Is Facebook enhancing or cluttering its social experience? #tech #socialweb

Yesterday Facebook added the Like feature (as seen next to the comment button in the pic). The button mimics Digg and other social sites, allowing users to show their support of a user’s action without commenting. It saves some time, but is it really necessary?
As someone in awe of the Twitter movement, I’ve got to [...]

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High supply, low demand = A Twitter Doh!

Okay, I’m like freaking out, man. The more I submerse myself into Twitter, the more I realize a future problem. Yes, it’s in my title. I fear we’re fiercely pushing towards the tipping point.
Think about it…
Twitter is the ultimate tool for conversation, and we have two types of twitter-ers. These early adopters are either building [...]

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The Twitter Bowl

Football fans tweeted the big game tonight, and with the help of #hashtags the entire game, including moment-to-moment twitter-er commentary was recorded.
Twitter-ers added #superbowl to their tweets about the game. This enabled the site hashtags.org to chronicle the game. You can now browse a total of 8,000+ tweets by clicking here. You can see people’s [...]

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Twirgins, I give you reasons to use Twitter (and what to expect.)

So, quickly, Twitter is becoming popular.
Celebrities use it. News organizations use it. Businesses use it. But you don’t.
You’re a twirgin (someone who hasn’t used Twitter before.)
Beyond status updates, Twitter is a more powerful tool than you think. In a simple way this service allows people converse the hottest topics in real time. But I’ll get [...]

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