Inspired to NOT take any VC money?
“Our outfit Envato was started by myself, my big brother, my wife and my best friend,” says Collis Ta’eed (pictured below on the cover of Nett magazine). “We put in a bit of money we each had and mostly just worked hard.” In this Q&A, Ta’eed answers questions about Envato and its path to success. via 37signals.com My wife and I saw “The Social Network” this week, and interesting conversations followed around holding a vision for your start up company, and the role of venture capital in building a business. For some inspiration and a story on becoming successful...
read moreContent still king, children’s publishers told
A major gathering of children’s publishers has been urged to stay focused on content despite the increasing familiarity children have with new technological advances. via thebookseller.com I totally agree with the view that in order to take print content to a digital platform, the wiz bang effects need to add value and enjoyment on the part of the reader, namely children interacting with books on a digital platform. I think the winners in this arena will add interactivity, animation and content in a way that results in a high quality experience. But if you agree with the concept...
read more5 ideas for improving Twitter use in workshops and conference settings
Here at Positive Matrix we have been giving a lot of thought to how to get better value out using Twitter in a workshop or conference setting, and we’d like to share some ideas how to optimize not only the technology, but the process and protocol surrounding the use of Twitter in such as setting. Using a Twitter backchannel is nothing new, but seems to be increasing in use. This week alone there were several examples, the “Demo09″ conference used a Facebook live video stream with integrated Twitter chat, and this feature became a reference tool for Chris Shipley, who was...
read moreDebunking some social media myths: Women Over 55 Take Facebook by Storm
Here are some encouraging statistics: For anyone thinking that Facebook, and “Social Media” in general, is a phenomenon for younger people only, think again! Does anyone still believe this may be a male dominated and predominantly geeky space? Think again! Women over 55 are the largest growth statistic on Facebook, and Women outnumber men in every category. Now, I would love to have these statistics on Twitter! The number of US women over age 55 using Facebook grew by 175.3% since September 2008, making mature females one of the fastest growing demographic groups on the social...
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