Category Archive: Social Networks

Salesforce.com dropping Social

Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, is dropping the term social in his delivery message. Social wasn’t flying.

FedEx Makes Fun of Social Media Gurus!

Great Fedex commercial making fun of social media gurus, but yet advertising and gaining traction through social media.

Applebee's Overnight Social Media Meltdown: A Photo Essay

Here is another example of the importance of businesses undertanding the use of social media. Applebees is going through an extraordinarily rough time with their social media and the firing of an employee. Their social media platform is not being properly managed and they are feeling the global pain right now. Just think, this could be your company.

Super-Abridged History of Business Communication

I know it is hard to believe, but – Business conversations were once done in person Business conversations were written in letters and memos Business conversations through taps – Morse Code (Sounds PAINFUL!)… Read More

Enterprise Social Networks and Unified Communications are Driving the Communication Evolution

Every few hundred years there occurs a sharp transformation. We cross a “divide.” Within a few short decades, society rearranges itself – its worldview, its basic values, its social and political structure, its… Read More

Klout Would Like Potential Employers To Consider Your Score Before Hiring You. And That’s Stupid. | TechCrunch

This is something that I’ve feared for a long time, that companies would seriously consider a candidate’s Klout score before hiring them. I understand doing background checks to make sure that someone isn’t a convicted murderer and checking on a GPA to get an idea of how someone did in school. Fine, I get that. However, since nobody really knows how Klout scores are calculated, these numbers mean absolutely nothing to me.

Twitter takes on Facebook: Let the social rumble begin | Cringely – InfoWorld

On the mobile front, at least, Twitter is winning. According to eMarketer, Twitter is kicking Facebook’s heinie in mobile ad revenues, bringing in $130 million versus Facebook’s $73 million…

Is a Desktop still a Desktop on a Computer?

A while ago I was asked if the word desktop was still relevant for a computer. It is a good question. With all the differing forms of “computer” available: smartphone, tablet, laptop, e-reader, desktop…etc. does the word desktop still apply to a computer desktop or should it be changed to something else?

Business Collaboration Meet the Business Social Network: Best Practices

Best practices for using a social network as a business collaboration tool at work. Chatter, Yammer, Salesforce, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn

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