Ed Note: Pardon my current technological shortcomings, for the time being. You might have to click on the pic to open the full size photo of the website. Â Currently, I am having trouble having them display
The End of Facebook (and not even because of Twitter or Google + Plus)
Facebook – what was a fun little site, the entire business world has turned into the Holy Grail. This is troubling, because it’s not the site that is amazing, but the new social comm technology that connects people. I crunch some numbers here, and it’s obvious people aren’t interacting with brands on Facebook. Why are we losing site of this? It’s just a platform, and membership does not attest to equity. Equity is where the internet is happening, and the internet is not happening on Facebook.
The Evolving Check-In
Where people are isn’t as important as why they are there. The next stage is communing around the places, and understanding that the individual person is simply a node in a much vaster network.
Filter Ethics, Hidden Streams, & the eroding open internet
Filter ethics. This is the most important thing regarding Facebook & other online communities that very few people are talking about. Â I note here (June 2010) that hidden streams destroy any legitimacy
Yes, Groupon & Coupon Publisher sites are destroying your business.
To celebrate Facebook’s Deals going live…. it’s time to comment on the coupon craze. And craze it is…. it’s captured our attention to no end. Â Not being fully versed with the Facebook model (I