Monthly Archives: August 2011

Can the Apple magic continue without the magician?

Earlier this month, Apple’s value briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil’s, to become the world’s most valuable company. That is incredible in itself, but in the context of Apple’s flirtation with bankruptcy in 1997, when Steve Jobs came back to the company, … Continue reading

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“Like-gating” on Facebook no longer cuts it:

As recently as twelve months ago, companies and brand owners were frantically scrambling for as many Facebook “likes” as they could get. Indeed, the process of “like-gating” -where companies ask for “likes” in order to give access to exclusive content … Continue reading

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The riots have brought out the best and the worst in social media

Social media, and in particular, Twitter, have played an important part in the riots across the UK over the past week. Twitter was lauded as a tool for democracy at the beginning of the year, in the context of the … Continue reading

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How can Facebook work for you?

Facebook is online media for millions of people, and therefore needs to be embraced as such. Do not be deterred by the reporting of a slowdown in growth for the second month in a row; or the advent of Google … Continue reading

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The web …it’s a people business now

With Twitter and other social networking tools, the convergence of our online and offline lives has never been more real. It is becoming second nature to go online to communicate with friends. With so many apps and services now available … Continue reading

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