Bringing a little drama to social games
by justingibbs on September 3, 2010
Apple’s new social network Ping had Facebook Connect one minute and not the next. It’s a bit odd for a feature like that to disappear in less than 24 hours, but what I found intriguing was some people’s reactions across the blogosphere. Om Malik was severely disappointed: As a long-time customer of Apple and its [...]
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by justingibbs on March 10, 2010
Social gaming is getting a lot of buzz lately. Not only is the industry profitable but it’s driving a lot of Facebook usage – the killer-app of social networks. A recent study from PopCap showed that many are using Facebook as a game platform. Nearly half (49%) of the times when they log into social [...]
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by justingibbs on February 12, 2010
I’m catching a lot of flack for being a believer in Google Buzz. Interestingly enough most of the flack is coming in through Google Buzz itself. One theme I keep hearing is “Where’s the social games?” The launch of Google Buzz brings up an interesting debate – are social games are the killer app of social [...]
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by justingibbs on February 9, 2010
The echo chamber is abuzz with, we’ll Google Buzz. While some are negative: But like many Google services, it lacks any imagination or compelling reasons to use it. (Starting with the name, a rip-off from Yahoo.) As a result, it’s probably not a threat to any of the services it’s trying to disrupt. I’m a [...]
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by justingibbs on October 11, 2009
Seems like everyone is getting into social media these days. And why not, it’s replacing ad buys in old media. However it’s almost comical how most seem to forget that social media is about joining the conversation and conversation denotes two way exchange. It’s odd to see companies like CBSNews and Chevron_JustinH on Twitter. Other than a [...]
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