Comments for Colin Walker - Social Thoughts

Comment on Google+ numbers still don’t matter, at least in the way you expect. by Why Google Plus is a Potential Facebook Killer!

Why Google Plus is a Potential Facebook Killer! — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:26:31 +0000

[...] Google+ has grown quickly, 170 million users according to Google CEO Larry Page, it still has a long way to go before it seriously contends with Facebook in user numbers. Yet we [...]

Comment on Google+ numbers still don’t matter, at least in the way you expect. by Monday Morning Quarterback #8 | Virante Orange Juice

Monday Morning Quarterback #8 | Virante Orange Juice — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:14:53 +0000

[...] Google+ Numbers Still Don’t Matter, At Least In The Way You Expect Tech bloggers, newspapers, and social media pundits constantly carp about Google’s claimed numbers for its Google+ social network. Here’s why none of that really matters to Google. Also, find out about what’s changed in the new Google+ Redesign rolled out last week. [...]

Comment on Gmail on iOS. by Priority Inbox, Another Awesome Feature Comes To Gmail Users Soon! | EssayBoard

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:48:08 +0000

[...] Gmail on iOS. (colinwalker.me.uk) Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInStumbleUponEmailPrintLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Categories: Google, Internet, Web Services Tagged: E-mail spam, email, Email client, Gmail, Google+, LinkedIn, Mail, Priority Inbox No comments yet… [...]

Comment on Interest networks, duplicate content and more. by Kristjan

Kristjan — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:00:15 +0000

Duplicate content is a huge problem not only on G+ but on everywhere on the Internet. Thanks to programs like Adsense and Bidvertiser, everybody now wants to have a website about something. But not everybody has ideas for writing original content or time and will to research and write in depth posts, so they just copy content from other sites and paste it on their own. Usually those people at least have the decency to change few words, but not all. The other day I was researching color psychology for an article I was working on and I found 3 copies of one article. Madness, ah?

Comment on Is it time for Twitter to change? by Nottingham Plasterer

Nottingham Plasterer — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:09:55 +0000

I think we should’nt dwell on what twitter has become, we should respect it as it is following the obvious trend. With 500 million active accounts its doing something right!!

Comment on Is it time for Twitter to change? by plasterer northumberland

plasterer northumberland — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:53:14 +0000

newspapers will be a thing of the past soon. its like snail mail for news

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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