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Social Media Explained (with Donuts)

Social Media Explained (with Donuts)

by Jeff Hester · Mar 19, 2013

Social media takes on many forms, and is ever-evolving. This infographic explains the common perceptions behind some of the popular social media applications, illustrated with a use case that we can all relate to: donuts. You can quibble over the inclusion or exclusion of particular social media applications, but the intent remains much the same. What […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Donuts, Facebook, featured, Google, humor, infographic, Social Graph, Social Media, Social Media Tools, social networking, social networks

Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter

Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter

by Jeff Hester · Mar 22, 2011

It’s been five years since Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey officially sent the first tweet. At the time, Twitter was a side project at Odeo (which it has grown to eclipse). I dug back into the archives and found my first blog post about Twitter, from February 15, 2007. At the time, Twitter was officially described […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: postaday2011, Social Media, social networks, twitter

The True Value of Social Networks

The True Value of Social Networks

by Jeff Hester · Jan 8, 2011

Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook, LinkedIn and the long list of other social networks vying for attention have captured plenty of media coverage as millions ofpeople jump on the bandwagon. The tools make it easy to build large lists — a “network” of followers, friends and so-called colleagues. Many people forget that it’s not about how big your network is. British anthropologist […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Foursquare, linkedin, postaday2011, relationships, Social Media, social networking, social networks, twitter, value

Pinging your network

by Jeff Hester · Oct 11, 2008

  I got hooked on the concept of Twitter when it took off at SXSW 2007. I don’t often have time to write an essay, but I can generally manage 140 characters. Over time, I’ve tried and tested a number of Twitter-like micro-blogging networks. Jaiku, Plurk, FriendFeed. And social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook allow a similar status […]

Filed Under: Good things, Social Media, Web 2.0 Tagged With: ping.fm, social networks, twitter

IM + Facebook + Email = Digsby

by Jeff Hester · Feb 7, 2008

Digsby is a new multi-network IM (AIM, ICQ, WLM, Jabber, GTalk, Yahoo) that also integrates your email and social network accounts on Facebook and Myspace. It’s in private beta, but this site has screenshots, initial impressions, and invites. read more | digg story

Filed Under: Social Media, Web 2.0 Tagged With: AIM, Digsby, Facebook, Google, Gtalk, ICQ, IM, Jabber, Myspace, social networks, WLM, Yahoo

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