Archive for Kristen Nicole

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Kristen was the lead writer and Field Editor of Mashable, a popular publication that covers social media and tech. She has contributed to a number of other publications including CenterNetworks, VentureBeat, Bubblicious and The Industry Standard. Her work has been syndicated across a number of main stream media outlets, including Reuters, The New York Times, and NBC. Her latest accomplishment has been co-authoring The Twitter Survival Guide, which you can purchase here. She is also completing her second book, Twitter for Women.

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Microsoft Kinect Luke Warm Or Hot

Microsoft’s Kinect stunned the Entertainment Expo, then the newness wore off. A motion sensing camera addition, is it enough of a technological advancement to carry XBox to the next level? Some say yes, and some say no. With all the disappointments in Microsoft initiatives recently, is Kinect just another hollow promise?

18Jun2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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Is Apple Moving Too Slow for Consumers?

As June 7th approaches, the world wonders if Apple will be able to top itself and all the other trends it started with the first iPhone in 2007.

26May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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Twitter’s Promoted Tweets Will Prevail over Privacy

The update to Twitter’s terms of service ban third parties from making money off tweets without paying up to Twitter first.

25May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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Protecting Your Brand from the Privacy Backlash

As Google and Facebook spur us to question motives around consumer data privacy, we look at what this means for brands and marketing.

24May2010 | Kristen Nicole | 4 comments | Continued
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Google TV and the Re-Structuring of the Web

Google TV revealed; what it will look like and how it will change the future of media, the web, and marketing.

21May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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Can Google Make Us Care About Wave?

A year after launching Google Wave in beta, the company releases it to all. Can Google use its mobile and web presence to revive interest?

20May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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Germans Say Price of Google Convenience is Too High

As location-based data becomes more useful to consumers, the matter of taking and compiling that data threatens our privacy. Germany’s not taking it lying down.

19May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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How Google TV is Poised to Change the Television Industry

With high expectations and low details around the upcoming Google TV, many wonder what the new tech implications could be.

18May2010 | Kristen Nicole | 3 comments | Continued
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Facebook’s Apocalyptic Cost of Being Too Popular

As Facebook continues to gain new users, its changes to its privacy settings land Facebook in the hot seat, defending its image.

17May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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The Days of Anti-Facebook Arrive with Diaspora

An anti-Facebook social network is under way, and its growing interest signifies a changing attitude towards our standards of social networking.

13May2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued
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