March 2011
23
Social logics of mobile social apps
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It’s been a very long time — going on six months — since I’ve had the time and presence of mind to blog. My apologies to anyone who gave up long ago on my coverage
October 2010
19
Designing for dates: when contact needs a helping hand
I got into social media more or less on the heels of running an online dating service in the late 1990s. It was the san francisco bay area franchise of matchmaker.Com, and I was co-owner
October 2010
13
Connections: A reflection on the development of social tools
The story of the stirrup Do you know the story of the stirrup? The stirrup was introduced to horsemanship alternately by the Central Asians, Chinese, or tribes in India more than 2,500 years ago. But
October 2010
05
Designing social tools: core user types
In rolling out and growing a successful social product we need to always think from the user’s perspective. Audiences don’t view the product as we do, and we should have no reason to expect them
October 2010
01
Beyond Usage Lifecycle in designing for social
I had a chance this morning to catch up with unopened items in google reader. Something I used to keep up with daily, but which I now fall behind on. Occasionally something catches my attention
September 2010
30
A look at the innovation of social tools
We in the social media industry are given to talk about the fortunes of our leading companies. Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare are our brands. They are the characters in our story, legends of their own