I am a big fan of movies or TV shows with arch rivals enemies as great villains make the hero look even better. And think about it: What would be Batman without the Joker? So I really appreciate the rivalry between Facebook and Twitter even if it appears more to be an obsession of Facebook for the micro blogging ser...
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How to Get Rid of Your Mum on Social Networks?
Mums are truly a double edge sword: they can be the sweetest thing on the planet or the most annoying, painful nuisance. We all have stories of our mum being a bit smothering up to a point we had to deal with it. Unfortunately for today’s teenagers the social media era means that mums can stalk their offspring all...
UberVU: Be Uber Informed on What Is Happening on the Social Web.
It might be hard to find what people say on the social web. Fortunately uberVU is here to make your life easier about this. I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Vladimir Oane, the CEO of uberVU, who gave me more information on how the platform works and what it can do for you.
Why Is London the Twitter Capital of the World?
On August 5th one of the co-founders of Twitter, Evan Williams, gave an interview to BBC Newsnight, explaining the nature of the platform and the future development of it. What was interesting for us Londoners is that he asserted that London was for the second year in a row the Twitter capital of the world. It sound...
Foursquare, the new Darling of Social Media?
If there is one thing that empassions the social media world, it is to predict what will be the next big thing, and in this case what will come after Twitter. And it seems this microcosm is quite excited by a mobile/GPS based application called Foursquare. The aim of this location based social network is to push peo...
The Social Graph
I know this is an expression that has been around for quite some time now (2007), but I feel it is interesting to get back to it today. The expression was first used by Facebook to refer to their social network. Jeremiah Owyang described it as “the representation of our relationships. In present day context, these...
Social Media and Consumers are Tag-Teaming Brands
Social media has redefined the relationship between people and brands, between advertisers and consumers. What was once a more one way dialogue, in which advertisers pushed out symbols and messages of brand value (more…)