Archive for February, 2010
TED
I’m very excited to have been invited at attend TEDxUSC this year in April. For those of you who haven’t heard of TED conferences, it’s a series of talks, no longer than 18 minutes from people who are passionate or inspired about their ideas. Although sometimes, I don’t have a particular interest in the topic, [...]
Twitter Clocks 50 Million Tweets Per Day
The newest data from Twitter, says that minus the spam, Twitter is seeing fifty million tweets per day, compared to 2.5 million in 2009 and 300,000 in 2008. That’s about 600 tweets per second being shared on the service. The microblogging service says there are now 25,000 tweets referring to brands every five minutes. Twenty [...]
Millenials Rely On Technology To Stay Productive
Two new reports from Accenture Consulting shed some light on the growing influence of “Millennials” aged 18-27 in the workplace who already account for one third the working population. This generation is having a profound impact on the work culture by quickly adopting new technologies, regardless of corporate policy, and reshaping the expectations of work/life [...]
SayNow Makes Voicemail Social
Social-media savvy entertainers are bypassing traditional media channels and reaching fans through an innovative Web-based voice messaging system called SayNow.com. The service lets them speak directly to fans through the socially-connected system, while inviting followers to leave messages for them. So far over 172 million calls, voice mails and live sessions have been made. Singer [...]
