Tag Archives: social network
State of the Eclyptix Union, Part 1
After a decently lengthy hiatus from blogging, it’s a new year and I have a fresh vigor for writing about things that are meaningful to me both as a person and as the CEO of Eclyptix. What exactly does that mean? It means that I’m going to write with more candor about personal development, what’s going on in tech and interactive and of course what gets me most excited –startups–. I’m not going to to lie – blogging for me has gotten boring and a bit arduous, especially in light of my constant workload. But don’t get me wrong, I’ve re-committed to write honestly about my day-to-day life, both as a person and as a CEO of an Interactive Agency
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How To Launch A Social Network – Part 1
If you’ve been bitten by the social network bug, you’re not alone. You are joining the ranks of thousands of other entrepreneurs pining for a social network to meet the needs of particular niche or provide utility to an increasingly “social-spoiled” audience. Social networking, and I’ll talk about this in my next blog post, isn’t just for socializing. It’s not only for consumers and it isn’t simply about conversation. Social networking is a feature, not a product and as such can dramatically enhance and impact an e-commerce website, directory or content-driven site. Social networks have many faces. There are simple, turnkey social networks like Ning and custom, complex social networks like WhereToGetEngaged.com and of course THE social network, Facebook.
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There’s a Shift in the Political Landscape and You’re Invited
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Alan Silberberg, CEO of You2Gov.com, a former White House staffer for former President Bill Clinton, to discuss his exciting new political social networking website. In addition to discussing You2Gov’s current and soon-to-be released features for users, we also discussed the evolution of politics in the new digital era and how social media is changing the landscape – fascinating to observe a whole new era of political action develop right before our eyes!? Silberberg explained that he built You2Gov for one reason: …
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[SociaList]
Social Networking, Road Warrior Style “It’s a dilemma that commonly plagues business travelers: what to do with the sometimes hundreds of business cards collected during a trade show” … “SkyLounge Ltd.’s site, which launched in February, was upgraded this week to allow any user to open a virtual lounge dedicated to a company, an industry or an event. When people sign up for the service, they add their travel trip information and designate if the information is public or can be viewed only by the contacts in their own network.” …
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[SociaList] April 4, 2008
Craigslist Is Our Mirror, Nothing Better (Or Worse) on TechCrunch “I flipped on the news today (yes, my actual television, not sure why) and the big story was Craigslist gone wrong. Someone placed an ad on Craigslist saying that anything at a home in Jacksonville, Oregon was up for grabs. People responded, and carted away most of the belongings of resident Robert Salisbury. He arrived home to thirty people picking over the last of his stuff. Even the man’s horse was taken.” Apparently, sticks and stones may break your bones …
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[SociaList] March 17, 2008
Girls In US And UK Command Remarkable Web Usage Numbers (girls and young women are now the most prolific web users) “Found in Sunday’s edition of The Times of London, an article by Kate Spicer and Abul Tahrreport documents a trend of increasing Web adoption among girls and young women in both the US and UK. This finding does not only pertain to blogging. It includes most all common and habitual tasks: shopping, social networking, referencing educational material, etc.”…”According to a recent Pew Internet Project targeted at teens, 35% of …
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[SociaList] March 6, 2008
What’s new and notable in the social networking realm? David Kirkpatrick, Senior Editor of Fortune, did an interesting write-up entitled “Geography, social media and breakfast“: “Combining social networks with geographic information was one of the big ideas at a gathering this week of uber-techies and media digirati in New York.”…”The next big thing is the integration of location-based information with social networking applications. At least that’s one conclusion I took from a high-energy “social media” breakfast for 100 techies in New York this week.”…”Not only will you see what someone …
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[SociaList] February 25, 2008
The latest headlines from the social networking realm: More Firms Create High-end, Custom Social Networks “A highly customized social network can run between six and seven figures. But those are ones with lots of bells and whistles. Even with the cost, social networks have become the Web site of this decade. Back in the ’90s if you didn’t have a Web site you were irrelevant; the same was true with having an e-commerce site in 2001. That is where social networks are right now.” I couldn’t agree more with Jerry …
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[SociaList] February 18, 2008
Here are just a few of the latest headlines in the social networking realm. Both positive and negative, the social networking space is shifting and evolving with every day that passes as the expanding force of social networks adjust and re-adjust their approaches and strategies in light of changing statistics, problems, and breakthroughs. It’s interesting to note that it seems more and more people are realizing that turnkey social networking platforms (e.g. “launch your social network in minutes!”) may not always be the best route to take. A custom, scalable …
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99%
99% of your social network’s current and/or future users are what I call “reactive users.” This group is content to read and accept, but isn’t the group that is going to customize their profile to an extreme, contribute blog posts, upload videos, spread the word virally, etc… I’m not saying that this group won’t do these activities, just that they will approach these activities with a limited amount of energy and commitment as well as a different paradigm. The 1% left are the “proactive users.” Seth Godin in his new …
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