Buzz buzz – Google profile nonsense
Google has launched a new social media service called Buzz (as if you did not know) and I’m on it – here’s my profile. You had better follow that link too; because whenever I visit the profile when...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer goes social
I’m just back from the BBC’s press briefing on the new iPlayer. This is a public beta. The press release is here. The big story is that social media features are now integrated. The idea is that you...
View ArticleDoes Twitter for Android really need all these permissions?
I’ve hesitated before installing the official Twitter app for Android ...continue reading Does Twitter for Android really need all these permissions?
View ArticleBBC iPlayer goes a little social – but what can it learn from YouTube?
BBC’s iPlayer, which offers but live TV and radio and an on demand catch-up service, has gone live with a new version that adds personalisation as well as links to Facebook and Twitter for limited...
View ArticleMicrosoft Vine formally withered
Remember Microsoft Vine? It was a well-meaning but puzzling product intended to assist communication in emergencies, but with additional potential for social communication. To nobody’s surprise,...
View ArticleGoogle+, Bing social search, and internet monopolies
The big new thing in social media right now is Google+, the search giant’s latest attempt to grab a slice of the social internet from Facebook and Twitter. I have been trying it for a few days and...
View ArticleITWriting.com awards 2011: ten key happenings, from Nokia’s burning platform...
2011 felt like a pivotal year in technology. What was pivoting? Well, users are pivoting away from networks and PCs and towards cloud and devices. The obvious loser is Microsoft, which owns PCs and...
View ArticleThe Monki Gras London 2013: scaling craft, how to be happy at work, defining...
I attend numerous technical events, most of which are vendor-specific. There is nothing wrong with vendor-specific events. If you want to explore what is on offer from that vendor and quiz their...
View ArticleTwitter: will longer tweets spoil the platform?
Twitter is a strange thing. Founded in 2006, it was initially promoted as a way of communicating with friends about what you are doing right now. It did not appeal to me. Who wants to know all that...
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