This post was collaboratively written on a wiki by Charlene Li, who maintains a focus on Leadership Strategy and Jeremiah Owyang, who maintains a focus on Customer Strategy. Together, we’re covering the convergence of emerging technology at the Altimeter Group. Google has quietly been launching a social network right under our own chins. No, it's not about Google extending Orkut, a social networking platform they developed a few years ago, or growing Google groups, or even launching … [Read more...]
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Revealing Google’s Stealth Social Network Play
Filed Under: Advertising, Portals, Search, Social, Social networks Tagged With: charleneli, Facebook, friendster, google, myspace, social, social network
Celebrating birthdays in a networked world
This past Sunday was my birthday and I experienced part of it with my extended networks on places ranging from Facebook and Plaxo to Twitter (and now, my blog). I have to say, it was wonderful to get all of the well wishes. I absolutely enjoyed it, especially in the early morning hours before my husband and kids woke up. First, a bit of explanation. I publish my birthday date to my friends and contacts on Facebook (yes, my full birthday, I'm secure about my age, which is now 43) as well as on … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Serendipity, Social networks Tagged With: birthday, charleneli, Facebook, plaxo, social network, Twitter
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