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@oldspice guy is being awesome all over the internet today

Although the internet will often reject attempts to pander to it, the Old Spice "I'm on a Horse" guy is pretty much loved by everyone. The commercials starring Isaiah Mustafa have gone wildly viral, and today the brand ... continue

The joke of social network privacy

I have always maintained that people are fooling themselves if they think social networks will always keep their promise to protect your personal and generated data. At some point, whether for collateral or as demographic information to ... continue

Let’s get a grip on reality when it comes to Social Networks and Data Portability

Yesterday my good friend Louis Gray penned one of his best blog posts in some time. It is a very concise and clear look at the whole data portability issue that is a hot topic among the digerati ... continue

I’ll see your badges and raise you some karma

One of the more interesting things about having been in the tech business for a long time is that you see ideas come and go only to see them resurface with some new name and hype. So ... continue

Google’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness

Ask anyone on the street what they know of Google and chances are you will get either that it is a great search engine or in some cases it is The Internet. Once you start getting into ... continue

AT&T to improve reputation using social media – good luck with that

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I first read this but it seems that AT&T is going to try the whole social media idea as a way to try and repair their bruised and ... continue

Facebook now lets you Like people’s comments

For those of you that still remember Friendfeed, let alone still use it, you will remember that one of the most often asked for features was the ability to Like someone's comments. The feeling was that while ... continue

Bebo gets sold – no-one cares

Remember the English social network called Bebo? No? Not surprising since its only real claim to fame was that Aol lost its mind and bought it for $850 back in 2008 and from there returned to an even worse ... continue

Ah the bubble that is Social Media .. and no, most people couldn’t care less

For those of you readers who don't have a clue what Social Media is beyond using Twitter or playing FarmVille on Facebook be thankful because it can be a total time suck (yes beyond even FarmVille) that ... continue

Google Buzz: The new hunting ground for slimy, and sneaky, marketers

It is inevitable. Just as the sun rises every morning we find those little corners of the web that we like to call our own slowly becoming infested with the lowest of the low. Yes, I am ... continue

Fan made ‘National Chipotle Day’ causes social media headache for Chipotle, no free burritos for fans

Social media campaigns can cause well thought out promotions to spread across rabid fan bases like wildfire and garner a lot of free or low-cost buzz for companies. Unfortunately, there's not really much anyone can do to stop ... continue

Enough with the Facebook whining already!

I think I'm going to gag if I hear or read about yet another post about how big and bad Facebook is. Seriously. Look I've said more than enough on the subject myself whether it be here or ... continue

Diaspora is a great idea, deserves all its miracle funding, but will it work?

The worry, concern, and even downright anger with Facebook right now is palpable. It has even gotten to the point that the company has called an all hands meeting to discuss the privacy firestorm that has engulfed ... continue

When social media goes awry: Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away iced coffee, but not everywhere

Today is Dunkin' Donuts' much ballyhooed free iced coffee day, the kind of promotion that generally creates a lot of positive feedback in fans both online and off. However, it seems today's free iced coffee day has gone ... continue

Is Microsoft getting its Social Media act together?

Okay, I'll wait until you all stop laughing. Finished yet? Good. Now that you have picked yourself up off the floor let's take a look at some stuff that'e been announced in the last little while that could prove ... continue

Blippy addresses credit card leak, you want to give it a try now?

I've been watching the Blippy scandal unfold, but Steve has been pretty vigilant about pointing out why credit card related social networking might just be the worst idea ever when it comes to social media and sharing. Almost ... continue

Bulgarian politician fired over Farmville addiction

It was really only a matter of time, wasn't it? A city councilmember in the Bulgarian town of Plovdiv was ousted in a close vote because fellow councilmembers were really sick of (all the requests for barn roof ... continue

Coke: Spreading happiness one college machine at a time

I just came across this and while I might not be the biggest fan of companies trying to play in the Social Media playground this effort by Coca- Cola has all the right ingredients of an idea ... continue

Social Media and the Cheapening of Trust

Trust. What a complex word and concept. Whom do we trust and why? Do we even realize when we cross that intangible line from uncertainty to one of trust? Then once we cross that line is there some sort of sliding scale ... continue

The misappropriation of ‘Influence’

It might not seem like much of a word but in fact influence is often associated with people of power or knowledge. It is people like these that because of the nature of their power or knowledge ... continue

R.I.P. Social Media, it was a nice dream while it lasted

Let's set the record straight right from the beginning. Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, Buzz or any of the other hundreds of wannabes out there fishing for VC dollars as their only viable business model are not social media. ... continue

The Great Privacy Con of Social Media and Web 2.0

I've been going through some of the posts to come out of this year's SXSW conference that had anything to do with the issue of privacy; especially after Danah Boyd's great keynote speech. It is reassuring to ... continue