Google Buzz: Not quite there yet
Google Buzz has arrived, but is this new Facebook-esque social stream going to win Google’s place in the social web?
Not yet.
In fact, all the buzz about Google buzz has been decidedly negative, and I’m inclined to agree. After a few days of using the Buzz I’m already “blanking” the little [...]
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Google Buzz or Bust?
February 15th, 2010 — MonicaGoogle Sidewiki: Turning the Web into Its Own Social Network
November 10th, 2009 — MonicaLast September, Google announced “Sidewiki”, a feature of Firefox and IE that allows anyone to contribute “helpful” information next to any webpage. The latest buzz around Sidewiki concerns Reframe It, a start-up company which recently claimed that Sidewiki emulates Reframe It’s own web annotation software, right down to the icons.
Although it’s unlikely that Reframe [...]
Claude Levi-Strauss, Father of Anthropology, Dies at 100
November 5th, 2009 — MonicaFrench anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss died last week at age 100. Mr. Levi-Strauss, a central figure in the structuralist school of thought, changed the way we understand civilization.
Until the 20th century, people generally believed that there were “savage” people and there were “civilized” people and the two societies were essentially distinct. Mr. Levi-Strauss [...]
Uncovering Connections in the Political Twittersphere
October 12th, 2009 — MonicaTwitter is emerging as a power political tool. Sysomos, a social media analytics company, recently took a deeper look at the political Twittersphere and identified the 168 most active political voices in the U.S, the U.K. and Canada. Coming out on top were
@schwarzenegger
@nansen
@gstephanopoulos
@markwarner
@latimestot
It’s an interesting list which hints at who the political influencers [...]