Archive for social networks
Three interesting uses for Foursquare
The geo-location social network Foursquare is still combining impressive percentage growth in traffic with (especially in the UK) relatively low user figures. If that percentage growth continues, it could break into the big time as Twitter has. But already there are some niches where it has a worthwhile audience, especially if you want to read [...]
Banning social media isn't the answer to riots: sign the petition
Last week I wrote about how misguided David Cameron’s talk of banning use of social media in an effort to stop future riots was, and that it was more a matter of some politicians looking to blame the communications channels they themselves are least familiar with: The number of communication technologies in the firing line [...]
Google+: its prospects and likely implications for PR
With a relatively low-key blog post, Google has announced details of its long-talked about new foray into social networking – Google+. Google’s hit rate with its new projects is fairly low. It knows that if it tries out enough new ideas, the occasional one will be the sort of success that more than makes up [...]
Facebook vs Foursquare vs Gowalla: what Arsenal tells us
Sometimes one simple example summarises the wider picture rather neatly:
The power of Twitter: reaching people who reach other people
Interesting research from ExactTarget (an email marketing company that the Liberal Democrats used for a while whilst I was working for the party): So why are Twitter power users so influential online. 72 percent publish blog posts at least monthly 70 percent comment on blogs 61 percent write at least one product review monthly 61 [...]
Are you a happy farmer?
Even if you’re not a Farmville player yourself, chances are you’ve come across the extremely popular Facebook farming game courtesy of updates from your friends about cows, fields and farm buildings appearing in your Facebook newsfeed. However, for all Farmville’s impressive popularity, with nearly 58 million active users each month, it is a minnow in [...]
The monopolies of the internet
Across a huge range of internet activity there is one dominant firm: Facebook for social networking, Google for search, Twitter for micro-blogging, Amazon for books and so on. The contrast between the presence of these dominating firms and the apparent ease of entry for new challengers is the subject of a piece by Tim Wu [...]
