For fans of Neal Stephenson’s seminal work “Snow Crash”, the metaverse has been part of our digital consciousness for nigh on thirty years. A portmanteau of the word “meta”, from the Greek meaning “after” or “beyond”, and “universe”, the metaverse is an exciting yet not fully defined virtual world. Whilst Snow Crash is still yet • Read More »
Tags: facebook, virtual reality
I was chatting with Mick Dickinson of BuzzedUp.co.uk yesterday, discussing how the landscape has changed in marketing trends, particularly with regards to social media. Mick’s particular case, from a few months back, was of an “old skool” marketing guy failing to keep up with the times. This resonated with an experience I’ve had just this • Read More »
Tags: business, facebook, marketing, SEO, social media, twitter
AKA The politicisation of Twitter. I’m not sure exactly when it started but a few weeks ago, right after the inauguration of Barack Obama, I noticed a sudden burst of followers on Twitter had the term “Conservative” and the occasional “Christian Conservative” in their bio. I noticed because I like to know who’s following me • Read More »