Cyber Bullying

According to the BBC today, one third of all US teenagers have been the victims of cyber bullying. Doubtless, some will use this as an opportunity to dwell on the dark side of social media and paint the internet as a dark, scary place. The truth is that the internet reflects real life. It will [...]

Social Websites Divided Along Class Lines

We seem to be obsessed with class here in Britain so I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone wrote about social websites in terms of class. Here’s the article from today’s Guardian: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2111028,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Hire Raj for *FREE* [kwiqq]

On Tuesday while at the £5 App I was amazed by the talent Brighton has but the lack of funds to market it or afford a business consultant. So I came up with the idea to let a company hire me for free for 5/6 hours over the weekend, for how ever long it takes [...]

Building the Killer App [kwiqq]

The ‘Killer App’, according to Wikipedia, it is an app that justifies buying the hardware to run it. Think Word for DOS on the IBM PC, Visicalc on the Mac II or even Halo on the XBox. They are not that common. The next level would be the app that becomes synonymous with the work [...]

Facebook the next Giant ? [kwiqq]

I’ve been reading lots of stuff about Facebook and how its Open API will change the world. I actually believe it . After messing with the API myself and building an application, 2wentysbook, which allows users from 2wentysworld to add their membership card to Facebook. I think it really has legs. Allowing people to build [...]

I’m deeply touched [kwiqq]

So I was going through the Google Analytics stats today and found some very interesting facts (thanks to the Business Week Article) : Our traffic has grown 15 times. The phone calls and emails have increased dramatically. There are blogs in support of the Business Week Contest in several languages. I found these in Hindi: [...]

Europe’s Young Entrepreneur 2007 [kwiqq]

Hi everyone. It was announced last week that I’m nominated for Europe’s Young Entrepreneur 2007 by Business Week. If you get a chance please vote for me. You can find more information about me and the contest by going to my Business Week Information page. You can also add a support card on your blog/myspace, [...]

More Thoughts On The Facebook Platform

I’ve spoken to several people in the last few days who are really excited about the Facebook platform. I also think it’s a fantastic development by Facebook. It’s really interesting to hear the thoughts of people who offer a more cautionary opinion. I mentioned the Vecosys Article on the Facebook Platform in my last blog [...]

Viral Videos [kwiqq]

A nice way of Marketing online, as you probably know is by using social media tools. Often known as Viral Marketing. I found this site few months back on Techcrunch Forum. The site shows top Viral Videos on YouTube, Google Video, Myspace, Metacafe….(the list just goes on), which you can sort by Week, Month and [...]