I use the term “Internet Marketer” in the title here in a less than flattering way. There are certainly those who make a living selling products and services via the Internet that deliver real value, but many “info and Internet” marketers also prey on people’s fears, hopes and irrational dreams to pedal worthless junk over [...]

I spoke at a panel session with Hester Tinti-Kane and Jeff Seaman at the Pearson CiTE conference in Denver yesterday, unveiling a survey of higher education on how social media is used. You can download the survey report, the slides we used, and lots of other great information at the Pearson social media survey site [...]

I remember when I first got online back in 1989 via CIX, I knew I’d found something magical, something that enabled me to do or discover things way beyond the confines of the computer itself. Then came CompuServe in 1990 which provided a more user-friendly way of being online albeit in a paternalistic walled-garden sort [...]

I realize that the terms “social media” and “slowing down” are never to be used in the same post (let alone a headline!) according to the Secret Brotherhood of the Social Media Industry Public Relations and Hype Machine (the SBSMIPRHM for short ) but I did it. Why? Well, this week I came across a [...]

Facebook has introduced a new “Ask Question” feature. Can you give us a quick demo of how it works and offer some thoughts on how to best use it, Dave?

Twitter has refined the way of communication where even the limited characters reflect the absolute expression of the people. The real time exchange of information and the potential substance in the ever counting Twitter stream, Twitter has emerged out as the Google of the social media world. As the Twitter fever hits the globe hard, [...]

(UPDATED) At its I/O Conference last week Google announced that it would open a store for paid and free web apps later this year. Outside deveopers will be able to sell via The Chrome Web Store which will support all major web platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux and of course, Google’s Chrome OS.

A new Vision Critical study of  music on smparthones in the US, UK and Canada, found major differences. While those in Canada and the UK are using apps on their smartphone or iPod Touch to listen to broadcast radio, U.S. users are more likely to listen to web-only radio and music streaming services.