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While watching the streaming video of the TechCrunch50 conference yesterday, I just caught the last couple minutes of the demo for Yammer. Basically, as most people have pointed out in the TechCrunch comments, Yammer is Twitter for companies. But what really caught my eye was the way they use “hash tags” to allow you to [...]
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Recently, after creating the “Badges” page for the PodCamp Hawaii site, we were contacted by several other Podcamp Organizers around the world. They wanted to know how we created the page and how to create the source code. It’s easy enough if you’re a programmer or web developer. But it can be confusing and difficult [...]
GetSatisfaction.com was launched in September, 2007, and is really gaining traction these days, as Twitter is one of its most active clients. What is it? It’s a new way that customers and companies can use public forums to solve problems. Companies can pro-actively use the site as their main location to address customer service issues, [...]
Let me start by saying, I’m dropping in on a conversation taking place at Techcrunch, Twitter and on the Joyent blog regarding the continue server outages at Twitter. I use Twitter but have been too busy this past week to even notice their recent round of outages. I found out today they had been hosting [...]
UPDATE: There have been other postings that say making a larger icon, 158×158 for example will produce higher quality results. We haven’t found that to be true. BUT, we have standardized on 60×60 for our Webclips icons and until Apple actually produces its own icons for its own website(s), we’ll be sticking with the 60×60 [...]
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We had a large winter storm here on Oʻahu last night. Power was off intermittently, but is now working. Our main internet connection, via Oceanic Cable, is down. That includes TV service too – so we won’t be watching any OC16 or HGTV today! My internet service via my cell phone, the AT&T Edge network, [...]
Let me stipulate a few facts: I live my life online. I have gotten very used to a certain (large) lack of privacy in most traditional senses. I am in favor of business relationships with independent media creators. But the way that Facebook’s Beacon is setting cookies and sending my very specific online behavior (at [...]
April 30: Using Online Video as a Business Communication & Marketing Tool at the Next Level Hawaii Conference
May 13: Introduction to Twitter & Facebook Strategies for NonProfits, presented to the Weinberg Fellows on Maui and supported by the Aloha United Way
May 22: Using Social Networks for Personal and Business Promotion, annual conference of the Hawaii Court Reporters and Captioners Association
May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the Nā Hōkū O Hawaiʻi Music Festival
June 3: Strategic Implications of Social Networks - Even If You Are Not Participating! at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset
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