Category Archives: web2.0

[Most] Companies Don’t Get Social Media

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Oliver

As someone that actively works in social media I’ve become progressively more convinced that the majority of companies don’t have a clue about social media or the importance it can play in the way a company presents itself.  Granted, there … Continue reading →

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Is Foldera Unfolding?

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Oliver

Some of you might remember Foldera (FDRA).  The company enjoyed a brief moment of prominence and seemed poised to be a Web 2.0 darling that was breaking the rules and suceeding brilliantly.  So charmed was the company that at one … Continue reading →

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AP/Blogger Solidarity Post – The Zac Browser for Autistic Children

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Oliver

Note: This post is in response to Jeff Jarvis’ suggestion that all bloggers repost substantially all of any AP story to show solidarity and support for their fellow blogger, Rogers Cadenhead’s community-created Drudge Retort, after it was aggressively threatened by … Continue reading →

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TwitterFone Goes Live

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Oliver

TwitterFone, a new service that allows you to post to Twitter via voice by calling a number on your mobile phone has just been lit up. The application is currently in an invite-only beta so if you want to use … Continue reading →

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Death By Blogging, and Other Tall Tales

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Oliver

It’s no surprise that half a dozen people sent me a link the Matt Richtel’s New York Times Article (login required) about the stresses of blogging and the toll it takes on one’s health. To his credit, Matt did attempt … Continue reading →

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Nokia Launches 4 New Phones: Live Blogging 3GSM World Congress

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Oliver

Nokia has just announced the impending launch of four new handsets to the line up of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer. For readers of my prior blogs, it is likely that the N96, the successor to the vaunted N95 … Continue reading →

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Launch in Alpha at Your Own Peril: Izearanks, a study in why not

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Oliver

Rank Zero? That’s what the site says. According to IzeaRanks TechCrunch, which as we all know is – or perhaps I should say was – one of the most popular tech blogs on the planet. This is a new utility … Continue reading →

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Have You Seen Peepel?

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Oliver

I just spent the last few hours engaged in conversation with Stephen Kelly, the Founder and CEO of Peepel. This application was released a few months ago and has been profiled on a number of popular blogs including Mashable, however, … Continue reading →

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