Tag Archives: Social network service

Sparks, Circles And Hangouts

Posted on June 29, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Say one thing about Google; it never gives up. Faced by increasingly daunting competition from Facebook the Google team has had another go at a social platform – the Google+ Project. A small number of people are testing the project, … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Web | Tagged +1, 2011, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, google, Google Buzz, privacy, Roger Smith, Skype, Social network service, thedigitalconsultant, US Federal Trade Commission | 3 Comments

Most Boring Photo Above 30,000 Feet

Posted on May 20, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

I recall attending a party in the early 1980′s where the theme was “The Most Boring Slide Evening”. Revellers were encouraged to sort through their carousels of kodachrome tranparencies and select slides that fitted certain categories. My favourite was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2011, Creative Commons, Facebook, Flickr, Getty Images, Photo sharing, photograph, Pixable, Publishing, Roger Smith, Social network service, thedigitalconsultant | Leave a comment

Network Based Papers

Posted on March 14, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The use of social media aggregation to publication has been around for some time. One such example is the Swiss company Small River, whose Paper.Li which takes your daily tweets and creates an online publication from them. I have used … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Social Media | Tagged 2011, Facebook, IPad, LinkedIn, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network service, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | Leave a comment

Standing Out From The Flowd

Posted on December 28, 2010 by thedigitalconsultant

There’s not a day goes by when something new appears on the app. horizon. One recent addition from Denmark is Flowd, a sort of ‘FourSquare for bands and fans’ to get together. Flowd is a location-based mobile application that facilitates … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile, Social Media | Tagged 2010, Armin van Buuren, Denmark, Flowd, Foursquare, Geolocation, Google Maps, googlemaps, Marketing, Markus Schulz, Mobile application development, Nine Inch Nails, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, Social network service, thedigitalconsultant | Leave a comment

Premature Memories Best Forgotten

Posted on December 17, 2010 by thedigitalconsultant

Facebook is red faced over the premature code leakage of new designs for its brand pages and a new photo section called “Memories”. Location-based Places checkin functionality will also eventually appear so that page “likers” can check in. An example … Continue reading →