Of course I've got a Glue account, but can't say I use it a lot. I occasionally hit the 'I like this' button, but that's about it.
- Irma Vermaat
@Holden Well, I've talked to them about that and they have told me that as soon as Google opens up Chrome to add-ons they are ready to go.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
@Holden, Mathew is spot on - we'll have a Chrome add-on when Google enables add-ons for Chrome. In the meantime you can start building up your taste profile at GetGlue.com :)
- Fraser
Agree on the whole. I always find these categories a little artificial: Really "Forrester-speak". :) I think the recommendations are the most interesting. I'd make a separate post out of that.
- Meryn Stol
You say it yourself: "What’s interesting isn’t this vision for the future, but what it holds in store for brands, " . I'd like these recommendations to be fleshed out with concrete first steps to take. Doesn't have to be more than links to relevant resources.
- Meryn Stol
Meryn The recommendations are fleshed out in the actual reports. Our clients (brands) have access to see them.
- Jeremiah Owyang
Hmm ok... Then I'll need to get the details elsewhere I guess. :)
- Meryn Stol
Interesting categorization of the development into eras. Any consideration to the impact of scale on the 5th era? Just as a recent example with Facebook, their format evolution was not well received by what is not an insignificant number of members, and yet the reality is - that change - negative impact not withstanding is not rolling back.
- Patrick Boegel
There will be a give and take between communities and brands. The thing is, Facebook doesn't have a competitive alternative that users could go to. In my report, we suggest that active communities could define specs for products, and bid MULTIPLE companies to build it.
- Jeremiah Owyang
I completely understand that Jeremiah, just wondering if the nature of scale impacted or perhaps better said impacts the thought process for very complex long term brand relationships, ie Health Insurance, Financial Services, a college/university choice, where consversation and user invovlement can be complicated. Very interested in the full report either way. Thx.
- Patrick Boegel
good stuff Jeremiah, enjoyed and some good thought provokers there for the future
- Richard Binhammer
Nice paper but really expensive for young people. $750 means $41 for page.
- Alp
Great information, understanding the future's potential is more important than ever on the social web.
- Maria Reyes-McDavis
Interesting, but very general and hard to apply. I see companies more as å provide of tools/stage for conversation, aka the gold rush mining vs selling tools
- Anders Dahlberg
Alp, Many of Forrester's clients are large brands who have a subscription. We're still sharing a great deal on this blog, and have given the report to bloggers to cover, so there's value to be had there.
- Jeremiah Owyang
Jeremiah (and the team), a great piece of work and, I imagine, a labour of both love and loathing at times! I have been very interested in this area as I have looked at the shift in skills to deliver social media activity changes from one of basic coding knowledge to much more human, interactive skills.
- Paul Fabretti
Fantastic article! I found it SO intriguing that I've even printed it out!
- J. D. Ebberly
"How Brands Should Prepare" is a great bit of information. Jeremiah, it would be nice (i'd be reading) if you expanded in future blog posts about the "How Brands Should Prepare".
- frank barry
That's likely to be a research report I'm thinking about writing Frank
- Jeremiah Owyang
Probably correct in assuming that most online social networks will neither spawn nor solidify to the point of being considered ‘affinity groups’ with the level of cohesion, unified budgetary authority or organized implementation capability of NGOs, churches, or employee aggregations. Even in the era of social commerce. I hope I’m wrong.
- A Mitchell
Great post, understanding the future's potential is more important than ever on the social web.
- Vlad Hrouda
I not only agree with Sarah's method, but I'm also a cheez it tosser myself.
- drew olanoff
Hey, we have a box of those. Now I'm off to raid the pantry.
- Ken Camp
It's not as fun to eat them unless you're surrounded by them!
- Tamara
It only gets better from here:) Are they walking yet?
- Michael Fidler
Drew, Ken and Tamara, you have good taste. Michael, they both stand. Matthew took 4 steps in a row today, but it still makes him nervous. Sarah has taken one or two in a row. We don't believe it counts until there is video, and you'll get it here first.
- Louis Gray
tap...tap...tap...we're waiting for that video!
- Anne Bouey
They're steps in the right direction. I'm looking forward to the video.
- Michael Fidler
I'm with Sarah. I like to do this kind of thing myself. Like squeezing all the toothpaste out of a giant sized tube or getting a new box of Kleenix and pulling them all out one by one. Maybe I should go buy some Cheez-Its. Naw, it'd have to be Cheese Nips. Cheez-Its are too good to waste.
- Dawn
Yup. That sounds about right. The old tried and true floor food consuming method. Both our kids mastered it. Luckily, they have moved on passed sofa food and straight on to carry it wherever I go food.
- Paul Puri
why not when so young don't have the limits :) To just have fun while you can, nice set of pictures.
- Ubuntu101
Yahoo may have email solutions better than Gmail (e.g. I like Zimbra), but the advantage of Gmail is that it's an hub to access to all the other Google integrated services
- Roberto
While I agree the features make it definitely the most ideal and functional way, there are issues with security. When employees come and go, Gmail is too universally accessible. A removed employee can easily go and perhaps cause problems with access to such an instant "hub." At Crocs, we have one internal email that has shared control and, for the most part, different passwords with...
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- George Smith
I've recently had the opportunity to experience using Gmail, and the app suite in conjunction with some other tools (Basecamp and Highrise) for full team collaboration. It's actually a very nice working environment with a few quirks that simply have to be learned through. If Salesforce.com integrates cleanly for CRM, I'd recommend this for almost every client I've consulted with in the...
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- Ken Camp
Zee - this is an very thoughtful and complete review. Thanks for taking time to write such a good one. With support like this we'll be able to realize our potential!
- Fraser
First time I've heard of this ... I think.
- Kittyburgers
@Mohomed Abdullahi - it's the first time it's been done like this. Glue uses semantics to connect you to friends around a common object regardless of the website you visit. Example: if you visit The Hangover on IMDB and I visit it on RottenTomatos, we're connected and able to read one another's review. Much different and more powerful than anything else out there.
- Fraser
I don't like this concept much; cause it decreases the viewable area of the web page on my screen
- Ozkan Altuner
Isn't this the same company that had...oh, what was it called. Blue Dot? Something like that. For bookmarking that was semantically smart? I liked it, but I never spent enough time with it to really make it powerful. Is that still around?
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Brain: Calling out is great but thats not the same is building one right. Is there an existing successful tagging standard that you are referring to?
- Kiran Patchigolla
Lovely screenshot: Services that help you FreeBase. I think those services are: 1 candle holder and 1 spoon holder.
- Frank Jonen
Understood Kiran. What about RDFa and uM? Are they good enough? I don't know. Is there something better that could be developed and "standardized"? Maybe. To be fair, I have yet to dig deeper into Common Tag and I will do just that when I get some free time. As an old standards wonk, I'm skeptical of any grassroots standards initiative. What ever happened to DataPortability?
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Frank: Keepin' it classy. =) It's what we all do best. So, what's wrong with the screenshot? Also, clearly you've not got much experience in freebasing, which counts as a point in your favor. Candle stick holder? Like, freebasing in Dickensian literature?
- Jolie O'Dell
Now that I've actually read the entire post and dug into "Common Tag" a bit deeper, I see that it does indeed rely on RDFa. I'm still skeptical. Where's IBM, Microsoft, Oracle? If they aren't behind it, then it can't be a real standard right? Sorry, the old standards cynic in me tends to rear its head every so often. To this day, I'm still haunted by old posts like this:...
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- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Hmm, I can see a lot of usage on consumer content. how do you see enterprise adoption of this will help?
- Kiran Patchigolla
Common Tag is primarily aimed at consumer content, not so much for internal enterprise use, albeit I can see ways how to use it there too. But the point is that the web-exposed data becomes standardized.
- Andraž Tori
""Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star David Carradine was found hung himself in a closet in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. Police believed he committed suicide. Carradine, 72, was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and stayed at a Suite Room 352 of the Park Nai Lert Hotel on Wireless Road since June 2. The film crew were aware of his absence when they went to dine out at a...
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- RAPatton
I hate the fact like is the only option to choose here on FF right now, I do not like this its awful he had problems in life but made some great stories on the screen both big and small.
- John D Reasor
More news coming out this may have been accidental self erotic technique. Really sad to have such a career and be remembered for the guy who did himself in while servicing himself. :(
- Janet
Yeah, that method was the _last_ thing I wanted to read about David Carradine in the morning paper...
- Rick Cogley
Tanath No I just wish it was "found interesting" and not "like".
- John D Reasor
I just found out today. Woah...another childhood icon gone just like that.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF