SensoryMetrics: re-inventing the User eXperience

Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly create a new social network site that would grab traffic… along comes ibeatyou. It launched in January. Its traffic started shooting straight up by February.
Its premise is simple: “I’m better than you!”
Interactions on most social net sites are fairly passive. [...]

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A wonderful thing these social networks. Plaxo has been emailing me for the past week to remind me that it’s (SM Friend, iotum CEO)
Alec Saunders’ birthday tomorrow.
Happy birthday, Alec!
The strange thing about Plaxo, is their “zeal” in trying to monetize these birthday announcements. I can send Alec a FREE ecard (which [...]

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Despite all their Beacon Blunders recently, Facebook won’t allow people to sell their own ads on their profiles. Facebook privacy czar Chris Kelly claims that he doesn’t want profile pages to “become cluttered”. Considering how esthetically-challenged Facebook already is, that reasoning is a load of crap for sure! In all likelihood, The Berg [...]

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While speaking with a friend who wanted to create his own social network, I got to wondering how fast I could launch one. The Network: OStars. The premise: Tracking Ottawa-based startups. Time to launch: Just under 3 minutes. The cost: zero. Thanks to Ning, the process is painless. [...]

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If you’re lucky enough to be loitering or tramping-out in Ottawa Canada this weekend, BarCamp4 is being held on Saturday. This time, organizer Peter Childs has introduced a “Social Media” stream, for which I’ll be participating. My talk is currently titled Eyeball Currency: Monetizing your UX. Hopefully this will [...]

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Aydin Mirzaee (a local co-founder of BokNow) has caught the blogging bug, and he’s off to a great start! Today he writes about the strange awkward feeling you get when your dad adds you as a friend!
I guess online social networks hasn’t eliminated the complex issues of in-person social networks!
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