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Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010

mclynd — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:43:19 +0000

Interesting article fro Techcrunch on the Top 10 Technologies List for 2010. The list doesn’t really provide any surprises, but can be useful for others that are not early adopters. I do agree that 2010 will be the year of the tablet. The buzz is becoming deafening about the new iSlate or iTablet or…

Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010.

Via Techcrunch

The Rumors Are True: We Spend More And More Time Online

mclynd — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:16:08 +0000

The Rumors Are True: We Spend More And More Time Online. – Very interesting….I guess we shouldn’t be that surprised afteral you are reading this online at a blog with a limited audience.

Via Tech Crunch

Facebook To Do A Billion In Revenue In 2010?

mclynd — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:05:58 +0000

Facebook To Do A Billion In Revenue In 2010?. And to think some of the experts out there thought social networking was a flash in the pan! Go ahead guys…stand up and take it…

Via Thenextweb

Must Read: A Little Perspective (Digg, Twitter, Facebook)

mclynd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:03 +0000

A Little Perspective (Digg, Twitter, Facebook). – Really great article about the true influence of social networking’s top sites. Some of his conclusions and reasons for those conclusions are really interesting. This is a must read!

Via Techcrunch

Branding Yourself is So Me 2.0!

mclynd — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:47 +0000

Me 2.0: Branding yourself online – CNN.com. – This is a great article about Personal Branding and you. I really believe personal branding is critical to expanding your professional life. The article makes a great point about how most professionals are really just numbers to an organization, either an employee number or an overhead cost on the accounting books. To separate yourself from the other “numbers”, one needs to promote their personal brand and do it highly visible fashion. While the article talks mainly about blogs, I would suggest Tweeting, having a correct Google Profile (for search) and using professional networking sites LinkedIn and Xing. There are many other ways to promote your brand but these are fundamental to your success.

Defriending Is A Beatdown On Your Digital Ego

mclynd — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:56:54 +0000

Defriending can bruise your ‘digital ego’ – CNN.com. – I recently had to defriend some “ridiculous” University of Texas fans from my Facebook account. One of them…the arrogant original instigator sent me hate mail…further proving I was right in removing this person. I am so glad that we have the de-friend feature available…but, it is especially obvious to me that this article is right…people do get upset when you de-friend them…even if it is for a strong reason. Be careful my friends…

Via CNN

The Top Brands Being Tweeted!

mclynd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:16:47 +0000

The Top 50 Tweeted Brands. – Great story about the importance of brands in social networking. They list the Top 50 brands on Twitter. The list contains mostly the usual suspects, but there are a couple of surprises.

Via TheNextWeb

How Do You Measure The Success Of A Facebook App

mclynd — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:57:19 +0000

How To Measure The True Stickiness (And Success) Of A Facebook App. Really interesting analysis of Facebook’s relationship and ability to drive usage of applications on their platform. It is even more interesting how it can all dissapear in an instant, due to your

partner, Facebook!

Twitter Finally Removing Deleted Tweets From Search Results

mclynd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:47:34 +0000

Twitter Finally Removing Deleted Tweets From Search Results. – This is not cool! They are using to much glue and toothpicks on this service. The fail whale alone is enough to make someone look elsewhere. Twitter get it together!

Via Techcrunch.com

Facebook Merges ‘Highlights’ Back Into Your News Feed

mclynd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:06:48 +0000

Facebook Merges ‘Highlights’ Back Into Your News Feed. – Not sure if I like this yet. At first glance it seems like a good feature, but after awhile I found myself wondering . Thoughts???