by Bill Wren on July 26, 2011
I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. This was after having watched Andrew Keen’s interview about Google+ with Vic Gundotra (Google’s VP [...]
by Bill Wren on July 22, 2011
Although I’m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I’ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it now are early adopters — and that is worrisome. Early adopters tend to be more [...]
by Bill Wren on December 31, 2009
If you don’t mind, I would like to make a few requests of you. While I don’t wish to appear dogmatic and inflexible, and if I may be blunt, you are of absolutely no use or merit to me should you decline my requests. So if I may, here they are: – A little less [...]
by Bill Wren on August 11, 2009
With just about everyone weighing in on the Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed, I thought I’d add to the noise and toss in my riveting insight (or lack thereof). First of all, I’ve no idea what it means. But then, no one else does either — there is interesting speculation, however. One of the first notions [...]
by Bill Wren on April 21, 2009
I had lunch in downtown Fredericton yesterday and while I had my laptop with me and a wi-fi connection I didn’t do much with them. The day was beautiful and I just wanted to sit and watch the world. As I did, I noticed a few things. For lack of a better phrase, let’s call [...]