. Found here, where there are plenty more, available to buy as cards. Have an excellent Christmas, if I don’t write again before then.
December 14, 2009
YouTube – The Social Media Guru. Have you even read my online internet blog? It’s mega-awesome.
December 14, 2009
Or is it the ‘buzz-monitoring bonnet’ as someone suggested? Poor sod. via ffffound.com
December 14, 2009
AdWeek covers a story that most people working in the digital sector will already have had some intuition of: Forrester Research conducted a “state of interactive agencies” survey of about 100 global interactive marketers. It found just 23 percent believed their “traditional brand agency” is capable of planning and managing interactive marketing activities. About 46 percent [...]
December 9, 2009
I am always suspicious of Internet ‘experts’ who pay homage to the digital natives idea. The idea that young people are not only generationally different from me, but also are psychologically different. Perhaps it’s my age. Being over-40, I react badly to anything that suggests that I’m not long from the care home. But I also [...]
December 23, 2009