How Facebook “made me see the light”..well ok, not really

If you've been following my blog, you know that I tend to mock Facebook relentlessly. This mockery is largely tounge-in-cheek and tends to piggyback off commentary from tech bloggers and other non-marketing bloggers who closely examine the technological development, ethical implications and overall behavioural trends (usually identified by designers and UX experts) during the course … Continue reading How Facebook “made me see the light”..well ok, not really

LBS in B2B: taking Events to the next level?

I touched on geolocation and LBS (location-based services) earlier this year just as it was breaking into the mainstream. Gowalla, Foursquare, BrightKite, Whrrl, Scvngr and now even Facebook's Places (see my less than stellar impression of this) are among the tech companies driving this wildly popular bandwagon. There have been clear and useful leverage of LBS for … Continue reading LBS in B2B: taking Events to the next level?

Le déclin de l’empire de Social Media

If you've never seen this exquisite film (directed by the inimitable Denys Arcand) then you must. Title of this post was partially inspired by the title of that film, Le déclin de l'empire américain, and the overriding black comedy flavour I personally see in some (okay, many) of today's blog posts. Just yesterday, a Forrester study notes … Continue reading Le déclin de l’empire de Social Media

Le déclin de l’empire de social media

If you've never seen this exquisite film (directed by the inimitable Denys Arcand) then you must. Title of this post was partially inspired by the title of that film, Le déclin de l'empire américain, and the overriding dark comedy flavour I personally see in some (okay, many) of today's blog posts. Just yesterday, a Forrester study notes … Continue reading Le déclin de l’empire de social media