Steffan Antonas' Tumblelog

My name is Steffan. This is my happy little Tumblelog. I only post things I find funny or thought-provoking. I try to post 1 picture, quote or video a day. Enjoy.
July 2
Drinking From The Social Media Firehose - 6 Lessons Learned

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Social scientists have a name for the incessant online contact we experience by consistently immersing ourselves in social media. They call it…
June 18
The #IranElection Groundswell I’ve been following the #IranElection Twitter Stream ever since the protests started. It’s not unlike trying to drink from a fire hose. Social media hubs all over the web have lit up like…
June 17
Twitter Is Apple’s Support Forum The iPhone 3.0 upgrade software was just released and, within minutes, #iPhone and #iTunes popup on the trending topics list as the iPhone community rushes to their computers to upgrade their…
June 16
Getting The Most Out Of Your Lijit Wijit lijitwidgetI’ve been using Lijit since the inception of the service and while I’ve added and removed many different “fad” widgets, Lijit remains a core widget I’ve kept because it continues to…
June 15
Essential Techniques For Effective Signaling On Twitter

Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/risemeagain/940557716/At the beginning of September last year Clive Thompson published an influential article on NYTimes called “A Brave New World Of Digital Intimacy“….
May 21
How To Use Google Trends Like A Pro

Google Trends is one of my favorite tools to come out of the Google Labs. While we data junkies are forced to envy people like Bill Tancer who have access to tons of rich, real time…
May 20
George Needs A Job georgeEveryone, meet George. Every morning at 7:45am for the last 6 weeks I’ve passed him on my way to work in Carlsbad, CA. Every day he’s up before me, standing proudly in business attire…
May 19
Built It, Then Make Them Experts There’s a lot we can learn about best practices for creating and releasing software or web services to the masses from watching the video gaming industry. Successful video game companies know how…
May 14
The TED Ten Commandments and The Social Web I enjoy following TED because it’s like drinking from a fire hydrant of amazing new ideas and stimulating discussion. The conference challenges some of the world’s most fascinating…
May 12
Web 2.0 Expo Session Videos Are Online! I had the privilege of recording some great talks at this year’s Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. For those interested, I’ve posted all of my footage up on Vimeo in a “Web 2.0 Expo 2009″ album. All of…
May 10
More On Pre-Zuckerberg Prep-School Facebook Culture Today an article I wrote for ReadWriteWeb went live titled “Did Mark Zuckerberg’s Inspiration For Facebook Come Before Harvard?’. I think it’s a great question, one worth exploring far beyond the…
May 1
The Real Dynamics Of First-Mover Advantage Mick Liubinskas (Co-Founder and Web Product Director of Pollenizer) wrote a piece today on ReadWriteWeb as part of their ReadWriteStart channel that had some great points I’ve heard echoed by…
April 29
Why The Public Sector Needs To Commit To Scientific Research Speaking at the National Academy of Sciences 2 days ago, the President reinforced the need for a sustained national commitment to science. His firm stance that “science is more essential for our…
April 28
Mulitple Prototypes, Better Feedback I mentioned in a previous post that open-social development for products has been a getting a lot of press lately. Companies are learning that true customer insight starts by including customers…
April 27
Encouraging Randomness and Accelerating Serendipity If you’re a heavy Twitter user like me, you may be familiar with the awkward, tense feeling that can grip you when a non-Twittering friend or co-worker decides that enough is enough and it’s time to…