facebook's "Like" button...
Join the interesting discussion over at Mashable this morning on the new functionality of the "Like" buttons on external sites...
via Mashable
EFFETTI
February 2011
MORE Women Wanted !...
Fast Company's 2011 list of The Most Influential Women in Technology and the back story of a three year effort to increase awareness of the challenges women face in business leadership positions...
via Fast Company
Where does eMail stand ?...
This report indicates that texting and Social Media are becoming more commonly used methods of communication, particularly amongst teens, but what does this mean for your business and your business communications ?
via Discovery News
Valuation, Founders & Fairness...
An interesting conversation, join in !!
via Venture Hacks
Using film for urban planning...
An interesting example of how technology can be used in new ways to redefine old practices.
via Laughing Squid
"Richard Branson on 'Social' Relations"...
"The rise of social media has presented exciting challenges and caused us to question our usual ways of doing business. When we launched a global ad for Virgin Atlantic on TV and in theaters – full of humor, fun and with a touch of glamour – it started to generate a big online following, as our fans promoted it to their friends. This extended the ad's reach far beyond our usual audiences."
Full article here @ Entrepreneur.com ( http://bit.ly/hIhzoR )
The Startup Game...
Presentation and book signing with Bill Draper this afternoon at the Computer History Museum.
KQED's Dave Iverson interviewed Bill, fielded questions from the audience and delivered this exciting and colorful summation of Bill's key points to entrepreneurs in the audience:
"Have a sleeping bag in the corner ~ know how to say yes ~ fail accounting ~ and, know what a vibrator is."
Context is everything !
I'm looking forward to reading my signed copy of the book, buy the book, check it out !!!...
Web2.0 ~ MangaMan Meets Tech...
If you're looking for a good example of the use of technology in the promotion of products this is a must read: ( http://bit.ly/iiPTmO )
Pluralistic Networks / Fernando Flores...
Looking forward to an evening with Dr. Flores ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Flores ) and others tonight at the invitation of my friend, Brian Mendelsohn ! ! !...
Mobile Sites in Minutes...
Is your desired audience on the go, or strictly mobile ?
In either event "WinkSite" is a free mobile application that enables virtually anyone to set up a mobile site in minutes as evidenced by the example I put together here:
The platform provides a large configuration of customizable options and their support ticket response, for what you can't figure out, is positively memorable.
I heard about WinkSite at the Social Media for Social Good conference last week. The event was hosted by PayPal and put on the The Social Media Club of Silicon Valley. One of the panelists, Charlie Treadwell, who works in Cisco's CSR Department, mentioned the site during a discussion of pragmatic uses. In that same sentence I could have sworn Charlie mentioned Text to Give, I couldn't get that to work easily through this platform even though you can customize a "channel" to dial a number.
The site's been around for quite awhile and has acquired a considerable number of users that you can actually connect with once setting up an account. David Harper, WinkSite Founder and C.E.O. says his team has a UI refinement in the works, but a release date isn't set yet.
Need a free mobile application ? Give WinkSite a try !
