So after last months blog post “are you LinkedIn in London or Bebo in Belfast?” we have been thinking about other ways to use these images. With a bit of playing about we have created a time lapse map showing Twitters growth over the last 12 months. You can click right and left to go Continue reading →
We’ve been noticing recently that every few weeks another change to Google has it showing up more social media sites in their results. We thought we should list some of the key ways that social media and search are converging. 1. Live search Google & Bing have signed deals with Twitter to include live search Continue reading →
Jam took a close look at social networks and where their audience resides. Social networks are just that – social. You’re on one over another because that’s where your peers, friends, collegues and collaborators are. However, it’s good to take a step back and objectively look at the extent to which other demographics or regions Continue reading →
Two of the biggest trending topics on Twitter at the moment are Google Wave and the Tsunami (Tidal Wave) in the South Pacific. I thought this would make an interesting comparison between how real world news stories compare to online tech news stories. Both are big topics that peaked within hours of each other, but Continue reading →
Saw this article on The Independent that shows what the UK would be like if it was scaled down be a village with 100 inhabitants. It follows a similar model as the book If the World Were a Village by David Smith. Here are a few of the stats that I found particularly interesting and Continue reading →
As I write this some servers in Texas america are frantically calculating what will be the 1,000,000 english word. The company are GLM who do this by tracking the English language and looking for new words and when one has been mentioned 25,000 times it is included. This is not an official word as defined Continue reading →
Since we twittered about it yesterday I’ve been playing with the rather sinisterly titled We are hunted website which is utilising buzz to create a chart of the hottest new artists and songs. In their words they “aggregate social networks, forums, music blogs, Torrents, P2P Networks and Twitter to develop a daily chart of the Continue reading →
Here in the Jam team we are a big fan of Spotify, sticking it on when we have to crack on with a presentation or comparing music tastes in the Jam Sounclashs. On first using it we were impressed but we didn’t initially see the social media aspect. However the simple sharing functionality is genius, Continue reading →
