The Secret of Twitter’s Success

Money-Whale

In a recent interview with Jonathan Fildes of the BBC, Biz Stone Co-Founder of microblogging service Twitter suggests that that we can finally expect to see an attempt by the company to earn some revenue from the currently free service. Almost entirely funded by venture capital investments, the Social Networking giant secured an additional … [Read more...]

If I ever get an iPhone (and like it) I’ll eat my hat

I Love iPhone

I got my iPhone six months ago. Finally succumbing to peer pressure I reluctantly walked into the O2 shop – feeling guilty every step of the way. Until then I declined to buy in, mainly due to my naturally rebellious streak refusing to be a sheep and follow the trends and at the same time making a one woman protest against Apple’s DRM … [Read more...]

Twitter Obituary Ritual

Internet Addict by Husin Sani

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is reach out bleary eyed for the iPhone on my bedside. The second thing I do is hit the Twitter app icon, and click on ‘trends’. There is no better way to re-engage your brain with wakefulness than looking at random words on a list and trying to figure out if something significant has … [Read more...]

Yes Men Kill Innovation

See no Evil Stormtroopers - By knowyourmeme

A few years ago I had a client, she was the assistant of a high flying executive who had ‘earned the right’ by his side, close to his ears and as a trusted advisor. We were having a conversation a while back and in a moment of confidence, she shared with me that she never really understood how she had managed to reach this position of … [Read more...]