by Brian Wallace | May 28, 2008 | Social Media
I’ll be presenting at the American Marketing Association tomorrow from 12:00-1:00pm, so if you’re in the Louisville area, come on by. The talk will be called “What You Always Wanted to Know About Social Media (but were afraid to ask).” As done... by Brian Wallace | May 26, 2008 | Blog, Social Media
Back in the days of Web 1.0 (along with hit counters), it was very trendy to have a guest book on your website and to invite everyone to sign it. The highlight of my 2002 was when the author Jeffrey Deaver came by my website and signed my guestbook. He and I had been... by Brian Wallace | May 23, 2008 | Google
[Today’s guest post is brought to your by Wayne Smallman. Wayne Smallman is the man behind the Blah, Blah! Technology blog: a focal point of his passion for technology, and a hallmark of his business mentality, writing style, and adeptness at making complex... by Brian Wallace | May 19, 2008 | Social Media
My favourite social networking site at the moment is without a doubt Friendfeed (but of course that is subject to immediate change if the “Next Big Thing” should rear its big ugly head). But as with everything else on the internet, Friendfeed isn’t... by Brian Wallace | May 12, 2008 | Google
I think Google Reader has just got a damn sight more sexier and any lingering disloyal thoughts I might have had about going back to My Yahoo are now well and truly gone. The reason for my unwavering loyalty? Notes! Yes you heard me right – notes!
There’s now no doubt now that Google is gradually building a social network to rival all other social networks but it all seems to be in dribs and drabs and it’s a bit confusing how they are going to eventually connect it all up. I mean, let’s look at the various strands :
by Brian Wallace | May 6, 2008 | Wikipedia
It seems that plans are in the works for a slimmed down, condensed version of the German Wikipedia to be made into a printed encyclopedia book and it will be sold in bookstores for 20 Euros ($32). As many people have said, it’s “reverse publishing”.... by Brian Wallace | Apr 21, 2008 | Facebook
Coming from a police family, I have always had enormous respect for law enforcement and the job they do, and after having just seen the Facebook application for the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in Great Britain, I am even more impressed. This just goes to prove... by Brian Wallace | Apr 19, 2008 | Social Media
Never a day goes by without me hearing of another case of how people are getting more and more hacked off about Facebook and its never-ending crappy applications. All I can say is, I can feel the pain. There used to be a time when someone would ask me what the... by Brian Wallace | Apr 18, 2008 | Social Media
My current social media obsession is Friendfeed. I like it for a variety of reasons but the main reason is that it pulls together nicely all my various online activities. Being a tech blogger, I tend to try out every online service under the sun and so it gets more... by Brian Wallace | Apr 18, 2008 | Twitter
Andrew Baron tried selling his account on eBay this week. The eBay auction has closed, but you can still see the bidding history here, as it went as high as $1,550. Publicity stunt? Yes. Original? Yes. The real story here was that it received lots of exposure....
