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Social Media for Generation ME
Dude, Where's My Pass --Wrapping up Contest
Chris Melissinos wraps up the contest with his alter ego. Thanks to all who submitted video entries for this fun contest. Five winners will receive a full conference pass and $1500 to offset travel expenses. Congrats to them!
Can't wait to see everyone at JavaOne next week!
Posted at 12:47PM May 26, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Sun | Comments[0]
Five signs you are a twitter addict
As twitter reaches the 19 million user mark 
and is the talk of the town from Oprah to the NYT, I'm willing to admit that I have a problem and perhaps you do too. Techcrunch recently estimated that with these growth rates, twitter will have 50 million users by the summer. As a twitterholic, my patterns are hard to ignore. Are you suffering from at least four of the following? Any others?
1. You check your twitter feed in bed before u kiss the honey good morning
2. You start introducing all your friends as @Tom, @Jerry, despite them not having twitter accounts
3. You hold frequent one way conversations with twitter celebrities even though they never respond
4. You refer to everyone you follow and never met as your "friend", including Oprah
5. All your bathroom visits are coupled with twitter updates
Posted at 10:40AM Apr 24, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Social Networking | Comments[1]
Tips for new grads in tough times
The helpful folks over at LinkedIn are running a special feature for new grads and students seeking work in this challenging market. It is called Seek Week and they are providing tools so students can learn how to connect and grow their professional network. This is how you land cool gigs! Using their networking services is invaluable right now and as a case study they ran a guest blog post about me, and how I landed here at Sun.
Check it out: http://blog.linkedin.com/
Posted at 02:59PM Apr 23, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Social Networking | Comments[0]
Students: Change Your World
Students share their thoughts on Technology, Eco, Training, and how they can Change Their World.
Posted at 02:11PM Apr 10, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Sun | Comments[0]
Fluttermania and Nanoblogging
Posted at 03:24PM Apr 05, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Social Networking | Comments[0]
NewGen Tech: Conversation with 3 young entrepreneurs - chalk2.me and api.gy
This week we had a great conversation with Rob, Paul and Cameron,
3 young and up and coming entrepreneurs from the burgeoning Boulder
tech scene. As they finish up their senior years at the University of
Colorado, they somehow find the time to pursue their passion for
building startups on the side. Clearly, this generation knows how to multitask.
Their first endeavor is the group messaging tool, Chalk2me, which
allows easier communication between groups and categories of groups.
The team is now taking their platform one step further and launching
Api.gy, which is a great tool for small retailers. Api.gy will provide the
infrastructure for Mom and Pop shops to
establish a rich web presence with a lot of flexibility. Through their
common API, developers will have the ability to create novel applications
for selling the retailer's products through the Api.gy service. Great tools for tough times, and we love that the focus is on small community shops.
Learn more on the show!
Posted at 09:59AM Apr 01, 2009 by Danny Holland in Podcast | Comments[0]
Video Helps in Complex Situations
Wonderful use of video to explain a very complex situation.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Posted at 02:22PM Mar 23, 2009 by Danny Holland in Blogging | Comments[0]
Great Video on Twitter - "SuperNews: Twouble with Twitters"
I found this very funny!
As Twitter seams to have hit the tipping point, it will be interesting to see what features/changes are needed in order to stay focused on the original idea of "What are you doing?" Has twitter become just another source of news and information overload? Will services like Brightkite, Foursquare and others provide more value for the small groups of people interested in interaction at a local and more regional focused level?
Posted at 03:14PM Mar 20, 2009 by Danny Holland in Social Networking | Comments[0]
Google and Apple almost identical Brand strategy
After looking at this preso, I realized how much these two tech titans have in common and how well their strategy has worked.
Posted at 07:27PM Mar 16, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Cloud Sun Computing and the future of privacy
I just spent some time listening to a very interesting interview of Michelle Dennedy, Chief Governance Officer for our new Cloud initiative. Privacy, cloud risks, compliance, content ownership and the future of computing are discussed among other hot topics. Obviously, we don't know everything but we know what we don't know! One thing is for sure, Sun is leading the way and potentially creating a consortium of big players to align and tackle some of these big questions. The cloud is the future my friends, mark our words!
Look out for more announcements at our upcoming CommunityOne East conference on March 18th, 2009 -- in my lovely hometown Nueva York baby.
Pretty archaic audio player but the link below should work to David Berlind's Tech Radar podcast: Cloud Podcast
Posted at 07:02PM Mar 16, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Social Networking | Comments[0]
Lessons from Bezos and why the Kindle 2 is cool
I just watched Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, chat on Charlie Rose about the new Kindle 2. It has been out in the market for less than 2 weeks but the early reports sound great. About 240,000 titles are available for download, including many of the NYT bestsellers. No Harry Potter yet though. I'm so curious about the electronic paper experience, which apparently doesn't cause eyestrain. It is also the greenest way to get a title in the hands of millions without the loss of trees. It is 3G enabled, allowing a book download in about 60 seconds. It sounds worth trying but I do hope the $359 price tag will drop in the near future. This new version boasts a battery life of about 2 weeks and quick page turning abilities but.. we are still some years away from color displays. Will be interesting to see whether reading books on mobile PC-like devices will prove more popular. Also, will Google's library digitization project challenge the Kindle's business model? One thing is for sure, Bezos is a hell of a business man and the Kindle has sold out before the Holiday season two years in a row--bad forecasting but great demand. One of his pieces of advice-- "focus on your customers, not your competitors" -- wise words for an economy where multi-billion dollar firms go poof! when you blink. Anyone catch Blockbuster losing 77% of its stock price today? Trading at a whopping .22 cents, better go rent something tonight.
Here is Jeff Bezo's full interview:
Posted at 06:32PM Mar 03, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Skittles makes gutsy PR move
The Twitterverse and Blogosphere are buzzing about Skittles' move to syndicate a feed of a Twitter search on their own homepage. This is considered brave because they are broadcasting anything and everything that is being posted on Twitter with the #Skittles hash tag. Some of the tweets are not exactly what most brand managers would want to see but that's the whole point right? Be risky and be a part or the center of the conversation. So no publicity is bad publicity is being carried out live as we speak. They are now number one on the trending Twitter searches. Nice way to push the envelope and dive right into new gen marketing.
Posted at 01:00PM Mar 02, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Sun is right in the mix with engineers' salaries
Posted at 11:06AM Mar 02, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[1]
If Facebook were a country, it would be Brazil!
The Today Show had our favorite social media 23rd year old live this morning. Good chat on the terms of service and privacy controversy. FB pulled back their announcement and now they are asking for participation from their users regarding new policies. Kudos for their transparency and quick reaction.
Enjoy!
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Posted at 12:15PM Feb 27, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Social Networking | Comments[0]
Marc Andreessen, Founder of Netscape, co-founder of Ning talks shop
Marc is a legendary tech entrepreneur and I just learned that he also invested in Digg and Twitter. This guys knows innovation. Great interview.
Posted at 11:28PM Feb 23, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
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