Web Strategy Micksup

Mick Liubinskas on technology, community and business models.

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Workshop: How To Use Web 2.0 Tools

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

charade #16 answer
Originally uploaded by ndrwfgg

(Note: If you are one of my really geeky friends, you can probably click away, but you’re friends might be interested.)
Recently I did a workshop for Government people who wanted to know the basics about web 2.0 applications (blogs, micro, wiki’s, etc). It was good fun and there [...]

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Tags: Apps · events · social

The Fuss About Friend Feed & Video Review

March 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There is a big of buzz around FriendFeed right now and lots of people as asking why.
I did a quick video review of FriendFeed here if you want to see what it’s about.
Follow Mick Liubinskas on FriendFeed here. 
Basically it let’s you aggregate your the feeds of different applications and networks and show them in one [...]

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Tags: Apps · Customers · Startups · social

Who’s Stalking You on Social Networks?

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Stalker mode
Originally uploaded by bigmick
There is two sides to social metrics. The business side and the user side. This screenshot is one of my first views of how LinkedIn is trying to add more value by letting me see who’s looking at my profile.
It was an interesting experience. I felt like I was [...]

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Tags: social

Fake Social Ads and The Businss Model Balance

February 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fake Social AdsOriginally uploaded by bigmick
Direct-Advertising, where a web page is built just so it gets search click throughs and then has more ads on it, was a highly profitable abomination. It dilutes the value of the Internet and that’s where I work and play so I don’t like it.
Fake social ads are [...]

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Tags: Apps · Business Models · Customers

Afraid of Super Wall and Social Metrics

February 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Afraid of Super Wall?
Originally uploaded by bigmick
Just noticed this when Super Wall tried again (in vain) to be added by me. Not a chance!
“Afraid of abuse..?”
Wow, that’s pretty powerful. I must say I feel Facebook knows what’s going on inside it’s app and reacts pretty quickly to give customers the option to ditch [...]

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Tags: Customers · social

Where Will People Run To Next? Ambient Media!

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Running Away
Originally uploaded by Heather Garland
Seeing Jeremiah Owyang’s post about 2008 made me think about the cycle of;
(1) The mass of people get sick of controlled media and advertising.
(2) They run away and find somewhere to talk.
(3) BigCo and MassMedia find out where they’ve gone and follow them.
This is how I [...]

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Tags: Apps · Customers