Monthly Archives: March 2009
Tired of Being a Digital Peasant!
It wasn’t that long ago that Canada was considered to be on the leading-edge of the Web. We had the highest penetration when it came to high-speed access, and the regulator – aka the CTRC – had decided not to … Continue reading
Google Ventures (aka What’s In a Name?)
You can only be amused that Google has launched a new venture capital operation but that much of the early coverage is devoted to the fact Google doesn’t own the URL. I guess that’s an interesting twist but the “news” … Continue reading
Social Media is Going to Disappear
A few months ago when I was exploring the idea of starting ME Consulting, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to describe myself. At first, I was a “social media expert” but that seemed over … Continue reading
Skype to Storm the iPhone
According to GigaOm, Skype for the iPhone, possibly at the CTIA Wireless conference next week in Las Vegas. It will be interesting to see how the availability of a free VOIP service will change the economic dynamics of the iPhone-carrier … Continue reading
Puzzled by Facebook
To be honest, I don’t get Facebook. I don’t get why Facebook continues to see major growth (150 million registered users and counting). I don’t see why companies and marketers are so fascinated with tapping into Facebook despite the fact … Continue reading
Social Media’s Big Opportunity: Intelligence and Insight
Jeremiah Owyang has an interesting post today about how Twitter could seize on a huge opportunity be creating a CRM (customer relationship management) system that would let companies track and respond to what people were saying on Twitter. His thesis … Continue reading
