by Minter Dial | Apr 27, 2012 | Social Media
Have you noticed of late the precipitous falloff of activity on Foursquare? If you are a user, I’m going to guess that you — like me — have taken the finger off the Foursquare pedal ever since they altered the scoring system. The race for first...
by Minter Dial | Apr 26, 2012 | Social Media
Every day, it seems that a new social media site is being born. I don’t think that is an exaggeration. So, how to make head or tails of each of them? Sifting through the social media jungle If I were a venture capitalist or perhaps even an investment...
by Minter Dial | Jan 9, 2011 | Social Media
Foursquare – Too square? After a week of heavy usage, I have come to find Foursquare a bit too square. Here is the story. Over the last year, I became quite a fan of Foursquare (an application that provides you & your friends new ways of exploring your...
by Minter Dial | Dec 8, 2010 | Social Media
Highlights of 2010 and Preview of 2011 from Ben Parr Here is a quick interview I caught on the fly with Ben Parr, co-editor of Mashable US, one of the reference sites in new technology in the US. Ben Parr is a journalist, sci-fi author and a man in the know when...
by Minter Dial | Dec 7, 2010 | Social Media
2011 looks like a fad year… but with potentially many new digital fads. As I look ahead to 2011, it seems like it will be a truly fad year in terms of world events. It is a “common” year in that it is not a leap year. What are the expected...