Category Archives: Web 2.0

I’m back in Twitter’s search index: what will the result be?

For probably the last six months, maybe longer, none of my tweets have been included in Twitter search—Twitter Search is Failing Us: Is There a Solution? | TrisHusseyDotCom—which is a pretty big problem if I want to get the most … Continue reading

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Prediction: Hunch & Quora gather a ton of buzz, then fizzle out

You all know that I pride myself on trying to be helpful to people. I make time to answer questions, solve tech problems, offer insight without a thought of charging money for my sage wisdom. To be honest, I genuinely … Continue reading

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Dunno, if this isn’t a “holy crap, Firefox is toast” piece of news I don’t know what is: Flock made its name as a Firefox remix that came loaded with custom add-ons for tightly integrating social networking with daily Web … Continue reading

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Without Comments, A Site Is…

One of the most common questions I’m asked about blogs and blogging is how to manage comments. My stance has always been that it’s your living room, so your rules apply. I haven’t really thought about not having comments at … Continue reading

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Honestly, Do Any of Us Get Social Media?

Sometimes I have to wonder if we’re all nuts or something. We all talk about social media like there are “rules”, that we truly and honestly know what’s going on day to day. Emperor has no clothes? I’m not even … Continue reading

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Is Office Online or Google Docs the Answer?

Yesterday I posed the question whether Mac users can turn their backs on MS Office—Can Mac Users Turn Their Backs on Microsoft Office?—and then offered a companion MS Office: Love it or Leave it poll. At this point the comments … Continue reading

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Quit Facebook Day Didn’t Fail It Acheived Its Goals: Discussion and Awareness

Yesterday was Quit Facebook Day (QFD) and according to reports about 30,000 people closed their accounts yesterday which is leading people to call it a failure—‘Quit Facebook’ protest day flops – Telegraph, but that is an entirely over simplistic view … Continue reading

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The site formerly known as A View from the Isle

Fine, I give I’m changing the name of the site. I know that I don’t live on an island anymore. I used to, really: Salt Spring Island 2000-2005 Pender Island 2005-2006 Vancouver Island (Victoria) 2006-2008 I moved to Vancouver in … Continue reading

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Get Your Dose of Social Media Strategy, Competitve Intelligence, and Metrics at Tomorrow’s SMCYVR Event

You ready for a night of hard-core, you-can-use-it-right-away social media for business info? Sure I know you got a taste of metrics with Guacira’s Third Tuesday talk last night, but that was last night and we’re talking not just one, … Continue reading

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Wired Creates an iPad App and Brings the Digital Revolution to Magazines

Wired Magazine announced their iPad app today to want can only be called “great fanfare” among the geek set. From Chris Anderson’s post on the web version of the site: The arrival of the tablet represents a grand experiment in … Continue reading

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Twitter Search is Failing Us: Is There a Solution?

One of the crucial parts of using Twitter and social media for business intelligence is is search. The problem is that when using Twitter search for information is that Twitter holds all the cards, and I think Twitter is dealing … Continue reading

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