Archives for the "Social Networks" tag
On the road again
Six weeks ago, it was with great joy and hopes that I joined GroupM, leaving behind the safety of a big bank for the more tumultuous waters of media and advertising. At the time, however, I did not expect things to turn as they just did: I’ve been laid off as I was told that a [...]
Tags: Social Networks
In Personal
Personal Relationship Manager
I am a tad obsessive about my address book. While there are several thousand people in it, I tend to believe that I need to make sure that they stay current and I look to my address book as the center of my social network. but it ought to work more like a personal relationship [...]
Tags: Google, Social Networks, VOIP, Wireless, Yahoo
Running the Numbers on Second Life
There’s been discussion lately about Second Life and how its reported numbers seem to be off. Clay Shirky, on Valleywag, has been deconstructing the numbers claiming that the emperor wore no clothes. The funny thing is that this was coinciding with some research I’ve been doing to better understand whether SecondLife is a flash in the [...]
Tags: Social Networks
In Business, Technology
2007 Predictions
This year marks the 10th anniversary edition of the TNL.net predictions for the year ahead. In past years, I’ve been batting above 50 percent in terms of predictions, except when it comes to naming what will happen with specific companies. The trends are generally correct (or in some case, early) and I always look at [...]
Tags: 3G, AOL, GSM, Google, IBM, Microsoft, OS, Oracle, Social Networks, Sony, VOIP, Wireless, Yahoo
In Business, Media, Politics, Technology
5 opportunities around social networks
In previous entries, I looked at the benefits and issues with social networks. As they move forward, here’s a list of opportunities relating to social networks. 5. Data Mining/Research A main attribute of social networks is how much data people provide to them. On top of it, this data and the interaction of users on those networks. [...]
Tags: Google, Search, Social Networks, eBay
In Analysis
5 reasons why social networks can succeed
After exploring why social networks fail, I also have to consider why people are still joining them, in spite of their failures. So, going along the same approach, here I am with 5 reasons why social networks can succeed: 5. Viral Nature They key to social networks quickly moving up in size is their viral nature. Because [...]
Tags: Social Networks
In Analysis
