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Posts Tagged ‘business’

Weekly Blogistan Round-Up no. 26/2009

“Welcome to the world of tomorrow!” No, that’s not right. Let me try again: “Welcome to the world of the last seven days!” That sounds better! There’s a lot to show-and-tell, so without any further ado, let’s jump straight into last week’s social media news. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Blogistan Round-Up no. 23/2009

This weekly round-up comes with a built-in 24 hours of delay, as the author was extremely busy during the last weekend launching the Austrian Internet Council [site in German]. This was an amazing proof of the power of social media: within the short time span of 5 days we our project was the cover story on ORF FutureZone, Austria’s biggest Tech News site. Crowdsourcing is great, but it can be quite time-consuming, especially when there’s a lot of interest and involvement. So, without any further ado, let’s jump right into this week’s hot social media topics! Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Blogistan Round-Up no. 04/2009

twestival Weekly Blogistan Round Up no. 04/2009Seth Godin got the best business advices, here comes another one: ask your customers if you can pitch in times of crisis. Don’t buckle down, let’s face the not-so-hard truth: great times are coming up for small enterprises and networks: after all, the small overhead costs allow for efficiency. So there’s actually no need to worry, unless you’re planning on launching a new car company. Or a web designer, for that matters – Which brings me to my first news of the week: Read the rest of this entry »

Pownce shuts down – And the moral of the story?

pownce shuts downMicroblogging-platform Pownce announced its shutdown on 15th of December yesterday. The company was bought by Six Apart, the makers of Movable Type and TypePad. The team will continue to work for Six Apart on new projects – seems the company saw no light at the end of the infamous twitter-tunnel: while Pownce hat a couple of unique features to offer, the community never reached the critical size that turns microblogging-fun into a profitable business. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Blogistan Round-Up no. 47/2008

obamoida 1227449821 Weekly Blogistan Round Up no. 47/2008No more denial, it’s official by now: no more outdoor swimming 2k8, winter has kicked in Vienna. Yesterday, the little white thingie called snow was floating around in the air, which is nice, if you live near the Alps (skiing season!), but which sucks, if you live in Vienna: as soon as the first snow is falling, car-drivers get crazy: no matter if the streets are actually slippery or not. Read the rest of this entry »

Blogcatalog premium features rule supremely

…over any other blog catalogue. These guys offer very good value for very little money, considering the popularity of the site. Some of my blogs have been listed for quite a while now, and I like the looks and usability of my blog catalogue profile page. Instead of trying to spam as many irrelevant directories as possible, bloggers are much better off concentrating on a handful of important dirs, and bc is definitely one of them. Read the rest of this entry »

I quit my job at Google

Google quitterYup, it’s true. Of course a lot of my friends asked me, why I’m leaving such a great opportunity behind: Big G gives me everything I need free of charge. Unfortunately, I do not work at the headquarters, I’m just a simple member of the data collection department, and I’m working from home. Read the rest of this entry »