Who remembers Geocities? All you web veterans out there! It was the first "home" you could say for many internet users back in the 90s. Even though your profile was an extremely long URL and generally filled with annoying and ugly ads, GeoCities was the first "social network".
Yahoo purchased Geocities in 1999 for 3.5 billion dollars, and then 10 years later, shut the site down. But before they pulled the plug, a group known as the Archive Team made a backup to preserve 10 years of collaborative work by 35 million people. The resulting 650 Gigabyte bittorrent file is the digital Pompeii that is the subject of an interactive excavation that allows you to wander through an episode of recent online history.
Head to their site and watch the video. Internet history seems so long ago compared to natural history, we are already unearthing the past from just a mere decade ago. Do you think in another decade we will be doing the same with Facebook or Twitter?
The gloves are off and the fight has started. Google+ is the newcomer but already is taking the internet by storm. While it is still in field testing mode, Google+ offers a breath of fresh air from the same old thing with Facebook. We here at Digital Street have been tinkering around in Google+, checking the ins and outs and we must say, we are excited. It has a very nice user interface and is very intuitive. How this will be used in terms of business use is still yet to be seen. Google+ doesn't offer "business pages" but they have some things in the works to answer that question for us too. (See this Mashable article for more)
Facebook isn't going to let this all go on and not retaliate though. So they roll out their new video chat feature supported by their new partnership with Skype. This ads a whole new layer to Facebook's "chat" feature. (Click here to see how to set it up for yourself).
This competition will hopefully push the two powerhouses into a very interesting game of innovation for their respective platforms. And in that case, we all will end up being the winners.
In today's economy, jobs are slim and candidates are plenty. So how can you use social media/technology to help give you an edge in finding your dream job? Check out this video and see!
Also! This is a great way to use QR codes, not just for finding a job but for interactive advertising. The only limit to what you can do is your own creativity.
You may still be a little unsure of how Digital Street’s video marketing service can help drive traffic to your website. Rather than confusing you more with a bunch of technical explanations, we want to compare it to something simple—a store’s salesperson. A lot of times you’ll go into a store to just browse, but when a salesperson helps you out and points out things that you may be interested in, you are more likely to buy something. Well, online videos are a lot like having a sales force on your website by adding a human element to highlight your services. Essentially, they are short snapshots of a business that can help turn online browsers into buyers for the same reasons a store’s salesperson does.
They greet customers.
Just as a salesperson greets you when you walk into a store, online videos allow you to speak to customers interested in your business. They show your brand’s personality in a way that might not come across in your website’s design or text.
They talk about promotions.
When you have a lot of products or services to offer, online videos can help draw attention to specific capabilities that may be new, updated, on sale, etc.
They bring you something quickly.
Even though everything about your business may be found on your website, a video can show people information faster and in a more entertaining way. This is especially helpful when explaining something complicated. For instance, wouldn’t you rather watch a 5-minute video over reading several pages of text?
They let you see something first.
If a person can watch a video about a product and how it works, they are more likely to consider buying it. Videos are a great way of showing product demonstrations, tutorials, training, and customer testimonials.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that major changes are coming to Facebook. Mashable has the specifics, but what really matters to most people is how all this will affect them.
Here's Zuck explaining what the coming changes will mean for users (don't worry, it's not a big deal)...