The beauty of social media is its ability to give the consumer a voice and to encourage two-way conversations. However we are seeing an increasing number of companies barring fans from commenting on their Facebook pages. This raises the interesting issue of balancing brand control with customer feedback – the great social media tug of ... Read more
Back in the days when the dial-up warble to connect to the internet was a painful but necessary part of a working day – if you’d suggested a communication tool capable of facial recognition and political revolutions, you’d probably have got a funny look and a warning not to take Minority Report too seriously. But ... Read more
Mashable just covered the new Microsoft service Bing – which is positioned as a new rival to Google (and an overhaul of the old Microsoft search):
“Following speculation last week that Microsoft was planning to rebrand its search engine, the company has announced that it will be launching Bing on June 3rd.
In addition to a new ... Read more
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Bloggers are always in search of ways to monetize their content. A lot of us blog for love of the art form, but many of us would also love to be able to figure out how to get a return on our time investment.
Although content is king, making money requires a wide readership and targeted ... Read more
This week has seen hi5 become a victim of their own success, as their runaway growth has come with some some growing pains.
Over the last month, third-party developers have launched over 400 OpenSocial apps on hi5’s network. These apps have has faster adoption rates than those on any other social network. The hi5 platform has ... Read more
STARTUP DETAILS:
Company Name: Phone.com
Company Website: http://www.phone.com
20 word description: Phone.com offers cool new communications services, with a special focus on the infrastructure and budget needs of small businesses and households.
CEO’s 100 word description: Phone.com offers innovative and affordable communications services. Winner of the 2007 Internet Telephony Product of the Year award, Phone.com Virtual Office ... Read more