by Brad Friedman | Social Media
At the end of June, Google unveiled Google+ and entered into a head-to-head competition with Facebook. I have been on Google+ for less than a week and thought I share some of my first impressions. Just a quick reminder: Though I am a user of Google products (Google Apps, Android phone, etc.) In February of 2010, I wrote about how Google scares me. Frankly, that feeling of uneasiness is still around. That being said, here are some of my first impressions about Google+. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Gadgets - Technology, Social Media
Photo taken with my Digital SLR
My experience has been that advances in technology have led to the accumulation of devices. It appears today's technology enables us to eliminate many of the devices we have been using and attempt to do more with less. What a novel thought! Everyone would agree paper calendars, business card holders, and the Rolodex have been digitized and replaced. There may be other things we can get rid of too. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
In August, Twitter, the four-year-old micro-blogging service flew past MySpace in unique visitors to become the No. 3 social networking service in the world, according to new data from comScore Inc. Twitter recorded almost 96 million unique visitors in August, up 76% from August 2009, comScore said. During the same period of time, MySpace dropped 17% during the same period, to 95 million unique visitors in August. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
A recent Denver Post article touches on a subject I've been grappling with for several years. It boggles my mind that people think an e-mail, text or tweet has tone. It's true. What we write and post in some fashion on the Internet, has a tone. Once we make peace with this concept it's important to consider this fact, every time we communicate with anyone. By now, I hope you've realized the Internet, and social media, is here and a force to be reckoned with. The article provides some good tips for better communication. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
There are hundreds of desktop and mobile applications competing for just 22% of the Twitter market, as 78% of users use Twitter.com to read and send their tweets. The competition for your desktop has been fierce. Now competitors like TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop 2 will have to fight harder to attract new users. (more…)