Obviously URL shorteners are widely used on twitter. How else would you share something like this? http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/ The issue that most concerns me is what happens when...
Read MoreFirst I have to say that I rather enjoy using Foursquare. Badges are fun and sometimes irreverent. I’ve even made real-world connections due to checking in with it. One such instance even lead to a job interview. Pretty...
Read MoreI just ran across an interesting use of QR Codes. icoulddothat.org uses QR Codes to do what they do best. That is to connect real-world places or objects to information on the web. Yes, there are MANY other uses, but this is the...
Read MoreGeolocation by johnrhopkins Geolocation isn’t anything new. It has, in a sense, been around since we began to locate object or places on a map with relative accuracy. According to Wikipedia.org’s entry on the...
Read MoreMy first experience with SCVNGR was via a window sticker at Dottie’s True Blue Cafe in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District much like one of the Google Places window stickers. It is, by the way, the BEST breakfast...
Read MoreYou’ve likely seen them from time to time. They were originally created in Japan as a quickly scannable barcode for tracking automotive parts. They take up about the same physical space as a traditional barcode, but can...
Read MoreI just read a rather laughable post titled “Forrester: Why Most Marketers Should Forgo Foursquare” on Advertsing Age’s website (adage.com). It basically suggests that marketers should not look at leveraging...
Read MoreMan, I turn around and realize that I’ve been ignoring my blog. Sorry folks. Not that what I’m adding tonight is terribly noteworthy… just a nametag, woohoo! The nametag is for any Social Media Club meeting....
Read MoreToday, during lunch at Arby’s, I saw a story about someone getting fired because of something they said online. Sure, there are PLENTY of these stories and I’ve written on this subject from a job-seeker’s point...
Read More[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4112929[/vimeo] I found a rather nice 3rd party tool for responding to follows and direct messages from twitter users.
Read MoreSome years ago, I worked at a design shop here in Richmond, VA that primarily focused on museum exhibit design. The average stay of any employee there was roughty six months. I, not wanting to upset the balance, didn’t...
Read MoreThis week there has been a flurry of activity surrounding Twitter and their potential plans to charge for commercial use. Then yesterday afternoon the folks at twitter repsponded that there was nothing to report. They basically...
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