“On the Couch”: Interview with Richard Binhammer-DELL Social Media
‘On the Couch‘ is the new series of posts on SocialCouch.com which will feature interviews with social media experts, start-up guys and other tech savvy people. To kick start this interview series we have an amazing person on board. I am pleased to publish this interview with Mr. Richard Binhammer, Senior Manager at DELL handling [...]
The Social Charity Experiment
I have been trying to do something like this for quite some time and now that i got an opportunity and a good cause to support here goes the experiment. Different forms of this experiment/cause have been done by other people but this is my experimental version. The word ‘Social Charity’ is not something that [...]
Using Twitter Search more effectively
One of the biggest assets for Twitter is the search and the user generated information that populates the time line is really immense. The best part of Twitter search is that the results are produced in real time unlike the conventional search engines which provide only indexed results. Both Microsoft and Google have been trying [...]
Combatting Twitter Spam and protecting your account
I bet each and every one amongst us would have got followed by numerous porn stars and ‘make $1000 from home’ guys on Twitter. As every internet medium grows bigger one of the biggest challenges would be to combat the spam. Initially Twitter didn’t impose any follow restrictions and as the early bird gets the [...]
9 user powered sites that track social habits
Tracking the social habits of people is one of the interesting things that has been made easy by social media. There are many user powered sites where people can voice out their views by making a status update like in Twitter or sending a text message or uploading a picture. Most of these sites make [...]
Die IE Die!
If there is one thing which annoys every web developer and designer it has got to be Internet Explorer and more importantly IE6. The sad fact is that a good percentage of internet users still use the age old browser either out of ignorance or force. There are many companies which use IE6 for the [...]
Proof that celebrities rule social media!
It is really hard to spot a person who does not tweet or have an account on face book. Every one loves to tell the world about what they are up to and at the same time curious to know what is happening with their friends, family, colleagues etc. Celebrities belong to one big breed [...]
7 tweets that got people into trouble!
Every single word which a person posts on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook is documented in one way or the other and at times it may even spark controversies. With the media and the weblogs craving for attention even the smallest of the controversies will spread on like a wild fire. Here are [...]
Students can get Windows 7 for $29.99!
Most of the PC users are anxiously waiting for the final release of Windows 7 but one thing which will stop a good percentage of them from buying it is the big price tag attached with the new operating system from Microsoft. If you are a student there is one more reason to smile! Microsoft [...]
Building your online reputation
It is really important to have an online identity because the first thing which a prospective employer or a customer or a business acquaintance is going to do is to perform a Google search for your name. You don’t want to have some of your drunken pictures or bad comments showing up when your name [...]
