Video: The Future of Facebook, an Interview on Bloomberg TV

Left: To watch this 5 minute video, click on image, then click on “Video” tab then the “Watch” icon. This week, Facebook raised $200 million injection of capital from a relatively unknown Russian investor Digital Sky Technologies (DST), which has a few related properties. This … Continue readingVideo: The Future of Facebook, an Interview on Bloomberg TV

People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: May 30, 2009

Submissions for On the Move have reduced since the global recession. I’ve started this series (see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks: Bob Pearson who used to head Dell’s social … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: May 30, 2009

As Social Technologies Become Pervasive, Prepare Your Company

When I started this job a year and a half ago, my coverage was simply over social networks and community platform vendors. On occasion I would speak to brand monitoring companies, and of course pure play social media sites (blogging software, microblogging, etc) But now, … Continue readingAs Social Technologies Become Pervasive, Prepare Your Company

Google Wave To Bring Web 2.0 Lifestyle to Work

In the spirit of collaboration (like Google Wave), I’ve obtained insight from Forrester analyst colleagues Ray Wang and Rob Koplowitz. Update: I just chatted with colleague Ted Schadler who also posted his thoughts: Google Wave: Surfing The Future Of Collaboration. Google launches a Collaboration Platform Google … Continue readingGoogle Wave To Bring Web 2.0 Lifestyle to Work

Social Colonization on the Web Strategy Blog with Facebook Connect

Thanks to Mitch, my web designer, we’ve added the ability for you to login using your Facebook account and leave comments with your verified ID. This means in the comments you don’t have to fill out the usual “name, email, URL” in the comments (otherwise … Continue readingSocial Colonization on the Web Strategy Blog with Facebook Connect

Cultural Norms and Social Technology Adoption: A Discussion in Paris

Last night the Parisian Twitter community met up at LaCantine, a coworking space. If you attended, you can find those folks Twitter handles on the initial blog post and follow your neighbors. Fredric took pictures, and blogged his thoughts from the event in French (and … Continue readingCultural Norms and Social Technology Adoption: A Discussion in Paris