Comments for SightsHigh http://www.sightshigh.com social media thoughts Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:07:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Goodbye iphone hello Blackberry by Brad Wrage http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/09/goodbye-iphone-hello-blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Brad Wrage Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:07:18 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=73#comment-37 Check out my latest post about going back to the iPhone 3g after the new firmware update over at bradwrage.com Check out my latest post about going back to the iPhone 3g after the new firmware update over at bradwrage.com

]]> Comment on Goodbye iphone hello Blackberry by warplayer http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/09/goodbye-iphone-hello-blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-33 warplayer Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:47:54 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=73#comment-33 It's a bit unnerving to hear this after just buying my iPhone yesterday, but I'm not swayed - I have a full on love affair with mine. I honestly haven't been this glued to a device ever. It’s a bit unnerving to hear this after just buying my iPhone yesterday, but I’m not swayed – I have a full on love affair with mine. I honestly haven’t been this glued to a device ever.

]]> Comment on Jerry & Bill Commercial by Ronald http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/09/jerry-bill-commercial/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ronald Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:53:24 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=77#comment-17 Haha, when I saw this commercial the other day I knew you'd like it because Seinfeld is on it! Do you think they are actually effective though? Haha, when I saw this commercial the other day I knew you’d like it because Seinfeld is on it! Do you think they are actually effective though?

]]> Comment on Goodbye iphone hello Blackberry by Jeremy http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/09/goodbye-iphone-hello-blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Jeremy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:49:17 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=73#comment-16 i cant believe you switched....im removing you from my loopt contacts i cant believe you switched….im removing you from my loopt contacts

]]> Comment on Goodbye iphone hello Blackberry by mom http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/09/goodbye-iphone-hello-blackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-15 mom Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:27:03 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=73#comment-15 Well.....that is very interesting!!! -M Well…..that is very interesting!!!

-M

]]> Comment on Cherp for twitter marketing by admin http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/08/cherp-for-twitter-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-14 admin Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:45:21 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=64#comment-14 Thanks for the comment Andy. Very interesting comments. Thanks for the comment Andy. Very interesting comments.

]]> Comment on Cherp for twitter marketing by Andy http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/08/cherp-for-twitter-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Andy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:38:07 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=64#comment-13 A close look at the Cherp website states; “Twitter integration is a key for any blog, but with the Twitter API it can be integrated anywhere. Bring Twitter to your static blog, create a page on your website with your cherps or tweets and those of your followers. Whether your site is Wordpress, Movabletype, HTML or cave drawings - we’ll help you find a way to integrate Twitter. ” Though I do not know the Cherp people or service it appears they might be just offering simple ways (most of us can do this for ourselves)to show people how to integrate Twitter with their blogs. Though I do not see any value in that, I think that there is a place for agencies to help business with Twitter. Just do not think about the agency as “micro-blogging” on behalf of a client. Think more outside the box… Perhaps the agency will help design a strategy on how the business can use Twitter. A few examples (I blogged about this recently)… How about Shopzilla (shopping comparison engine)…It might be nice to design a SPAQRL call integrated between their price/store database with Twitter API’s. So now, when I am in a store looking to purchase a Nipon camera, I can simply send a Tweet to Shopzilla, and it will return prices that I can then use in comparison. How about tying the Twitter API to your knowledge base, so that your customers can get quick replies (FAQ, manuals,etc) via your customers Tweets? How about using Twitter as a communication platform (Phweet lets you even do this with VOIP & conference calling over Twitter). Perhaps you are a concert promoter you could create a social network for your venue on the fly. People need to start thinking of Twitter as a micro blogging tool, and open your eyes…it is much bigger then that. A close look at the Cherp website states;

“Twitter integration is a key for any blog, but with the Twitter API it can be integrated anywhere. Bring Twitter to your static blog, create a page on your website with your cherps or tweets and those of your followers. Whether your site is Wordpress, Movabletype, HTML or cave drawings – we’ll help you find a way to integrate Twitter. ”

Though I do not know the Cherp people or service it appears they might be just offering simple ways (most of us can do this for ourselves)to show people how to integrate Twitter with their blogs. Though I do not see any value in that, I think that there is a place for agencies to help business with Twitter. Just do not think about the agency as “micro-blogging” on behalf of a client. Think more outside the box… Perhaps the agency will help design a strategy on how the business can use Twitter. A few examples (I blogged about this recently)…

How about Shopzilla (shopping comparison engine)…It might be nice to design a SPAQRL call integrated between their price/store database with Twitter API’s. So now, when I am in a store looking to purchase a Nipon camera, I can simply send a Tweet to Shopzilla, and it will return prices that I can then use in comparison.

How about tying the Twitter API to your knowledge base, so that your customers can get quick replies (FAQ, manuals,etc) via your customers Tweets?

How about using Twitter as a communication platform (Phweet lets you even do this with VOIP & conference calling over Twitter). Perhaps you are a concert promoter you could create a social network for your venue on the fly.

People need to start thinking of Twitter as a micro blogging tool, and open your eyes…it is much bigger then that.

]]> Comment on The heart of a community by Brad Wrage http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/08/the-heart-of-a-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Brad Wrage Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:03:20 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=60#comment-12 Excellent thoughts Ronald although a social network such as Facebook had to start from nothing just like everything else. Excellent thoughts Ronald although a social network such as Facebook had to start from nothing just like everything else.

]]> Comment on The heart of a community by Ronald http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/08/the-heart-of-a-community/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Ronald Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:15:59 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=60#comment-11 I think that the lack of a pre-existing community is why there is such a huge entry barrier to new social networks. It's a "chicken or the egg" issue: What comes first? Content or community? Without a community you won't have content, without content you won't have a community. I think this is why Facebook applications has the potential to be a huge market, they already have the community AND the content. However, Facebook apps so far have been mostly junk (pirates and zombies? Come on!) and until they start becoming useful, people won't take Facebook apps seriously. Maybe it's already too late for useful Facebook apps because people already perceive them as frivolous and childish. I think that the lack of a pre-existing community is why there is such a huge entry barrier to new social networks. It’s a “chicken or the egg” issue: What comes first? Content or community? Without a community you won’t have content, without content you won’t have a community.

I think this is why Facebook applications has the potential to be a huge market, they already have the community AND the content. However, Facebook apps so far have been mostly junk (pirates and zombies? Come on!) and until they start becoming useful, people won’t take Facebook apps seriously. Maybe it’s already too late for useful Facebook apps because people already perceive them as frivolous and childish.

]]> Comment on Facebook Groups for IT? by mom http://www.sightshigh.com/2008/08/facebook-groups-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-10 mom Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:13:55 +0000 http://www.sightshigh.com/?p=22#comment-10 You are very smart and write really well. I am so proud of you!!!! -M You are very smart and write really well.

I am so proud of you!!!!

-M

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