It has taken so long for new technologies to grasp change and user behavior. Why is this? I understand why they typically don’t perfect the user experience in the first round, or second, or third; but there have been some lingering concepts that I have just noticed being straightened because of enough user demand…
Bow to Your User
Posted by on February 25th, 2008 in Cool, Eric, Social Networking, rageboy and web2.0 · 1 CommentSomebody Gets It: ESPN
Posted by on February 13th, 2008 in Blogs We Read, Cool, Eric, RSS and web2.0 · 0 CommentsToday, Jason Stark for ESPN is actively blogging about the Clemens/Steroids hearing on Capitol Hill. His posts are coming roughly every 20 minutes and are keeping us in the loop…
The Third Party: Why Social Networks Work
Posted by on July 12th, 2007 in Cool, Eric, Facebook, Fuzzy, Social Networking and disruption · 0 CommentsReading this site and many other blogs, we certainly get enough daily bread of what to do with social networks. Over the past six months, we have seen SN (that’s what the cool kids call it) expand on integration…
Mobile Web: Not Yet?
Posted by on March 30th, 2007 in Cool, Eric, Fuzzy, I'm not an expert, Millenials, Social Networking, Social Software and web2.0 · 1 CommentI had a chance to attend SXSW earlier this month in Austin. The leaders of the Web converge every year on this conference, and it’s an opportunity to rub shoulders with these giants.
I took particular interest in the sessions that were discussing the direction and uses of the Web’s place on mobile devices…
Welcome to eBay, Higher Education
Posted by on February 6th, 2007 in Cool, Eric, Fuzzy, Social Networking and web2.0 · 1 CommentYou may have caught this in University Business, but on Saturday, February 4th, Oklahoma Wesleyan University began auctioning off a year of tuition, including room and board, on the online auction giant, eBay.
Although this is admittedly to gain publicity for the institution, don’t write this off too quickly…
Available is Not On-Demand
Posted by on January 4th, 2007 in Cool, Eric, Podcast, RSS, Social Content Management, Social Software and web2.0 · 1 CommentSocial content on the internet has reached a blistering pace. My head spins, but my eyes twinkle at the possibilities. For example:
For all of you who enjoy regular podcasts, you now have your favorites. I listen to about 4 or 5 podcasters on a regular basis. Some have daily podcasts, but others are for less frequent…
Web 10.0
Posted by on December 20th, 2006 in Cool, Eric, Fuzzy, Rant, curmudgeon and web2.0 · 3 CommentsI ran across this article today on the Wired blog and just had to discuss.
As much as the next guy, I hate the term “Web 2.0″. It seems like everything these days is Web 2.0. When did it get here? Is it already here?..
Cool for the Sake of Cool
Posted by on October 18th, 2006 in Cool, Eric, Fuzzy, Millenials, Social Content Management, tags and web2.0 · 4 CommentsWhat made Fonzy cool was his lack of effort to be cool. But he didn’t wake up in the morning and say, “Today, I am going to be as cool as I can be.”
Flickr is cool. What makes Flickr cool is that millions of people contribute photos and share stories because they want to, not just because they can.
iPods are cool…