How Pinterest Became What Flickr Failed To
Like a lot of people I have been fascinated by the explosive growth that Pinterest has experienced. At first curiosity, Pinterest is now a full blown phenomena that has jumped from women planning their weddings, or wishing they were planning a wedding, and foodies to mainstream consciousness. Businesses are openly embracing Pinterest and media organizations […]
Product Review: Google+, Consumerization of IT, and Crossing The Chasm For Enterprise Social Business
Timing of Google+ Bodes Well For Enterprise Users And Google Lately, one could say Google’s been a bit absent from the social business party. The premature launch of Google Wave exposed a canvas looking for a masterpiece painting. Failing fast and learning from the Google Wave lesson, Google’s latest offering, Google+ shows promise in bringing […]
Color
Wow that’s hot. Social networking, mobile, photo sharing. $41M raised before launch. Testing conventions, with damn good timing. But will this color fade to grey? Mobile social software application Color launched today. With more pre-launch funding by Sequoia et. al. than Flickr was bought for it is something to watch. Smart and accomplished team, which […]
The 8 Flavors of Social
1. Social built on email and message board traffic. Perhaps Notes started this frolic, or was it IRC? Both still soldier on quietly in their corners while forums won the day. Xobni and others want to go back to the future. 2. Social built on documents. Wikis, in other words. Blogs also get a run […]
Capshured
A new photo sharing service called Capshured launched a few days ago and it worth taking a look at. The concept is based around location and high image quality. Rather than host a free for all of images, the creators of Capshured are applying some editorial controls to ensure that high quality images are uploaded […]
My New MOO Cards
Those of you who have met me in person have probably seen my business cards: plain on the front, with the necessary information, and a Hugh MacLeod cartoon on the back: These StreetCards cards have served me well for a couple of years, but as my current stock declined, I thought it was time for […]
SAPPHIRENOW Photo Caption Challenge
Last night, after a couple of drinks at the SAPPHIRENOW reception, Oliver Marks and I cooked up the idea that it would be fun to make up captions for the huge photos that adorn the Global Communications Center and the rest of the show floor. The photos are really beautifully photographed, but the compositions are […]
How to Use Picasa on Multiple Computers – The Updated Definitive Guide Part 1: the Problem
My 4-year old how-to guide, Picasa Photo Sync on Multiple Computers has attracted tens of thousands of viewers, and is still quite popular. In fact too popular, thanks to Google. I can’t believe people actually read it today and try to follow the advice therein… it’s and OLD post with outdated information. I’ve long struggled […]
