I registered for @Kamichat as my Twitter account in early 2007 it never occurred to me that I should also register my real name too. Just yesterday I did what I should have done some time ago and registered KamiHuyse to protect my online identity. I was very surprised when my account came preloaded with 20 people that I was supposedly "following." It made me wonder, has Twitter found a piece of its ultimate business model? read more...
Kami Huyse Nominated for Texas Social Media Award from the Statesman
With the South by Southwest Interactive (SxSWi) festival set to kick off early next month, the Austin American Statesman, the newspaper of the Texas State Capital, made a call for nominations for a Texas Social Media Award. I was one of 25 people nominated for the award, and while I was off in the hospital having a new baby), some very generous people said some very very nice things, for which I am grateful. A panel of judges from the paper, including read more...
Contextual Advertising in Facebook Mimics Social Interaction
Over the past few months I have noticed that Facebook has become a destination for all of my old friends from high school and even for my parents. A new wave of people have arrived, I would suspect we are in the early majority stage of social networking on Facebook which follows those of us who were early adopters of the service. Diffusion of Innovation
- innovators (2 percent of online population),
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When a Typo Is the Difference Between Life and Death?
Confession: I am a terrible typist." Those that trade IMs with me know this fact. When I was in high school I had the opportunity to take a typing class. You know, a real typing class on one of those old fashioned typewriters. I declined. For some reason I thought I would end up being a secretary if I learned how to type and I DIDN'T want to be a secretary at any cost. I could have never foreseen the computer revolution or the fact that I would spend every day of my life typing. In my second year of college I joined the read more...
How to Become a Superstar: Give Your Knowledge Away
I have always disliked the phrase “self made man” because in my experience I have never met one. Ever. We have this vision of a Galt-esque intellectual warrior who single handedly drives to success. And while this archetype may exist, they don’t achieve this success without innumerable amounts of assistance from people. - Ed Schipul If we are completely honest with ourselves we will readily admit that we need others to succeed. Success is a funny read more...
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