Posts Tagged ‘ facebook ’

Twitter? As If!

August 6, 2009
By obilon

Sorry Twitter. Teens just aren’t that into you. And Facebook – you’re next. I just read this article in the Financial Times about how Social Media sites are losing popularity with the young. I’m really not surprised. I find it weird that anyone ever assumed that teenagers (sometimes called Millennials by marketers) used Twitter....
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Paring Down

July 7, 2009
By obilon
Paring Down

By Lon S. Cohen I’m starting to pare down the number of things I’m involved in. What does this have to do with Social Media? Everything. Just take a look at any of the life stream or control panel type of Social Media applications like Ping.fm or Friendfeed that let you either repost from...
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Geeks Celebrate New Year’s Rocking Eve Style As URL Land Grab Comes Timed Just Right By Facebook

June 13, 2009
By obilon
Geeks Celebrate New Year’s Rocking Eve Style As URL Land Grab Comes Timed Just Right By Facebook

By Lon S. Cohen True geeks were up to count down the seconds until Facebook opened up its newest feature on Friday night. The ability to grab a vanity URL for your Facebook profile became available at midnight on Friday, June 12th. Curiously, Facebook never instituted the standard of allowing users to sign up...
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Crowdsourcing Caterers In Buffalo

June 3, 2009
By obilon
Crowdsourcing Caterers In Buffalo

By Lon S. Cohen People are using Social Media naturally in ways that more “Savvy” Social Media people use it deliberately, like crowdsourcing. Unknowingly, my sister crowdsourcing on Facebook the other night. I was sitting at home and I got a text message. It was my sister who happens to live in Buffalo and...
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My Social Media Grandpa

May 9, 2009
By obilon
My Social Media Grandpa

My grandpa is now on Facebook. Let me explain who my grandfather is. He’s a World War II veteran. He plays the horses at the track. He used to be a cab driver in Queens. He’s the biggest Yankee fan you’ve ever seen and has been around for almost every championship they ever played....
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