There’s been a lot of discussion in the blogosphere about the fragmentation of conversation. It was a topic that came up a lot last week. I’m not going to judge whether that fragmentation is a good or a bad thing, but it does exist. It means it’s easier to miss out on the conversation. So [...]
The continual development of new applications for web services is one of the best things about the online community. These applications or extensions massively increase the function and usability of services. Some of them are simple, some of them seem incredibly complex pieces of work.
I wanted to highlight two I’ve come across recently that [...]
There are a lot of good blogs out there. There are bad ones. But most of the time there’s just mediocrity. It’s easy to get lost in that mediocrity without some help to point you towards the good stuff.
I’ve talked about a commenting strategy before. And I’ve highlighted the importance of liking the blogs you [...]
I’ve spoken a few times recently about how much I’m enjoying Twitter. And it seems that there’s a developing appreciation of the value that it can offer. Used effectively it can really add value to your networks and increase your knowledge. There are a number of sites out there that can help increase that effective [...]
I’m constantly surprised and impressed by how many great little add-ons and clients there are out there to help social network interaction. Three of the best are the StumbleUpon toolbar, desktop tweeting with twhirl and now the catchall FriendFeed desktop client, the charmingly named Alert Thingy.
Why the StumbleUpon toolbar is genius
Unlike most site submission/sharing [...]
I can’t understand the recent buzz about SiteHoppin’. The site says that you can use it to “browse the internet like an iPod shuffle” but if Apple’s design was this shambolic and the content so poor then I don’t imagine they’d have been so successful. And that’s not mentioning the glaring hole that’s open to [...]
