Devicification of the Web...

As I was presenting ideas about social media and the trends that we are seeing. I used a term that answers some of the critiques of the statusphere: devicification of the Internet. As Google knows where I am through my mobile phone, plaxo tracks my online activities, and possibly my DVR “tweets” the show that I am watching, increasingly the activity status updates will fit my flow. Scary? Hell yes it is, but then again I write about more “revealing” things than “my washer just finished a load of laundry.” Unfortunately, the washer is...

Conversation Era...

photo by tochis So, they have talked about it for some time. I just want to say, “it’s here.” Welcome to the age of the conversation. Don’t believe me? Leave me a comment below, and we can talk about it. The days of standing in an auditorium with a spotlight on stage shouting while the audience obediently listens are over. The era of big broadcast messages on television shows, billboards that clutter every open space, or in the pages of your magazine are reaching the end of their usable lives. People are tired of businesses screaming at them and...

Execution with consistency...

What separates success from failure?  What is the difference between a great idea and a profitable business? Execution with consistency. The recent election has great examples of both great execution and poor execution. What was Obama’s message? Ask anybody, the message was change. Every media channel was cohesive and broadcasted consistently.  McCain on the other hand may have had a message but it was so it was diluted with all of the ideas that it was not clear. While McCain appeared in some of the same social outlets, the many messages sounded, well,...

Launch Floyd Family Reunion Website...

As President of this our Family Reunion this year, I have launched a reunion website. I have a few mashups (pictures, videos, blog, maps).  As I say on the site: All things web web now 2.0, which basically means that the web is at the next level of interconnectivity. Maps can be embedded in web pages; pictures can be shared; but most importantly people’s stories can be shared with one another like never before. As part of this plan, I made some postcards, check them out here. Share the...

Check out the Yapper...

Recently, I started a work real estate marketing blog. I am collecting technology related marketing thoughts there. FYI, that is my nickname it work, and .com was $39k… Share the...

Facelift & Folders...

Google Docs revealed a new look this week: This interface allows you to organize your documents into folders and boasts a clean fresh look. I have been using google docs to write most of my articles for my NEW BLOG about web 2.0 strategies for marketing real estate. I like that I can collaborate in the google interface. Share the...

Grand Central is finally here, for me...

Just before Google snatches them up, Grand Central is offering service in my area. If you haven’t heard of it, the application is very helpful to distribute only one “anonymous” number to reach you at all your digits. Share the...

Oops, I did it again: Opening Pandora&#...

Busted up in web 2.0 and found me some sweetness.  Make your own radio station with your favorite songs and artists in less than 15 seconds. Starting now. Share the...

Ego-Alerts: Ain’t the Internets Gr...

Of course, alerts are nothing new, but to tie onto an old post, I have taken ego surfing to a new level.  Latest alert, “Jeremy Floyd.”  If you blog, post my name and I will let you know if Google is indexing your page. Share the...

PIPE dreams...

Everybody who’s anybody has been writing about PIPES recently.  I have run a few of the prebuilt pipes, and I have the sense that this is something really big, and I am unable to figure out its use fully (beyond tying flickr pix to NYTIMES).  On the other hand, this could be another web 2.0 pipe dream. Thoughts? Share the...