social media & social networks
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The living proof of Wikinomics and the Power of Us
We all know about Wikinomics, Don Tapscott’s latest contribution to our world of changes. One may think that Tapscott’s exposé is a little bit theoretical and judging by the number of people of all nationalities whom I have met recently and who still wonder what a wiki is, one may…
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Marketing in social networks
Joe Lewis has an interesting story about social marketing as a reader rightfully pointed out (social marketing is indeed about marketing products or services which can be viewed as beneficial from a Society point of view). To sum it up in a few words: an iProspect (a search engine marketing…
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IBM Dutch Arm (Nearly) Takes Corporate Blogging To Next Level
IBM ‘s Dutch Arm has almost created a best practice in the field of Corporate Blogging. Close but no cigar, however. The world of large Multinational Corporations is hardly thought of as a place for entrepreneurship and risk. And indeed, there aren’t so many best practices in the world of Corporate…
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Are there any tangible signs that Web 2.0 is another bubble?
Since the beginning, the Web 2.0 craze has triggered thoughts by many an observer as to whether the concept was a fad, a bubble or even just a rehash of earlier Internet ideas that failed. As in this recent WSJ article, debating this subject is pretty much a matter of…
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Wikipedia moderation: Admin Tightening Control on Content
Moderation is a hot topic at Wikipedia. The New York Times published this article on June 17 about Wikipedia’s new rules with regard to content control. Wikipedia moderation: Admin Tightening Control on Content The website co-founded by Jimmy Wales has now taken steps in order to avoid mishaps such as…
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Rewriting history on Wikipedia: has Web 2.0 Gone Mad
It’s not because you are a collaborative work enthusiast that you have to agree with everything that is going on in the name of so-called WEB 2.0. A USA Today editorial published on Nov 29th entitled “A false Wikipedia biography” is making our hair stand on end. How come anybody…
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