Best Buy: Brick & Mortar Meets Social Media
Big box retailer Best Buy has recently launched their “Remix” program which allows 3rd party sites to pull Best Buy products directly onto their sites via an open API.
Sidenote: An API stands for “application programming interface” which is basically a way for one website to automatically talk to another (exhange/pull info) behind the scenes.
Imagine this scenario: Say [...]
TV & Social Media Integration
NBA All-Star Game
During the 2009 NBA All-Star game, television station TNT offered basketball fans a treat with their online “TNT OT Extra” website that delivered multiple, simultaneous video streams alongside an integrated Facebook update feed. Visitors had the option to see updates from only their friends or from the general public.
I love the idea of [...]
Social Network Usage Stats (Jan ‘09)
Courtesy of www.compete.com, here are some interesting stats on social network usage. Two of my favorites made giant leaps forward: Twitter from 22 to 3rd & Ning 23rd to 12th.
Also noteworthy, this the first time Facebook has outranked MySpace. A sign of things to come?
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Show Me Your Friends & I’ll Show You Your Future
When I was a kid, I heard this quote: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” At the time, it scared the hell out of me. When you’re a kid, your circle of friends is normally limited by how far you can ride your bike. Nowadays, your network of niche-oriented, online friends [...]
Facebook: I Love You – I Hate You (Part I)
Dear Facebook:
We’ve been spending a lot of time together recently. I think we should finally open up and be honest. While I love so much about you, you drive me crazy. And here’s why…
Over the past 13 years working in web development, I’ve planned and managed over 50 large, content management system/database driven websites. If [...]
