Democratizing Data: DataSift

Intent on democratizing data, DataSift crossed the Atlantic November 16 to much anticipated applause for its US launch. The platform offers real-time social media data filtering in a disruptive and digestible way thanks to its unique relationship with Twitter. DataSift, sprung from Nick Halstead’s genius (the same guy responsible for TweetMeme) was in fact founded four years ago in the UK and has been busy perfecting and growing its social data arsenal so that the rest of us don’t have to…

You’ll find Bonnie’s piece on DataSift, featuring insight from Founder Nick Halstead and CEO Rob Bailey, on SocialTechnologyReview.

Going Beyond the Twitterati with Twylah [INTERVIEW]

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Eric Kim, distinguished social media expert and Founder of Twylah. His tool enables brands and power users to get the most out of their tweets by identifying Twitter’s weaknesses and providing features that alleviate them.

From broadening reach to analyzing and monetizing tweets, Twylah puts users in the driver’s seat of their brand on Twitter. I conducted this interview for SocialTechnologyReview.com and it can be read at this link.