Local businesses that want to better understand the benefits and potential risks of social media now have two new resources available to them. Companies that need a basic primer can now turn to a new guide released last week by a Honolulu staffing firm. And those who’d like to explore more advanced topics in person [...]
Entries Tagged as 'socialweb'
Where Are You?
November 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Gadgets, Social Media, Technology
“Where are you?” is the next “What are you doing?” Twitter has built a game-changing tool based on the latter question, launching the era of the “statusphere” and the “real-time web.” But when it comes to predicting paradigm shifts, my money is on ubiquitous (and perhaps unavoidable) geolocation. It’s literally a whole new dimension of [...]
Honolulu Twestival Raises Over $7,000
February 13th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Social Media, The Web
The Honolulu Twestival was yesterday. I was one of the organizers. It figures that after I implored everyone to help publicize it, the event is over by the time I mention it for the first time here. But where I fell short, many others excelled, and the evening was a fantastic success. Our goal was [...]
Tags: charity·charitywater·social·socialmedia·socialweb·twestival·twitter
Local Web 2.0 Outfits On Tap
November 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Events, People, Social Media, Technology
The Hawaii Science & Technology Council will present “Web 2.0: Local Internet Ventures with Global Reach” on Friday, Dec. 12. Representatives from three local web companies will talk about their entries into the social media space: Rob Farrow from Chi.mp, an online identity management platform. Lorenz Sell from Blue Lava Technologies, creators of the iLovePhotos [...]
Tags: chimp·ilovephotos·peoplebridge·social·socialmedia·socialnetworks·socialweb·web20
PodCamp & WordCamp Hawaii
October 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Events, Social Media, The Web
PodCamp & WordCamp Hawaii kicks off tomorrow at the Hawaii Convention Center, which will make the next two days utter nirvana (or, perhaps, “nerdvana”) for geeks and geeks in the making. New media and the social web will be explored and discussed in a free event that welcomes everyone — from the evangelists to the skeptics, from the pros [...]
Tags: blogs·Hawaii·newmedia·podcamp·social·socialweb·wordcamp·wordpress
Whither Rejaw?
August 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Technology, The Web
Another day, another microblogging service: Today I checked out Rejaw. And the best way to describe its offerings is to compare it to its many peers. Rejaw is a microblogging service like Twitter, except instead of a 140 character limit, you’ve got an expansive 1,000 characters to work with. (A limit I had to suss [...]
Tags: friendfeed·microblogging·plurk·pownce·rejaw·socialnetworks·socialweb·twitter·web20
