Comments for Colin Walker - Social Thoughts

Comment on Social groupthink, or following the herd? by Colin

Colin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:48:52 +0000

Indeed. The global nature of our networks means we are now exposed to more information so must filter and prioritise. It’s a shame but a fact of modern (social) life.

We need to either strip back our networks to simplify things (and potentially miss out) or find another way to work.

Comment on Social groupthink, or following the herd? by Grace O'Malley

Grace O'Malley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:32:52 +0000

It’s a vicious circle we’ve created on social media. In order to get links viewed and discussion begun we must have a multitude of followers hoping that one (or more) will take the time to begin a discussion, yet by having so many we follow and follow us back we then have a difficult time doing the same for them.

Comment on Pseudonyms: paving the way to better Google+ integration. by Colin

Colin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:01:02 +0000

Yousaf – not much has really changed. Google is just moving from a comapny with siloed applications to a flat organisation which is, in a way, more like Facebook. The single privacy policy shoudl actually enhance the experience as Google has a better picture of US rather than multiple fragments.

Comment on Pseudonyms: paving the way to better Google+ integration. by Elevatelocal

Elevatelocal — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:48:44 +0000

The end of privacy as we know it.

Comment on Has Twitter acquired Summify to aid content discovery? by Colin

Colin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:09 +0000

Nithin – I would expect most power users would feel the same as they spend a lot of time in various networks, Google reader and on Techmeme etc. I have noticed that some are using it as a simple means of curation and then pushing the list out ot their followers but obviously this is no longer available to them and they’ll have to do the curation themselves.

Comment on Has Twitter acquired Summify to aid content discovery? by Nithin

Nithin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:22:28 +0000

Great post. Very similar to the thoughts that were going through my head when I heard about the Summify acquisition news. But one thought here, although the Summify solution is elegant and all, I always found that I had read most of the stories that were delivered to me. Maybe I am a power user? Don’t know, but I lost interest after a month or 2.

Comment on Is Google+ really breaking the internet? by Colin

Colin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:18:27 +0000

A great discussion about this post can be found on Google+ here:

https://plus.google.com/107014679047964718793/posts/YMbAedzqm41

Comment on 2011: The year in review. by Weekly Link Round Up – 01-06-12 | Social Media Marketing

Weekly Link Round Up – 01-06-12 | Social Media Marketing — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:52:50 +0000

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Comment on Identity and social: who is right? by Google’s Direction With Plus Could Be Self Destructive | Media Tapper

Google’s Direction With Plus Could Be Self Destructive | Media Tapper — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:56:04 +0000

[...] across its ecosystem (anonymous, pseudonymous and authenticated). Google have said that they will support pseudonyms in future but it is going to be a long hard road to integrate “everything Google” under the Plus [...]

Comment on Social is dead, long live social by Colin

Colin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:05:48 +0000

Exactly Bryan. Without changing to adapt to current needs social will stagnate and all the good work done so far will be wasted.

Comment on Social is dead, long live social by Bryan Weller

Bryan Weller — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:22:40 +0000

So speak of social media like a mythical phoenix that must die and be reborn again from it’s ashes regularly. It’s probably a somewhat apt comparison as it must change and adapt or risk irrelevancy. Social is designed to change according to people’s habits and needs. I think this is a good thing.

Comment on Social friction and the importance of choice. by Colin

Colin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:31:16 +0000

I have killed the FeedFlare at the bottom of posts in my feed. Not happy about that – thanks for pointing it out.

Comment on Social friction and the importance of choice. by Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:11:30 +0000

Hey Colin, just a note: I used the Twit This link in your Google Reader feed and it automatically entered me into some kind of contest from @shoemoney. I wonder what’s up with that?

Comment on So, Twitter have found a business model. by Vernice

Vernice — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:16:55 +0000

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Comment on How do you solve a problem like the interest graph? by Colin

Colin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:15:56 +0000

Thanks for the comments.

Valeria, people and passions is the whole point behind having an integrated solution within our existing networks rather than having to rely on yet another destination.

Mahendra, I don’t really have enough experience with Quota to feel comfortable commenting about it (I would rather say nothing than talk rubbish) – a situation I know I should remedy but you can only spread yourself so thin

Comment on How do you solve a problem like the interest graph? by Mahendra Palsule

Mahendra Palsule — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:11:35 +0000

Would have loved it if you had discussed Quora. IMHO, it utilizes a unique blend of the social and interest graphs that is way ahead of all other networks.

Comment on How do you solve a problem like the interest graph? by Valeria Maltoni

Valeria Maltoni — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:43:48 +0000

Good points here, Colin.

How about both? People *and* passions? Something that integrates with what you already have, helps filter content based upon who is sharing it. Coming soon, so watch my outposts, if interested.

Comment on Twitter, what happened to annotations? by Twitter Should Cut The SMS Cord « Darin R. McClure – The Good Life In San Clemente

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:14:20 +0000

[...] this is Sean Parker who should be listened to, and his point is quite valid. A few days ago, Colin Walker talked about the problem, and reminded us of annotations: We were granted a quick peek at the potential for client app [...]

Comment on Twitter, what happened to annotations? by Twitter Should Cut The SMS Cord | Regular Geek

Twitter Should Cut The SMS Cord | Regular Geek — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:43:02 +0000

Comment on The problem with Google+. by Colin

Colin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:25 +0000

Thanks Dan, glad you enjoyed it.

I don’t think actually dropping Plus is an option. As it will be entwined through everything they do it would be pointless, and virtually impossible, to strip it all out again.

As I said in the post, people will use the social layer aspects regardless but may not specifically head to the social networking element out of choice – the networking component may, therefore, lose focus but will still exist.

We must remember that Plus isn’t “intended” as a social network – that is just a necessary by-product of the layer and identity service.