Ancestry.com Buys Top Facebook App We’re Related
In the early days of Facebook’s developer platform (2007, to be exact), as apps were going from 0 to 2 or more million users in just a matter of days, family history apps were among the first to rise to the top. The link between family connections and friend connections seemed like a natural fit […]
Read more...Can’t get Google Wallet to Work? Have an Expanded Battery Pack? That may be Your Problem.
I’ve been beating my head around why every place I’ve gone to so far with Paypass (Home Depot, McDonalds, Best Buy, 7-Eleven, you name it) hasn’t worked with my new Galaxy Nexus phone that’s supposed to work with NFC and Google Wallet. I searched all the forums and just couldn’t figure out what was happening. […]
Read more...How to Get Notified When People Talk About Your Website on Google+
Want a notification any time someone comments or posts about your website on Google+? You can do this with Google Analytics: 1. Go to the “Traffic Sources” section of Google Analytics for your website 2. Expand the “Social” sub-section. 3. Click on “Sources”.4. Click on the “Activity Stream” tab next to the “Social Referral” tab […]
Read more...The Marissa Mayer Era is All About Product
People keep saying Yahoo engineers and employees are going to feel less-likely to want to leave Yahoo now that +Marissa Mayer is the CEO. While I’m sure it will be a more comfortable environment, I would be worried right now if I worked there. Here’s why:Yahoo needs a complete reboot.If Marissa’s smart, she’ll kill just about everything […]
Read more...2012 Google I/O – Is This the 2007 Facebook F8?
All eyes should be on Google’s Annual Developer Conference, Google I/O next week. As the first Google I/O with the Google+ Team, and a serious read/write API yet to launch, I predict we are about to see an explosion of social apps at a level we haven’t seen since Facebook’s F8 Conference in 2007 when […]
Read more...Why Changing Your LinkedIn Password Is Not Enough
The news is spreading today that LinkedIn’s database was hacked, and millions of users accounts have been compromised. I keep hearing over and over again to “change your password.” That’s smart. I changed mine this morning. Something that people aren’t saying though is that your other social networking accounts could be at risk as well […]
Read more...Why do I Think Marketers That Don’t Embrace Google+ Will be Out of Business in a Year?
(Want to skip all this and get the courses right now? Go to http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/TwitterOffer and sign up now!)As I mentioned earlier on Google+ (where you’ll always hear tech news first from me!), I recently just finished a course on Pluralsight all about how you or your friends can embrace Google+ better for your business or clients (you […]
Read more...Custom Tailoring 2.0 – "Dress Code" is Set to Become the Zappos of Tailoring
Back in October I had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong for business. While I was there I decided to get a custom suit made. I’m a sucker for a good suit! While Hong Kong is certainly not as cheap as Thailand when it comes to custom-made suits, it is generally much cheaper than the […]
Read more...You’ll Always Hear it First on Google+
I’m starting a new experiment. From now on every post I make to StayNAlive.com will originate on Google+. This goes in line with my earlier post where I suggested that the Blogging landscape is significantly changing, and the blogs that want to survive will need to embrace social means of publishing and discovery. You’ll recognize this […]
Read more...Wanna Learn Facebook Development? Check Out My New Video Series
Facebook application development isn’t just a skill, and it’s not just for developers either – it’s a mindset and a culture that you have to understand to truly understand and implement its value. It’s something both marketers, business owners, as well as developers should understand to fully have a grasp against the competition in this […]
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