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Not a User But Fascinated by Foursquare
Like any good-standing member of the digit-rati, I’m bedazzled by new and shiny services. Blogs had their day in the spotlight, but now they’re un-sexy; Facebook was cool until everyone and their parents climbed on the bandwagon; and Twitter is suffering from being the most over-hyped Web 2.0 service ever.
This takes us to Foursquare. Unlike [...]
Foursquare + Google Maps = FourWhere
I’m not a Foursquare user (at least for now) but I do find the popular location-based service intriguing as it continues to evolve beyond simply being a tool to broadcast your location. In particular, Foursquare strikes me as becoming a lot more interesting as its users begin to add more comments and tips, while Foursquare [...]
Is This Foursquare’s Coming Out Party?
In 2008, SXSW conference in August marked the coming out party for Twitter. It was then and there that the digital elite embraced Twitter and cool concept of micro-blogging with so much enthusiasm that it started to spill out into the mainstream.
With SXSW kicking off on Friday, the question is whether the major theme this [...]
The Dark Side of Social Media and Privacy
At PodCamp Toronto yesterday, one of the intriguing sessions was Brad Buset’s presentation about privacy, and how there needs to be more awareness of how much information we’re disclosing via social networks.
It’s an issue that has been lost in the shuffle amid the excitement about sharing what you’re doing, thinking, eating, going, drinking, buying and [...]
How Much Social Media Should Be Monitored?
For good reasons, social media monitoring and measurement is all the rage as companies look to get information and intelligence about all the conversations taking place.
To offer comprehensive coverage, companies such as Sysomos (a client) monitoring blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Wikis and forums, as well as traditional media. It’s all about getting as good a [...]






Foursquare Supplanting Twitter? Ha!