Tag Archives: Social Media
Why Social Media Relevance is the Key
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently thinking about Quora. I’m not as interested in whether the question and answer service is the next social media “star” as I am in what the interest in Quora means. To me, … Continue reading
All Aboard the Groupon IPO Bandwagon!
So what is Groupon worth? Apparently, $15-billion based on reports about its plans for an IPO. $15-billion! We’re talking about a company that has sky-rocketed in the past couple of years, riding an idea that, ironically, was all the rage … Continue reading
Why Social IPOs Could Be Troublesome
There’s joy among investment bankers and high-tech investors amid growing reports that many of the largest social media players are considering IPOs. There is heavy speculation that LinkedIn will go public, and that Facebook will be follow suit in 2012. … Continue reading
The Growing Problem with Digital Spasms
Over the past couple of days, I have been in lengthy strategic meetings with major clients. In both cases, the use of smartphones and laptops wasn’t allowed so people could focus on the task at hand. It was fascinating to … Continue reading
Do We Have to Share Everything?
As smartphones get smarter and tablets make mobile computing more user-friendly, one of the offshoots is how technology is making it even easier to share anything and everything using social media services such as Facebook Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr and Instagram. … Continue reading
Is Foursquare the New Friendster?
I’ve never been excited about or, for that matter, into Foursquare. The benefits of broadcasting my location to the world have never been compelling – not even the coupons that have become Foursquare’s “killer app”. This whole idea of location-based, … Continue reading
