Shout out to Craig Settles :)

I met Craig last week at the Rural Broadband Conference in Redding CA. He is a sharp guy and a saavy twitterer.

http://twitter.com/cjsettles

Here’s his site. Go give him some love!

http://www.successful.com/

Saturday January 9, 2010 Connected Devices Fuel 1 Billion New Mobile Broadband Subs by 2014

I point this article at a particular person whom insisted to me in a public meeting that “No one will ever want to read from those tiny screens; mobile is doomed”. ~michelle

http://www.mobile88.com/news/read.asp?file=/2010/1/9/20100109113552&sec=International&phone=Devices_1_Billion_New_Mobile_Broadband_users_2014

January 6, 2010 � Strategy Analytics forecasts growth of global active mobile broadband subscriptions via smartphones and other handsets, notebooks, netbooks and other consumer electronics from a base of 300 million in 2009 to 1.3 billion by the end of 2014. The Strategy Analytics Mobile Broadband Opportunities (MBO) service report, �Global Active Mobile Broadband Subscribers Forecast: 2008 – 2014,� also predicts that new technologies will play an important role in this growth, with LTE contributing 84% of net subscriber additions in 2014, and mobile WiMAX an additional 11%.

�Mobile Broadband is the exciting new frontier for consumer electronics, bringing a whole new world of connectivity, community and creativity to users. In 2014, almost half of mobile broadband net subscriber additions will be on devices other than mobile phones. Success will require new business models and partnerships, and Strategy Analytics is excited to see new announcements from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES),� says Susan Welsh de Grimaldo, Director of the Strategy Analytics Mobile Broadband Opportunities (MBO) service.

Social Media Revolution

OK, so here’s a clip of the Dark Side of Google

I would not be appreciative of having my GV messaged indexed. This leads me to the statement I frequently make in my classes: there is no expectation of privacy on the intertubes. None. Nada. Zip. That being said. reading the TOS and using privacy settings, along with maintaining control of your public image by using common sense improves your chances on staying under the radar. But still. C’mon Goog. Follow your own mantra: Don’t be evil. Or at least use Wil Wheaton’s: Don’t be a d*ck.~ Michelle

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/19/the-best-of-the-google-voice-public-messages/

By now you may have heard that Google indexed quite a few user’s Google Voice voicemail messages, and these were showing up in search results. Despite earlier speculation, this actually wasn’t an error, Google was doing this on purpose for users who had chosen to share their voicemails somewhere on the web.

More at the link!

3 Ways for Business to Take Full Advantage of Facebook

These points are the same ones that I teach in my FB Basics class. Privacy settings are your friend! ~Michelle

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/10/19/3-ways-for-businesses-to-take-full-advanage-of-facebook/3

Facebook continues to grow in popularity with small business to the point where it’s no longer a matter of if you should be utilizing this platform as how. It’s really no surprise to me that Facebook is generally deemed more useful for the small business than other social media tools, such as twitter. The Facebook platform and applications are such that a business could feasibly build their entire web presence there – particularly now that Fan pages can be viewed publicly by non Facebook users.

So, the question I want to dive into today is this: What’s the best way to approach Facebook for your business?

More at the link!

Social Media and You

Please click on this link to download today’s presentation.

There are pages you might be interested in on the menu to the right. The class materials were provided by Zero Divide and Connecting Stanislaus and are free downloadable basic computer class manuals. The “Social Media 101″ page is a collection of information about Social Media. The “files” page holds free, downloadable copies of basic instructions on how to start a Twitter account, a Facebook account and Fan Page, and how to start a YouTube account, all from eHow.com.

I hope you enjoy entering into the world of communicating with your customers via Social Networking!

Google Wave: There Will Be Backlash

I was hoping to get an invite into Google wave today and was disappointed that it did not happen; turns out it was pushed back. There is still hope! I missed out on Google Voice when it came out (but will try it eventually) and would hate to miss this!–Michelle

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/30/google-wave-there-will-be-backlash/

by MG Siegler on September 30, 2009

Have you gotten your Google Wave invite yet? Just kidding — they’re not out yet. The team (which is based in Australia) decided to push them out later today so they could be up to deal with issues surrounding the massive influx of new users. And judging from the response on the web, “massive” is also the perfect word to describe the anticipation for the service.

Ever since it was unveiled at Google I/O this past May, it seems that everyone wants to know everything about Wave. And yesterday, when it was revealed that a big roll-out to more than just developers was around the corner, interest spiked again. Since then, the term has not left Twitter’s Trend Topics area. But there is always a downside to so much hype, and I’m pretty certain we’re going to see it in the coming days and weeks with Google Wave too: Backlash.

Actually, some amount of backlash started immediately after it was first revealed in May. While we were wowed after a hands-on demonstration we got, writing that Wave “drips with ambition,” there were plenty in the press and general public who quickly jumped on the other side of the coin. Upon seeing the public demonstration, reactions ranged from “Wow” to “I don’t get it.” But the real test will come later today when many of those people actually get to use it for the first time.

We have been using Wave since Google I/O, and while it has been very buggy, the team has worked hard to iron out a lot of the kinks since then. Still, there will be plenty who begin using it today who will be disappointed. It’s a tricky situation for the Wave team. From the get go, they’ve said that the ultimate vision is for Wave to be a new communication platform for the web — meaning they hope hundreds, if not thousands, of other services are built with Wave as the backbone. But that’s a long ways out. Today, all we have to play with is Google Wave, the service, which is still very early in its lifespan.

It’s really Google Wave’s ambition that is a dual-edged sword. Because the team is trying to do so much with the product, there will be plenty of people who find it confusing and cluttered. And to some extent, they’re right. But anyone who labels it a failure at this point is either a curmudgeon or an extremely shortsighted person claiming to have foresight. It’s a nice thought that every product should be a taut bundle of execution with an easy path to monetization. But the web, and really the world, would be a much more boring place if that were the case.

Read the entire article at the link above.

Facebook Connect Charges Forward

I feel cautiously optimistic about anything that allows easier integration of content into my sites…aggregation makes my life easier. Facebook IS the 800 lb gorilla, and Facebook Connect shows you why —Michelle

http://www.internetnews.com/webcontent/article.php/3841761

The social networking giant moves on two fronts to extend its reach.

September 30, 2009
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Facebook has come a long, long way from a social network limited to college students. Today, Facebook announced Facebook Connect Wizard, a major enhancement to Facebook Connect, its tool designed to integrate Facebook with other Web sites.

The news follows last night’s announcement of another release, Translations for Facebook Connect. Translations is a free tool designed to help simplify the process of translating the content on a Web site into any of the over 65 languages Facebook supports.

Facebook said the new Connect Wizard streamlines the process of implementing Facebook Connect — which lets users port their account information, photos and links to friends from Facebook to other sites — down to three easy steps.

Click on the link above for full article.

Internet Privacy and Safety Training

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Twitter and Facebook

I have started a Wordpress Blog on the luminositytech website; hopefully the posts will go to Twitter and FB!