Posts Tagged ‘ Social network ’

May 21
Thursday

How To Build A Successful Social Site

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That is quite a nice question, don’t you think? If you want to find an answer you might not have to look that far into the distance. In actuality, consulting any book on anthropology will give you more than enough food for thought.

As we all know, anthropologists propound that the behavior of individuals is dictated by the environment to more than a fair degree. This might go someway into explaining why there are so many specific networks available – networks for wine lovers, networks for bikers, networks for fighting adepts… and each one of these sites boast a completely different user interface. Making the user feel comfortable is the first building block. If the user is somehow alienated, he will not immerse himself in the site. He might not even scratch beyond the surface before going away, never to come back. Continue…

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Why Facebook Will Never Be Twitter
Comments - Posted 05.19.09
Facebook has been getting a series of facelifts recently, and while Facebook itself is convinced that they’re doing it so their users can enjoy the service better and take advantage of all the features, we all know they’re trying to jack Twitter’s swagger. Sadly, it makes sense. The internet isn’t all ...continue
4 Lessons For Social Marketers
Comments - Posted 05.04.09
Is it really so difficult to get a message across using social media? For the most part, one would think that common sense would apply, but as in any new area there are some spaces where analogy can not be applied. This guide that was published in Mashable will hopefully ...continue
Is Twitter Making Us Immoral?
Comments - Posted 04.15.09
I don’t think so, but researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang thinks otherwise. She makes an argument that has an ounce of truth: "If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people's psychological states, and that would have implications for your morality." The basic point that she ...continue
How FriendFeed Can One-Up Facebook
Comments - Posted 04.07.09
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="229" caption="FriendFeed: almost there, still work to be done"][/caption] Have you noticed how the hip-tech crowd uses FriendFeed, but the rest of us tend to ignore it? Well, there’s a reason for that. FriendFeed is innovative (the dude that invented Gmail is behind it, so you know they ...continue
Going After Established Competitors Isn’t Easy
Comments - Posted 03.30.09
[caption id="attachment_2997" align="alignright" width="159" caption="Think there isn't enough competition?"][/caption] Should this stop you from going after your dreams with your idea? No way. But, you’re going to have to try extra hard to differentiate your startup from that already huge one you’re trying to go up against. People aren’t going to go ...continue
How to Go Mainstream with Your Startup
Comments - Posted 03.30.09
There must be nothing nicer than seeing your startup go mainstream. When everyone is talking about a startup, much like Google in the past and Twitter today, the founders probably feel a pride that can’t be compared to everything. It must be something like seeing your child graduate from college and ...continue
Michael Arrington: “If You Listen To Your Users, You Get Vanilla”
Comments - Posted 03.25.09
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="245" caption="Listening to a small fraction of users could be harmful"][/caption] Love him, hate him, or spit on him, you have to admit that Michael Arrington knows a thing or two about startups. He recently took back to writing on TechCrunch to express his beliefs into what he ...continue
The Future Of Social Networks
Comments - Posted 03.19.09
SXSW09: The Future Of Social Networks View more presentations from Charlene Li. continue
7 Ways to Promote Your Startup in Facebook
Comments - Posted 03.19.09
Facebook keeps growing at amazing rates, so it’s not wonder that startup owners are starting to look at it as a way to promote their business. But, how do you go about promoting your business through Facebook? Is it as simple as creating a profile and letting it sit there, waiting ...continue