Archive for the Announcement Category


    Ping! Is Getting Better

    June 22nd, 2009

    Blogging for over a year has been a great learning experience for me.  What I have learned has prompted me to think more about what I can write that will provide the best value to my readers.  After devoting much thought to the question, I decided that filling the gap between the academia and marketing [...]


    User-Generated Content Study

    May 5th, 2009

    I am currently working with Michelle Rogerson on a research project studying the rise of popular user-generated content online.  In particular, we are interested in identifying the reasons why some content (such as some YouTube videos; see Top 10 YouTube videos) gain star status, whereas others are barely paid any attention to.  We surmise that [...]


    Announcing PingTweets

    April 6th, 2009

    I have been using Twitter for a while now under a personal account.  As of yesterday, I have finally decided to separate the more business and technology-oriented tweets into a different public Twitter account (@PingTweets).  It will allow me to provide more frequent updates on business and technology ideas in between my blog updates.  I [...]