Tag Archives: social graph

The Business of Social Graphs (and Why Everyone Wants to Own One)

Posted 15 September 2011 | By | Categories: Industry News, Social Media, Strategy | 1 Comment

When Facebook unveiled “Open Graph” at their f8 event in 2010, it was the first time many of us had been exposed to Graph Theory. Basically, Facebook realized that they were onto something – they had grown so big, so quickly and had amassed so many users that they could essentially provide a global mapping of [...]

My Top 1 (yes, ONE) Prediction for 2011

Posted 29 December 2010 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, Social Media | 1,080 Comments

Yes, it’s that time of year again when the pundits come out of the woodwork to make their “Top 10″ lists of predictions for the following year, so I figured I would throw my hat in the ring… with a twist. Since the social web has greatly reduced our attention spans, I’ve decided to trim [...]

New Facebook Business Pages and Engaging Consumers in Conversation

Posted 11 March 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, Social Media | 241 Comments

Facebook recently revamped it business pages and while it provides new opportunities for brands, there are also new challenges. The primary change is that a majority of the page is now taken up with the “wall”, which consists of status updates and comments by fans. This is obviously a direct response to Twitter and the [...]