Archive for 'Social Media'

Location, Location, Location!

The web has been, and continues to be, an insanely successful platform for connecting, sharing, and discovering content. There is one tremendous aspect concerning the web that will take this internet-interaction to new heights. I’m talking about the geocentric, location-based web. We are in the early stages of this “location-aware” internet, and [...]

The Semantic Web Experience

It is pretty clear that the future of the web is heading toward being completely semantic.  The term “semantic” is used to describe a way in which information is gathered and exchanged amongst individuals across the internet.  We are seeing large steps in a more open and user-generated exchange with the popularity and success of [...]

What makes web services sticky?

The number of technology startups is quite staggering.  This, of course, is a result of virtually no barriers to entry and a relatively low production cost that’s associated with tech startups (namely dot-com businesses and services).  But what separates those popular (mainstream) startup services from the “soon forgotten” ones?
It’s a matter of stickiness…But what makes [...]