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Semantic Web

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May 20, 2009

Image via CrunchBase Everybody is talking about Wolfram Alpha:  it’s new, changing all the rules, is it a competitor for Google, is it not a competitor for Google, will it need some regulation over data delivered and will it be able to answer ANY question? Working in the legal industry means that a large part [...]

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Can't have it all.. or Bye Bye Blog!

March 4, 2009

Today I closed one of my blogs, ‘Virtually Social’. It was a hard thing to do, but had to be done – simply because there was hardly any content there. I bravely accessed WordPress (one of the strongest blog platforms) and pulled the plug from any links to it. It isn’t the first time I [...]

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Twitter as a cultural Accelerator [or - Thank you Rick Murphy!!]

February 27, 2009

The Twitter buzz is still at its peak and it is quite impossible to have a conversation about internet today without talking about it. the conversations range from sweeping enthusiasm to seriously doubting its usefulness. Some describe it as the ‘neighborhood pub’, some praise it’s power with expanding one’s network, knowledge and expertise, some doubt [...]

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CES Day 5: The personal and professional

January 12, 2009

Yesterday was CES’s final day. I have physically landed on the east coast, but my heart and mind are still on CES. Here are a few bits to conclude the last day: Many people ask and wonder if and how to create the separation between their professional and personal networks. There are many tools built [...]

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CES Day 2: Ballmer's pitch

January 12, 2009

15,000 queuing to get into Ballmer’s keynote that opens CES. Queue started at 16:30. Keynote was at 6:30. 3 enormous screens on the stage, stage silver spotlights hit the Chandeliers. And then – human beatboxing, flashing videos on all screens, it’s the full circus! (was wondering for a minute if accidnetally I stepped into a [...]

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CES Day 4: widgets time

January 12, 2009

ok, ok – this panel actualy tool place on day 3, a day which was mad, with not one minute to remember your login questions to all networks ‘forgotten password’ questions. So – widgets!! we all know widgets are pitched as a great and cool social media marketing tool. The challenge now is twofold: 1)    [...]

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CES Day 3: first day exhibition report given by non tech

January 9, 2009

It is 2am and though I am struggling to keep my eyes open (up 6am after 4 hours of sleep, listening, learning, networking, reviewing the exhibition) I am still all buzzed with excitement. Today was the grand formal opening of the exhibition: halls and halls of consumer electronic toys. But what was once the industry [...]

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CES Day 2: SMJ who are you? identity and the user

January 8, 2009

Who are those that use Social Media for Business? Jeremiah Owyang divides users of social media for business purposes into 6 groups: Creators – they have blogs, twitter, they are on every single network. Critics – Collectors – get all feeds and organize them Joiners – network is how I get business done Spectators – [...]

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CES Day 2: SMJ's Future of Social Media: Jello and Shish Kebab

January 8, 2009

Ok we all know Social Media is key. We all know Facebook is HOT (10m users added in past 3 weeks, so network now has a total of 150 million users). Where are we heading with this? To start with, Jeremiah Owyang from Forrester teleconferenced about ‘future of media in social era’ with a couple [...]

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CES Day 2 : Social Media Jungle

January 8, 2009

Venetian floors are buzzing with early morning excitement as people are starting to flock into the halls, registering and getting their badges. Today is Social Media Jungle day hosted by Jeff Pulver and offering no less then 16 speakers, each passionately speaking about different elements and aspects of Social Media, including: Trust Authenticity Reciprocity Social [...]

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