The Future of Web Apps: 7 Things Companies Must Do to Succeed

January 17, 2009

The Future of Web Apps: 7 Things Companies Must Do to Succeed

January 15, 2009 – 8:52 am PDT – by Monica OBrien 34 Comments

Monica O’Brien writes about business and career advice at her blog, Twenty Set. You can also follow her on Twitter.
News Flash: Web 2.0 is so over, and [...]

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6 New Web Technologies of 2008 You Need to Use Now

January 1, 2009

Wired MagazineBy Michael Calore 12.30.08

Every year, we see scores of innovations trickle onto the web —
everything from new browser features to cool web apps to entire
programming languages. Some of these concepts just make us smile, then
we move on. Some completely blow our minds with their utility and
ingenuity — and become must-haves.
For this list, we’ve [...]

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Commuter Bike-Off! It's Electra Amsterdam vs. Bianchi Milano vs. Masi vs. Jorg & Olif vs. Simple City vs. Paul Frank vs. Biomega vs. Kronan (oh, my).

November 23, 2008

Nice post Waylan!

Waylon Lewis
Posted November 23, 2008 | 05:07 PM (EST)

A commuter bike is defined, loosely, as a light, affordable, utilitarian bike fit for daily commuting. Qualities of the the winner will combine
1) upright riding position and practicality in riding and hauling groceries, schoolbooks etc.

2) style

3) at least 7 gears
4) utilitarian: gotta be [...]

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Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

November 9, 2008

For those of us testing out the twitter waters this is a great resource for how to communicated more effectively on twitter.
Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals | TECH cocktail
Twitter is nothing short of a phenomenon. At the very least, it connects people to each other through a rich and active exchange of ideas, [...]

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Start with the truth

October 29, 2008

Having read “all marketers are liars” I love this suggestion…
Socialmedia100 | chrisbrogan.com
In a recent post, Seth Godin offers some storytelling suggestions:

Start with the truth. Identify the worldview of the people you need to reach. Describe the truth through their worldview. That’s your story. When you overreach, you always fail. Not today, [...]

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Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW | chrisbrogan.com

October 29, 2008

Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW | chrisbrogan.com
Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW
October 29, 2008
linkedin apps LinkedIn just launched applications, and at I believe that for some of us, this has some really great potential to develop even more business opportunities. Not only can you display your capabilities in the broader sense, but with these [...]

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Twitter Goes Mainstream

October 28, 2008

Twitter Goes Mainstream – WSJ.com

One of the hottest technologies in Silicon Valley is also one of the simplest.
The online service from Web start-up Twitter Inc. prompts users to do one thing: answer the question, “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less. People type these brief updates, known as “tweets,” into Twitter’s site or [...]

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Convert It Live: Live Blogging Software

October 27, 2008

Heard about this on net@night and looks great. Free, Easy, No Login for Listeners..COVERITLIVE.COM – Why CoveritLive?
It turns live blogging into an online event.
When you use CoveritLive’s software your commentary is streaming live onto your web pages or blog, so your readers hear from you immediately after that election result comes in, or that terrible [...]

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Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004

October 24, 2008

Just when many of my professional friends are considering starting their own blogs…

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TRAVEL SEARCH INTELLIGENCE: PERFORMANCE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS

October 22, 2008

TravelTrends – Travel search intelligence: performance among demographic segments – Compete, Inc.

TravelTrendsTM Weekly travel insights from Compete
By: Jack Drew
September 28, 2008
This is the fourth search-themed travel newsletter this month, highlighting the capabilities of Compete’s Travel Search Intelligence product. This week we focus on the ability of travel marketers, using Compete Travel Search Intelligence, to assess [...]

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