A few weeks ago, I attended an event where Kara Swisher referred to the whole social media scene as the “social media self-reflecting echo chamber” and some of its stars as “assclowns.”
There was some uneasy chuckling at this — it was, after all, a panel called “Is Social Media Killing PR?“ But mostly people knew [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Web 2.0’
July 15, 2008
OMG It’s TGI(3G)F — or, The iPhone 3G/Life of Brian Mashup
John Dvorak, the irascible critic/reviewer, once said that when his click counts were getting a little low, he needed only to say something critical of Apple – and watch the clicks add up. Because, well, they defend their kingdom fiercely. And it’s such an in club — if you join, man, you’re in. [...]
July 12, 2008
Priv-Note: An Explosive Web 2.0 Concept in Service of Privacy
Sooner or later, it had to happen.
You know all those scenes in Mission Impossible where an envelope or tape-recorder has played its vital message and immediately begins to ignite? Ed McMahon or someone gravely intones, “This message will self-destruct in 10 SECONDS. 10, 9, 8….”
That’s the concept behind Priv-Note — notes that self-destruct [...]
July 8, 2008
Over 30 and Web 2.0 Test: Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” video
Watch this video — Weezer’s “Pork and Beans.” How many YouTube celebrities can you identify? And what do you think this video is trying to say? I’m thinking in particular of the scene where the band member seems to be just munching on cereal, idly watching the NumaNuma guy — but right inside his apartment.
My [...]
