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Steve Jobs has also changed video games forever
I try to follow the developments in the videogame industry since my son is finishing up his course work to become a video game developer and designer. Much of the talk of the past week (aside from hurricanes) was about … Continue reading
Marketing in the age of specialization – can it hurt to be too specialized?
One of the great things about being in a city like New York and working in Soho in particular is the endless amount of good and great restaurants. The availability for virtually any kind of ethnic or type of cuisine … Continue reading
Utilities during power outages need to better use technology to communicate
Our office was without full power in our office for nearly 48 hours following the aftermath caused by Hurricane Irene. We had lots of company. Local municipalities have gotten smarter about communicating with residents during major local events like snowstorms … Continue reading
Mother Nature and Irene trump technology
If you are anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic toward the Northeast you have woken up this Monday morning to at least some partial disruption to your normal routine. Here in Connecticut more than 750,000 ‘customers’ are without power. Being that there … Continue reading
Facebook video chat – do you know how good it is?
It took our now college age daughter to suggest using Facebook video chat instead of Skype. Up until now Skype has been my video chat go-to option. Two nights ago we video chatted on Facebook and it was impressive in … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Social Media
Tagged Facebook video chat, Ovoo.com, Skype video chat, Video chatting, videoconferencing
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Real-life social networking – Facebook changes college sorority rush
How do I know this? Our daughter is a freshman and is interested in joining a sorority. She told us that all of the girls that are already in sororities and charged with recruiting incoming freshmen have to deactivate their … Continue reading
Foursquare has moved off beta – did anyone notice?
Being a regular user of Foursquare I have been wondering for quite some time when the ‘Beta’ emblem would disappear. Last week that happened along with a host of other reported changes (Lists, events, photos – all of which I … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Communication, Social Media, Technology
Tagged Betabeat, Dennis Crowley, Foursquare.com, GPS, location based social networking, Yelp.com
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Mobile phone batteries are horrible – why can’t they be better NOW?
I just spent a couple of days out of the office with some business associates who are also friends. Since we were not at a desk or even carrying around an iPad we naturally used our mobile devices as our … Continue reading
Are we heading for no smoking anywhere ever again?
New York’s Governor Andrea Cuomo is the son of one of the more popular and liberal governors the state of New York has ever known. In his brief time in office Governor Cuomo has shown that the apple does not … Continue reading
Social media can enhance life – except when it gets out of control
Most people know that Facebook (and vanishing MySpace) were conceived to appeal to college age and even pre-teen and teenagers respectively. It did not quite work out that way. For quite a while now the fastest growing segment of FB … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Facebook, Google, MySpace, Reunions, Reunions.com, Social networking
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