That’s the point of my latest eDiscoTECH blog post over at the firm’s blog, where I also try, probably not very successfully, to simplify the difference between keyword and concept searching for folks who aren’t up on the algorithm. If you’re interested in taking a look, you can see it here.
One of the suggestions about sharing your blog was to create a Facebook fan page for it. So I did. You can become a fan of this blog on Facebook now, see the latest posts, and have discussions with other readers who are on Facebook, without actually having to “friend” me to do it. 🙂…
I was reading Josh Gilliland’s post from yesterday about being careful not to break client confidentiality in your online networking status messages. Here is how the risk of disclosure is possible: a Facebook user posts a status message they deem harmless, such as “I just landed ‘Company A’ as a client and have a bunch…
So 60% of Twitter users quit after one month or less? Actually, that doesn’t surprise me at all. I don;t think Twitter is necessarily for everyone first off, and more than that, it’s actually kind of difficult to figure out at first, and takes quite a bit of work before you see the benefits. Most…
On the other hand, what might really kill Facebook is the fact that somehow, fan pages are now part of the suggested friends list. As you know, I’ve always had complaints about the way Facebook tries to figure out who you might be friends with, based on who else your current friends are connected to….
According to Mike Elgan, if they purchase Twitter, that’ll be exactly what they are developing with Google Profiles. Is it possible that is what Google is planning? Sure. Could they develop something absolutely, positively, useful? Obviously they know how to do that with other products. Will it “kill” Facebook? Eh, maybe. This actually brings up…