SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB posted a great recap on the feedback it received via its blog and Twitter account. Among the ethical issues in Social Media raised were:The digital reputation of people, …

STUDENTS, DO YOU GO ONLINE while attending a face-to-face (f2f) class? Where do you surf and what do you use? So far, has going online helped or hindered you (the learner), other learners and/or the instructor? What happens when your phones have Internet access too?Most likely, your class is NOT going to be as exciting ...

“In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action.“ - Jakob NielsenFOR SOME TIME I’VE BEEN WONDERING: What’re the best ways to encourage comments on one’s blog? And not just any comments, but those that promote ...

SAD NEWS INDEED: At the recent olympic torch relay in Paris, pro-Tibetan protesters attacked a wheelchair-bound girl (an ex-paralympian fencer) who carried the olympic torch, with a blind boy pushing the wheelchair from behind. The good news: They didn’t succeed. Thanks to YouTube, I can see what happened:Reminds me of what Emperor Palpatine said to ...

WILL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISTS CHANGE the face of politics in Singapore in one or two years’ time? Will the US Elections voting patterns correlate closely with the subscription, viewership and interaction patterns on YouChoose 08 (on YouTube) and other social media such as Facebook?Last month (March 25), in a report entitled My Biggest Mistake, TodayOnline ...

WILL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISTS change the face of politics in Singapore in one or two years’ time? Will the US Elections voting patterns be closely correlated to the subscription, viewership and interaction patterns on YouChoose 08 (on YouTube) and other social media such as Facebook?Last month (March 25), in a report entitled My Biggest Mistake, ...

WILL PING.SG FOUNDER Uzyn Chua become the next “Kevin Rose” (Digg.com founder) in Asia?When I gave a talk on Web 2.0 & Its Business Impacts at COM1, NUS last month, I cited …

A HEARTWARMING MOVIE on the volunteers of the upcoming Olympics 2008 in Beijing, China — thanks to Kevin Liu! The English translation is rather funny though. :-pBy the way, the interface of the YouKu.com site looks very like YouTube.com! In the spirit of Web 2.0 and open-source, let’s hope YouTube (or rather Google) would let ...

LATEST ALERT from usability guru Jakob Nielsen: A list of 10 usability violations that are both particularly egregious (conspicuously bad or offensive) and often seen in a wide variety of applications:Non-Standard GUI Controls1.a. Looking Like a GUI Control Without Being OneInconsistencyNo Perceived Affordance3.a. Tiny Click TargetsNo Feedback4.a. Out to Lunch Without a …

I FEEL DUPED AND INSULTED BY A CUSTOMER. In late December, I started work on a web design project. The introducer and project manager was an ex-colleague (Ms H) and the business owner her brother (Mr J). I asked for an upfront payment of 50 percent of the project fees. They all agreed verbally.Later, Ms ...