The power of presence
Feb 22
quub in the news
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“9 things I’ll never do again with social media“, in the O.C. Register:
#2. “I promise I will never again talk about something that I’m really grieving about on social media. People have a tendency to be flippant and make jokes out of things that can be very serious.. mostly because they don’t know what else to say.” – Donald Patterson, quub.com
Feb 11
quub in the news
Comments Off“7 social media apps we’d like to see built“, in the O.C. Register:
#2. “A social rating system for YouTube videos. I’d like to know which videos my friends think are good/bad so I know what I should bother watching when a link comes my way.” – Donald Patterson, quub.com
Feb 1
UCI’s Donald Patterson discusses the good and bad, current role and future of social media
Comments OffDon Patterson by Steve Zylius/UCI
“Director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, Patterson researches software intended to help people navigate social networking sites more efficiently. He’s co-creator of quub, a service that streamlines the process of posting status updates, making Facebook and Twitter easier to use.”
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The whole article is here
Feb 1
quub in the news
Comments Off“7 fixes for social media’s faults“, in the O.C. Register:
#5 ““A new word to describe a relationship on a social network rather than ‘Friend’” — Donald Patterson, quub.com.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
Jan 4
quub in the news (updated)
Comments OffA few quub-related items hit the news in the last week or so:
“13 resolutions for social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:
Q. What was the social media highlight of 2009?
A. #1 “To shut off my mobile social media when I am with the people I care about. I want to experience my life without worrying about what I’m going to say about it.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
“17 victories for social media in 2009“, in the O.C. Register:
Q. What was the social media highlight of 2009?
A. #2 “Use of social media in recent popular protests in Iran. It showed the power and resilience of social media to organize and to resist central control. It is both powerful and dangerous — depending on which side you end up on.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
“13 surprises to hit social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:
Q. What will next year’s social media surprise be?
A. #8 “Growing number of things which aren’t strictly people on your buddy lists. Suddenly I think we will see people friending their laundromat to see when machines are available, the roads they use to watch traffic, and groups of their friends at once. The latter will be interesting because you will only see updates when all of your friends agree.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
Then a follow-up blog post, “What May Happen to Social Media in 2010 That Governments Should Be Aware Of?” commented about the second quote above.
“This is a glimpse of what I mean by “government 3.0”. Web-enabled consumer devices of all sorts that communicate with us but also with infrastructures that governments run or supervise will create a completely new meaning for terms like “social” and “engagement”. Just I doubt this will be mainstream in 2010 or even in 2011. But it is definitely a development to watch.”
Dec 28
quub has a posse
Comments OffSomeone on the Internets took the time to remix our video with their own selection of beats. Props to someone! quubie loves it. We can’t quite figure out who the author is but maybe something/one called Peercasters?
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Dec 21
17 victories for social media in 2009
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The O.C. Register asked us for our opinion of the social media highlight of 2009
#2. “Use of social media in recent popular protests in Iran. It showed the power and resilience of social media to organize and to resist central control. It is both powerful and dangerous — depending on which side you end up on.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
Read the whole thing here.
Sep 10
GeekyNinja blog sends some love our way…
Comments OffFrom the GeekyNinja blog:
“Quub is all about being in touch with your real friends, and because it doesn’t serve the celebs, it hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves.
The developers seem to be dedicated and up to speed with the latest tech – for example the new Firefox geo-location service – which means Quub has a fair chance to becoming the next hot start-up.”
Thanks Stefan! We appreciate the time you put into understanding what we are doing…