An Internet Life

News & Opinion on the Internet economy

Entries for the ‘Social Media’ Category

Posterous’ dead simple blogging adds dead simple bookmarklet » VentureBeat

Posterous, the San Francisco startup that wants to simplify blogging, is making it even easier to share cool stuff you find online with its new bookmarklet.
Co-founder Garry Tan describes the bookmarklet as “throwing down the gauntlet” against competing service Tumblr. Posterous needed a bookmarklet — in other words, a tool in your bookmarks bar that [...]

Google Latitude - Official Video

The Branch. A Twitter Advertising Network That Just Might Work. - The Next Web

Launching in February comes a new attempt at monetizing Twitter, not by Twitter themselves, but an advertising network called The Branch.
Founded by Zerk Media with founder James Avery, The Branch aims to create an advertising network from the various twitter tools and applications out there and, with a bit of work, this just might work. [...]

10 Ways Twitter Can Make Money - Search Engine Watch (SEW)

How can Twitter make money? That’s the billion-dollar question. This question is important for Twitter, as well as its users and global advertisers.
With traditional advertising proving less effective, marketers need new outlets like Twitter and Facebook to help create interest and demand. Here are some ways Twitter can make money.
1. Answer a Person’s Product Need
2. [...]

Introducing Google Friend Connect - Video