All posts tagged MySpace

“Mommy, What’s MySpace?”

It’s hard to believe that just six years ago MySpace was the most popular social network on the planet. World Wide Webbers were absolutely enamored with the ability to fully customize an online identity for all to see. What a difference six years can make. Members of online social communities are still clamoring to update friends, [...]

Maybe Eve Was Right About That Apple

Fads suck. Don’t get me wrong: in the moment, they are AWESOME. That honeymoon period when you first get your supernewfangledshinything, you are instantly part of the “in” crowd. You’re cool. You’re hip. Hell, thinking back, I was practically unstoppable in my Coca-Cola shirt in ’88. However, time passes and today’s “it” thing becomes tomorrow’s [...]

Has “Checking In” Checked Out In Social Media?

  Recently, a web/tech/PR news and innovations site called ReadWriteWeb made the claim that what once was a craze in the social media world and on smart phones everywhere – “checking-in” – is dying and on its way out of the social media landscape faster than most thought. The site determined that in July of [...]