Do You Like Me? My Opinion On The Recent Facebook Changes

Facebook recently made two changes that dramatically impact the way users interact with Fan pages. The first and most obvious of the changes is the changing of the language from “Fan” to “Like” and the second is removing the ability for non-page admins to view the entire list of fans. According to Facebook and as stated in the official Facebook FAQ the reason for the change from...

5 Reasons Why Your Site Should Be Using Video

Have you been considering adding video to your site but still have yet to make the leap? Here are five good reasons why you should consider adding video to your site right now. It’s Cheaper Than You Think – Video equipment is no longer the cost prohibitive entry into video that it once was with HD camcorders now available from both Flip and Kodak for under 200 dollars. I currently shoot all my video...

Location Based Services: What’s Your Take?

It’s no secret that at this years SXSW f8 conference Facebook will be announcing and probably launching its location service. This will potentially bring 400+ million Facebook users into the location based market. Does Facebook entering into this market legitimize what Foursquare and Gowalla have already been doing? Should Foursquare and Gowalla be worried about Facebook’s entrance into their market? Are you...

Don’t Forget The “Social” Part Of Social Media

Don’t Forget The “Social” Part Of Social Media Business and brands need to think of their social networking efforts as extensions of their physical/virtual stores. If someone walks into your store with a question do you ignore them? The same rules apply for social networks and social media, in order to be successful you have to be...

Could Google Buzz Be A Real Time Blogging Platform?

Google launched its new social networking platform Buzz about five days ago and it appears Google has been listening to user feedback and has been able to close up some of the privacy concerns users had been voicing since its launch. Despite the fact Google has been attentive to its early adopters I am still not convinced that Google Buzz is a social networking platform and instead may actually be a real-time...