January 2011
14 posts
The Fallacy of Social Media Reciprocation
“If you honestly need someone to follow you or friend you on a social network to find self worth or acceptance, it’s really time to re-evaluate your priorities”.
From: http://ping.fm/J7xt7
December Surge of Internet Deals Carries Venture...
“A wave of Internet deals helped venture funding during the fourth quarter of 2010 reach a two-year high-water mark in both the number of deals and capital invested…”
From: http://ping.fm/KjIya
Social Media Contests: Post-Game Marketing
“Plan for the future, and consider the long-term opportunities before you”.
From: http://ping.fm/pjTfT
Will Facebook Reign Supreme In 2011? History Says...
“The notion that Facebook is not going to continue to be the only game in town may sound a little crazy given that their user base has exceeded 500 million”.
From: http://ping.fm/9yZh9
Photo-Mapping Startup Opens API for Location &...
“Mobile photo-sharing app Snapr plots uploaded photos on a map that other users can browse. Its new open API will allow other mobile photo app developers to add location-based features and real-time photo feeds to their own apps”.
From: http://ping.fm/qOXj6
Facebook Ranks Fastest For The Third Quarter In A...
“For the third quarter in a row, Facebook’s home page loaded faster than that of any of the other major social networks. However, the site only comes in fourth place for availability”.
From: http://ping.fm/eULDD
Why Social Media Practices Are Like Football
“Analysts can derive actionable insights from data and feed those back to teams, and even IT can evolve their operations to support more fluid internal communication networks”.
From: http://ping.fm/Adygo
The Future of TV is Mobile
“For years, we’ve had mobile entertainment systems in our cars. What if, though, an accessories company makes a mount where your iPad can slip into it and be piped through your car’s audio system?”
From: http://ping.fm/Eqzfo
The growing number of liquidity options for...
Great Reading: “It is early days for both secondary markets and venture backed exits to PE but both of these are positive trends”.
From: http://ping.fm/PjV9Z
A world view of social media
In looking at which industries were talking the most about social media it came as no surprise to find the technology, communications and marketing fields in the top three.
From: http://ping.fm/I4IJl
Why Everyone is Now Talking About Klout http://ping.fm/KCkVr
How to Create a Chrome Fun Zone for Kids http://ping.fm/jaQMY
Brain Oddities: Spelling is Irrelevant to Comprehension http://ping.fm/nJECD
StumbleUpon Sent 700M Pageviews To Other Websites In Dec, Is Growing 20% Monthly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/osrTrgblEwk/