Web Strategy / Somed

Google + and the infinite void.

It’s only a social network if you’re able to be effectively social (a party ain’t a party without a room full of people). While “millions” of people have “joined” G+ (read below for my take on that), I find it unlikely that people have the patience to upkeep two social networks, which is what you’re essentially asking people to do. Yes, some people are pissed about Facebook’s so-called privacy issues, but still, the popular mass is deeply invested in Facebook and aren’t going anywhere fast.

Video Tutorial: Adding email accounts with Google Apps

Adding email accounts with Google Apps is really easy, this short video shows you how.

What’s your “resonance score”?

In the coming weeks and months you’ll start hearing about a new way of talking about your your somed (aka social media) effectiveness – a term coined by Twitter called your Resonance Score. I like it, it makes sense. Think of a pond ripple; when you tweet something, or post something on your blog, how…

A Quick Thought about the foundation of Somed (Social Media)

I find a lot of my clients and friends truly have no idea what the term Social Media means, or what it means to be engaged in Web 2.0 practices. While the possibilities are vast and seemingly endless, and the correct application and usage of the tools and services available can be elusive, the fundamental…

SOMED. there it’s been coined

I realized I never formally claimed credit for the term — Somed — an abbreviated (and less obnoxious) term to replace Social Media. The term social media has always bothered me, because in many cases, the word “media” is misleading. Anyway, I started using the term Somed back in October of 2009 so thought I’d…