The danger of Quora seeing a drop in quality and becoming a popularity contest has been in the spotlight recently. Quora is like voting for high school queen and king. Popularity trumps intelligence and wisdom.less than a minute ago via … Continue reading
The Hype Begins New shiny toys, both web services and gadgets, often get hyped by some people and blogs that have reach and influence. Once the hype starts, page views start coming in, and more tech blogs jump on the … Continue reading
Which service is generating the most Buzz these days? Unfortunately, not Google Buzz. In a succinct and well-argued post, Robert Scoble asked if Quora is the biggest blogging innovation in 10 years. I think it is more than that. Quora … Continue reading
In November, TechCrunch noticed that Quora was mass-creating Twitter accounts, and was told that it was for a feature to be launched in the future, for following individual Quora topics on Twitter. The good news: the feature is now live! … Continue reading
As a champion of Relevance over Numbers, I have been happy to see the increasing popularity of my6sense – a mobile app for iPhone and Android that uses Digital Intuition to filter your social streams and provide you with personalized, … Continue reading
A few days back, I tweeted: There is a subtle but crucial difference between targeting a startup towards influencers, and targeting it towards early-adopters.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckMahendra PalsuleScepticGeek I think that it needed some elaboration, hence this … Continue reading
Speaking at the ad:tech conference, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley offered a glimpse into the future of the service. Customized Recommendations: Crowley discussed the possibility of a smarter algorithm that would make customized recommendations based on a user’s checkin history. Brand … Continue reading
Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature to auto-tweet a link to Twitter when you post pictures on Facebook. All Facebook sees this as a danger sign for TwitPic, while TheNextWeb hints that Facebook is aiming for Ping.fm. This is … Continue reading
A recent research survey revealed that: Over 66% of web users share content with friends and family, with 50% doing it at least once a week. 86% of respondents still used email to share content, while only 49% said they … Continue reading
What do you do when you make an embarrassing mistake on the social web? I have been seeing different behaviors and wanted to pen my thoughts on how your behavior affects the trust others place in you. Yesterday, a well-known … Continue reading
