Category Archives: Social Media

Google buys Zagat – it should have bought Yelp

Posted on September 9, 2011 by markkolier

I have been familiar with and have used Tim and Nina Zagat’s restaurant guide for more than twenty years. I’ve long since given up the printed books for an on-line subscription which offers me access to Zagat reviews for restaurants … Continue reading →

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Facebook video chat – do you know how good it is?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by markkolier

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 →

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Real-life social networking – Facebook changes college sorority rush

Posted on August 24, 2011 by markkolier

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 →

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Foursquare has moved off beta – did anyone notice?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by markkolier

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 →

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Social media can enhance life – except when it gets out of control

Posted on August 15, 2011 by markkolier

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 →

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LinkedIn’s market value may have taken a hit but it’s more valuable to me than ever

Posted on August 10, 2011 by markkolier

Last Friday and this past Monday the stock market took major hits. Yesterday it came back. One of the biggest losers was LinkedIn which some say was overvalued. While I am not all that knowledgeable when it comes to company … Continue reading →

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Google+ offers more pluses than minuses

Posted on July 15, 2011 by markkolier

Although I was not a charter invitee to the Google+ trial universe I have been playing around with it now for about a week. Google+ is throwing the gauntlet down at Facebook offering its version of a social network. It’s … Continue reading →

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A $1 billion IPO – is Zynga built to last?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by markkolier

The news last week was that Zynga has planned an IPO filing for $1 billion (it hopes to raise $1.5 to $2 billion with an overall company valuation as much as $20 billion). The move http://bit.ly/qq9yzv took nobody by surprise. … Continue reading →

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Google+ the jury is still deliberating

Posted on July 5, 2011 by markkolier

I am off this week which is to say that I won’t be doing the normal office thing. It’s not quite like Bill Gates leaving Microsoft for a couple of weeks as he does annually where he reads and ruminates. … Continue reading →

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Why Foursquare will win and Groupon will lose

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markkolier

I read Wednesday morning that 75% of all Foursquare activity is performed by 5% of its members. So it’s safe to say that Foursquare has a long way to go to attain the type of regular usage it desires. Since … Continue reading →

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