Category Archives: Media

Facebook growth rate: quicker than a (social) ray of light – and almost a nation on itself

Following yesterday Facebook’s filing for IPO – and all the consequent hype about this, let’s look at what’s really behind the Facebook business. According to this infographic from Fusioncharts: every 8 seconds people from everywhere in the world sign in … Continue reading →

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About creativity, time and good ideas – a nice book (and a video) that explains it almost all in a social way

Steven Johnson’s book is highly recommended: this is usually a book’s review ending line, I put it at the beginning since the book it’s about good ideas and good timing. Well, the good idea is grab a copy and the … Continue reading →

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Texting while walking: a viral video and some good lessons from NYT

“Texting While Walking” by Casey Neistat is a humorous cautionary video about the dangers of composing text messages while walking.  Casey Neistat is a New York-based filmmaker and the video is a New York Times opinion-documentary. While there’s little current … Continue reading →

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Social Networks More Influential in Emerging Markets – in e-commerce too!

A recent report from Pew Research Center: “Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide” found evidence that in these large emerging markets, including Mexico and Indonesia, social network penetration ranged from 56% to 86% of internet users. In some … Continue reading →

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Mac User UK cover: Supercharge your CV

Sign of the times? Mac User UK cover: Supercharge your CV A cover that’s not (only) about iPad, iPhone & Macs: it’s about people growing their skills using these technologies. A headline I really love: “Build on your skills to … Continue reading →

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Facebook Timeline + Moo.com: perfect business cards!

I love my Moo.com Minicards: everytime I give someone my business/personal cards it’s a surprise – for the one receiving it and to me too, it’s so simple to get a smile with a nice picture! I made my first … Continue reading →

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Flipboard adds Associated Press news & coverage on the 2012 US Presidential Campaign

I’ve been in love with Flipboard since its very first appearance on the iPad (namely, my iPad). It’s one of those apps that really make sense about using an iPad just to browse literally my favorites news sources and has … Continue reading →

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2011: a video summary of the whole year as seen through Twitter – and the growth of Twitter itself too!

Jeremiah Warren. has come up with a brilliant round up of the biggest stories in 2011 via Twitter. If 2011 is to be considered the year of Social Media, Twitter is, for sure, the star of all Social Networks. Most … Continue reading →

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Community vs. content? Or just as important?

This post on Mashable well deserves your attention. What are you doing to facilitate quality discussion on your blog or website? The main assumption is: News sites should think less about their comments and more about the discussion they’re facilitating. … Continue reading →

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Are Bloggers Journalists? Are blogs to be considered as news services?

I blog, therefore I’m a journalist  You should not take for granted this statement: the debate whether blogging should be seen as a different kind of journalism is quite hot (and has been for a long time). Fact is, there’s … Continue reading →

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