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Re: A loss for words.

kyeung808 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:59 -0000

Micah - I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Deepest condolences. Thank you for making me think about my own grandmother and the memories.

Re: From BlogWorld: Social Media Success Stories

kyeung808 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:50:57 -0000

Hi Vik - Yes, I will try and recap some of the panels that were at Blogworld and even include a summary of the entire conference for folks.

Re: What’s The Value of Twitter Domains vs Web Domains?

kyeung808 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:27:34 -0000

Hi Conrad - thanks for your comment. I think that there is some potential in not only Twitter usernames but any social network username having some value that follows along the lines of web domains. Perhaps not costing the same amount, but there could be some high value placed on certain usernames.

Just take a look at what happened with CNN and the @cnnbrk Twitter handle...current Twitter policy does not allow usernames to be sold, but in the future, what if it did? How much would CNN have paid for @cnnbrk? What if someone set up @yahoo or @google and didn't work for the company?

It's the same thing with domain names. This possibility does exist...but may not happen for a long time...at least for profit. Drew's case as illustrated in the post is a bit unique since it went for charity.

Would love to hear more about your thoughts on this issue! :)

Re: Taking Crowdsourcing to a Grandeur Level. It’s City Sourced.

kyeung808 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:53:18 -0000

Hi Kurt - thanks for your comments. I would say that I'm friends with Brian Solis and do actually write for his Bub.blicio.us blog covering most social events that I make it out to. But unfortunately I will not be making it to the Real-Time Summit this week as I'm already committed to going to BlogWorld. Hopefully we'll be able to catch up at a later time.

Re: What’s The Value of Twitter Domains vs Web Domains?

kyeung808 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:56:49 -0000

Thanks for your comment on my blog layout. The Twitter "follow me" gadget can be found here: http://www.go2web20.net/twitterFollowBadge/.

Switching to WordPress is all a matter of personal preference. I know people who are perfectly fine with using Blogger while others use WordPress. Granted that there are more free templates and customizations that can happen with WordPress. It's entirely your choice.

Re: Gravity7: Social Interaction Design by Adrian Chan: Foursquare vs Yelp: Recommendations and Reviews

kyeung808 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:52:00 -0000

Very interesting points...I never really thought about how Yelp and FourSquare really don't give that much tangible value but rather it's all about intangible value that keeps driving people to join. Take FourSquare...users aren't getting any reward and yet they keep wanting to check-in and be the mayor of certain locations. Only now are businesses getting involved in showing that there is some monetization value.

Perhaps the biggest thing I took away was when you said that the "richer our understanding of what users are like and what they do, the better our interaction models will be." That's really powerful in that apps and tools need to think about the users and how their behaviors are before trying to build out the app any further.

Good post!

Re: GrowSmartBiz Conference Recap: Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media

kyeung808 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:21:26 -0000

Thank you all for your comments and feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed reading this recap.

Re: Keeping An Eye Out For Those Tricky Twitter Spammers.

kyeung808 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:28:25 -0000

That's one of the main problems that can cause some headaches when Twitter decides to go forward with business-focused accounts. The elimination of twitter spammers is the responsibility of the manufacturer - that being Twitter, but the point here is that the focus for business and people who want to follow others back, there are some clear signs as to who you shouldn't follow.

Re: Official BlackBerry Twitter App Coming?

kyeung808 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:19:15 -0000

Depending if the official Blackberry app has some real functionality that you would expect with things like Seesmic Desktop or Tweetdeck but for the Blackberry, I would switch, but for the most part, I'm happy with Twitterberry. Haven't used UberTwitter and don't think I would with all the ads on it. Twitterberry is simplistic and easy to use.

Re: Testing The Theory That Social Media Isn’t A “Field”.

kyeung808 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:43:30 -0000

@Matt - Thanks for your comment. I think you're right that there's still some way for companies to go before companies realize it's true legitimacy. Being a social media practitioner is a credible profession and the fact that companies have to seek out people like yourself gives it more value and legitimacy because they know that your expertise is in using the tools to help have conversations and engage with customers.

Re: Twitter’s New Avatar Takes Over Unsuspecting Accounts

kyeung808 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:59:15 -0000

My twitter account has been affected - but the avatar is back to normal but the background is ultimately lost. Need to reload the background unless Twitter has ability to restore it.

Re: Join us for the blogworld & New Media Expo Photowalk 2009

kyeung808 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:50:05 -0000

Definitely looking forward to being there. Would love to go on a photowalk in Las Vegas!

Re: How To Promote A Product When PR, Marketing & Advertising Sucks.

kyeung808 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:38:31 -0000

Hi Chris - Thanks for your feedback and I think that you're right: social media success is NOT an overnight deal. There are ways to get it done right and doing it quickly isn't one of them.

Re: #FollowFriday – In Honor of Service to Others.

kyeung808 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:06:22 -0000

@Geoff - it's my pleasure to have you on this list. Your work to help the community in a more philanthropic reason than one to simply increase sales is very heart-warming. Thanks for all your work.

Re: Brizzly: Taking Twitter To The Browser In Real-Time.

kyeung808 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:36:06 -0000

@Marc- thanks for your comment. I think you're right that Brizzly is trying to overcome not only some of the past mistakes of its predecessors, but also as it relates to usability. I'm sure that this is only the first phase of its development, but I'm somewhat impressed by what is being offered here. It's *almost* tempting enough to drive me away from using Seesmic Desktop now...

Re: Hello Ning!

kyeung808 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:13:13 -0000

Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing what kind of "damage" you can do at Ning. LOL! Much success to ya.

Re: 5 Web Apps That We Can’t Live Without.

kyeung808 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:34:26 -0000

@Ricardo - I have a Blackberry and actively use FourSquare through the mobile browser. I get what you're saying...I wish sometimes I had a app for the Blackberry that is similar to that of what the iPhone has.

Posterous is a good idea and I was thinking about including that in this post...but then that would be more than 5 apps, huh? :) Great suggestion!

Re: 5 Web Apps That We Can’t Live Without.

kyeung808 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:03:29 -0000

@Jane - thanks for your comment. I think you're right that while Gmail has encountered some issues, Yahoo hasn't really gone down in a significant manner in recent memory. Instant messaging is something also to be included as something to include on this list as well...thanks for your thoughts!

Bing is an interesting selection. If Bing went down, would you find yourself a bit "lost"? By that I mean would you be pissed that it's down?

Re: A Year of Insights, Doubts and Change.

kyeung808 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:22:40 -0000

@Steve - I should be thanking you for allowing me the opportunity to work with you and Shashi at Network Solutions. Always great working with awesome people and appreciate your thoughts.

Re: A Year of Insights, Doubts and Change.

kyeung808 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:21:22 -0000

@Adam - appreciate the comment and likewise, you're one of my favorite friends. Definitely cool hanging out and talking tech or whatever and always looking for ways to meet people and help anyone out. Looking forward to that time when we can work together.

As for the drive down to meet you...I don't think so, but that's why we have Skype. :)

Re: A Year of Insights, Doubts and Change.

kyeung808 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:19:48 -0000

@Jolie - You're quite welcome for the link love & definitely for the awesome pics. It's always a pleasure hanging out at conferences. Thanks for your comment and see you at BlogWorld in October!

Re: Farewell CNET

kyeung808 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:02:35 -0000

@AdamJackson - that doesn't tell you anything? Aww...and once again I have the inside information! muhwahaha!!

Nah...good luck to you Mager. Catch you at the events/conferences & other pow-wows.

Re: Separating The Difference Between Influencers & Evangelists.

kyeung808 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:33:51 -0000

Adrian -

Great points and thanks for your comments on this subject.

I think that it's a great idea to look at the audience based on the individual. If I'm understanding you, you're suggesting that the difference between an influencer and an evangelist is the audience associated with each role?

There are definitely other factors that differentiate between these two sides besides just simply the fact of bias. The amount of engagement, the tactics, the sharing, communicating, etc all play a factor in the whole scheme of things.

However, I disagree with you on the fact that marketers like influencers. These are the guys that would like both the influencer and the evangelist/champion. The latter will definitely be in favor of the product - making the marketer's work a success and them being happy. The influencer is a wild card but if they are doing a good job at marketing the product, then it can work in favor of the marketer. Perhaps this is also a wild card for those in PR?

Re: Celebrating Twitterville with Network Solutions.

kyeung808 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:58:40 -0000

Why that's Network Solutions' own Social Media Swami, Shashi!

Re: The Google Holodeck at FooCamp

kyeung808 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:20:31 -0000

That's an awesome view of NYC. Really great snapshot. Thanks for sharing...I'm sure having all those big monitors really made the effect really significant.