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Month: August 2009
5 Ways To Guarantee You Won’t Get Followed Back on Twitter
Before I begin, let me just say that I do not like reading articles written in a negative tone, especially when they are essentially telling you how to do something. However, I could not name the article 5 Ways To Guarantee you WILL Get Followed Back, because that is just not true. I am going to share my decision process wen deciding whether to follow someone back, but even if you follow my advice, it does not guarantee anything. On the other hand, if you do NOT do these steps, in most probability, people will not follow you back.
How YouTube Made United Airlines Beg for Forgiveness
If you have not yet heard this story, you must read the first post “The Power of Social Media; United Breaks Guitars”. Long story short, a country singer from Canada had his $3,500 guitar smashed to bits by the staff of United Airlines. He pleaded with them to compensate him, only to be met with a full year of bureaucratic processes, which all led to a big fat “NO”. At this point, he threatened them that he would produce 3 YouTube videos that will tell the story and distribute them using social media. They of course laughed at this threat.
7 Valuable Lessons Twitter Has Taught Me About Life
On many occasions, I have heard people debating whether social media in general, and Twitter specifically, is a passing trend or is here to stay. Can you guess which side of the debate I am on? I do not kid myself, I do not think it will always be as popular as it is now, but even Myspace, which is not exactly the most popular social network anymore, has 185 million users and 45 billion page views per month, not too shabby.
Nimbuzz Has Done It Again! This Time It’s Android
Over the years since I have been blogging, I have developed an ongoing professional relationship with various software developers mostly in the mobile arena. The longest lasting and closest relationship has been with Nimbuzz, an application that supports multiple platforms and IM networks. Before I discuss the product, I have to say that what impresses me about Nimbuzz as a company is the fact that while they add a whopping 1 million new users monthly, they actually spend the time listening to feedback and implementing it as well.
Exit09 Turns your Idea Into A Business, All Expenses Covered
This is a little different than most of the things I post about, but the big names involved in this opportunity made me want to share it with my readers. Basically, a company called Exit09 has recently launched a contest for people to present a short demo of an idea that will enhance the Web, and the winner basically has the idea implemented and completely funded. It is really as simple as that. If you look at the names of the companies supporting this initiative, you will understand how serious this contest is.
Social Media and Mobile Apps Join Forces Using AppBoy
The mobile industry seems to be in a major transformation over the past few years. If a few years ago, the “in” thing was to have a cool looking cellphone, one that was as thin as lets say, a razer blade, the new greatest thing in today’s mobile arena is of course mobile apps. Which platform has the most, coolest, and easiest to install apps? Which app interface meets my needs the best, the Apple App Store, the Blackberry App World, or the Android App Market? Apps is what it is all about in the cellular world.
iPhone 3GS or N97? Here Is Your Answer!
As I posted earlier this week, a lot is going on in the mobile industry lately, and people looking to buy new phones are now met with a much wider selection of top notch phones from which to choose. The market is filled with highly advanced and a feature filled phones such as the Nokia N86, Samsung Omnia line, Sony Ericcson Satio (Idou), the new Android devices by HTC, and much much more. With the tens of new and exciting mobile devices being announced every day, there really are two names that stick out from the rest. I have been asked by tens of people now, what I think is a better purchase, the N97 or the new iPhone 3GS.
Location Based Services: Where Are They Now?
When location-based services were first introduced in 2001, one of the primary applications of this technology was pinpointing the locations of wireless callers when they called emergency response centers. Many other uses for this technology were envisioned at the time, all with one major caveat: user adoption. Until a significant portion of consumers had phones that contained such technology, developers could not truly capitalize on the power of location-based services.
Top 5 BlackBerry Apps you Did Not Know About
If there is one place Apple has RIM beat, it is most definitely with it’s huge number of applications. While Apple’s App store is available globally, offers 60,000 apps, and has over 1.5 billion downloads, RIM’s number are far behind with the App World unavailable in most of the world. One of my major disappointments with my new BlackBerry was the fact that I could not install the App World, which made finding good apps a challenging task.
Top 5 Ways To Optimize your Twitter Network
As you know, I am a big believer in Twitter and its potential as the future of online communication. You should also know that Twitter can help you achieve a lot of your goals, but contrary to popular belief, Twitter is not a magical solution. One cannot join Twitter and expect immediate results without investing substantial amounts of time building up your network. However, the next question asked by every person on Twitter at some point or another, is how do I build up my network? How do I get more followers?