Mixx has been gaining considerable momentum since it’s debut, including being recently adopted by CNN, LA Times and the New York Times. Even though they have great features for the user, and no ads (as of yet), what’s holding Mixx from gaining competitive advantage in the social news industry?
Continue reading ‘Mixx and Digg: Community Makes the Difference’
Tags: branding, community, digg, mixx, Social MediaOverall the experience was a positive one; despite a lot of the negative feedback of what we participated in.
Continue reading ‘Twit-Out: Lessons Learned’
Tags: twitter
Since Twit-Out was announced there has been a lot of feedback via FriendFeed, Twitter, and several other places. The reaction has been mixed, but a lot of people don’t seem to get it.
Continue reading ‘Isn’t Web 2.0 About US Taking Control?’
Tags: conversation, twitter 
Twitter users are becoming more and more frustrated with outages and blips in service and look more and more willing to turn their words into action. This has never been more evident as of recently when discussions on FriendFeed have created a unified effort to get the attention of the Twitter community. As a result, Twit-Out was created. Twit-Out is (for a lack of a better term) a boycott of Twitter on Wednesday, May 21st. Read more about this on posts by Andrew Dobrow and Bwana McCall, even picked up on the Buzz Out Loud podcast.
Continue reading ‘Twit-Out: 24-Hour Twitter Boycott’
Tags: friendfeed, twitter
Do you think MySpace, Facebook, and Hotmail are about as exciting as the Internet gets? Let me give you a glimpse into how RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, depending on who you talk to) helps enrich my Internet experience.
Continue reading ‘How RSS Enhances My Internet Experience’
Tags: bookmarking, delicious, google reader, internet, productivity, rss
YackTrack is the next step in the evolution of the conversation.
I just read about this on Regular Geek via Corvida and Rob Diana. The service allows you too see comments on your post across a variety of services including Digg, Disqus, FriendFeed, Mixx, StumbleUpon, Technorati, and WordPress blogs, with plans for expansion.
Continue reading ‘YackTrack: A Tool To Quiet Bloggers’ Whining About Distributed Comments?’
Tags: Blogging, conversation, digg, disqus, friendfeed, mixx, Social Media, stumbleUpon, technorati, WordPress, yacktrack
I’m pretty new to Twitter compared to some folks who have been on for a year and even longer. But along the way I’ve learned a lot about how to use Twitter from personal experience and listening to what others have to say about Twitter etiquette.
Continue reading ‘It’s Your Twitter, Tweet How You Want To’
Tags: behaviour, Social Media, twitter
