Tag Archives: Facebook

Whats in a name? Facebook Landrush Follies

Last friday night A week ago friday, at midnight hundreds of thousands of you around the world rushed to grab the vanity url (http://facebook.com/username) of your dreams. Within minutes millions of names had been snatched up, leaving many frustrated that … Continue reading

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How NOT to build a developer community

After having organized the second Facebook Developer Garage in Miami this past weekend, it got me thinking about the other developer platforms out there, and why some are successful and some not. One of the key examples that came to … Continue reading

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Brian’s guide to online marketing for traditional marketers

So you’re sitting at your desk at your traditional ad agency, marketing firm, or public relations agency and you notice that every day there are more and more empty desks around you. Hmmm I wonder why? Well there is a … Continue reading

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What the new facebook layout means to you.

A LOT of fuss has been made over the transition to the facebook design in the last 60 days, and understandably it is a big change to make to over 100 million people. However, most of those complaining really don’t … Continue reading

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Facebook Platform – A year later

A year or so ago, Facebook unveiled something that has radically changed the landscape of the web and social networking sites in particular. As the first major and tightly integrated social network application platform (SNAP) to hit the market, Facebook … Continue reading

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The social platform is portable.

My completely speculative theory on the social operating system. There is a battle for control of the next generation of the internet, and this revolves around my thesis that the current phase in the evolution of the web involves the … Continue reading

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Where to plan your 2008 social strategy

If you’re looking at the landscape for social networks, social media, and are feeling a bit overwhelmed, don’t be worried, its easy to get lost in the mess. First thing first, decide what countries/regions you want to grow in. You … Continue reading

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Why I am happy Robert Scoble’s Facebook account was pulled

So word bouncing around the echo chamber this morning is that Robert Scoble‘s Facebook account was yanked last night because he was using a bot to do something with his facebook account. This bot he had developed and used is … Continue reading

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