Social Media is about the Network, your Network!
June 24, 2010
What is Social Media all about, and how does it work?
Social Media is about the Network, your Network!
I think you get the concept, to be a little more visual, how about the commercial where someone would rather buy the Cell Phone with the Network? Get the picture now?
That is what Social Media is all about. People like to do everything (including Business) wth those they know and trust, except now you can have access to those they know and trust. Sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter allow everyday people to interact with, influence, and impact potentially millions of others.
Business today and tomorrow, needs to understand the concept of Social Media, because those that do are those that will succeed, and those that don’t, well, will still be looking to get in the Yellow Pages.
The emergence of Social Media will change the way you do business.
Are you ready?
Where is Web Development Headed?
June 8, 2010
Over the last year, I have seen this topic covered on many occasions, but there hasn’t been anything really specific and convincing to come out of them, at least not until the last few months.
One person stays committed to pushing us where he thinks we should go, and he will likely succeed, and that person is Steve Jobs. He has again jumped clearly ahead with the new Iphone, as millions more will flock to buy the new phone, which will bring the sheer volume of mobile web browsing to new heights (no wonder AT&T modified their data plans).
Yes, I know we can’t forget about Google’s Droid which themselves have launched pretty exciting functionality, and gaining market share.
Blackberry, has seen some market share loss to both the Iphone, and Droid, but is still tightly woven into the Corporate environment, and at least for the immediate future, does not appear to be going anywhere.
What this means is, it is pretty clear to me where web development has to go. The future is small, and either tablet shaped and carried under one arm, or something you can make video calls on when your standing at the register in the grocery store. The future of web development is clearly defined in my opinion, and it is clearly mobile, and developing alternate websites for mobile devices, and devices such as the the Ipad, or websites that are friendly for all devices.
And for us? We will now be giving the option to include a mobile version of every website we develop!