Among the many hats I wear, I’m a design and business adviser to several technology startups. However, in certain circumstances, I take a more prominent role to help develop the products and services that I need in my work. Over the years, I’ve developed a working relationship with PeopleBrowsr and serve as the company’s Chief Data Analyst. Together, we’ve issued several reports and will continue to do that and more. Today, I would like to introduce you to a product…
Video: From Social Graphs to Interest Graphs
In the next installment of discussions exploring the state and future of social media, Chris Beck, founder of 26dottwo (@26dottwo) and I review how relationships online are evolving from social networks to social “nicheworks” or contextual networks. In social media, how we connect with one another reflects our interests as well as our contacts. We’re adapting our definition of relationships to now also include a new, thinner layer of “relations” in order to refine our online experience as well as…
Social Mediaâs Critical Path: Relevance to Resonance to Significance
If Social Media warranted a mantra, it would sound something like this, âAlways pay it forward and never forget to pay it backâŚitâs how you got here and it defines where youâre going.â This intentional form of alternative giving is referred to as âgeneralized reciprocityâ or âgeneralized exchange.â And, the idea of giving something to one person by paying another is credited to Benjamin Franklin, which contributes to the definition of âpay it forward.â The capital of this social economy…
