Information Overload and Managing Content Filters
Posted on July 4, 2011 by william
Since Clay Shirky’s famous remark about filter failures, we know that filters have a direct effect on the quality and quantity of information we end-up consuming. Personally, I’ve never wholeheartedly agreed with the belief that there is a systematic filter failure, because in my world, my filters are quite sophisticated (via Eqentia). Let me explain. [...]
Getting your News from Social Media: More Mindshare than Market Share?
Posted on July 2, 2011 by william
There’s this illusion that one day, we’ll get all our news from social media. I don’t believe so. Don’t get me wrong about believing in the importance and vibrancy of social media. It’s here to stay, of course. But today, social media has more mindshare than market share, at least from a news content perspective. [...]
Plugins
Posted on March 28, 2011 by neilsanderson
WordPress and Drupal Plugins Available from Eqentia Once you install the plugins, there are 2 publish modes: a) automatic, b) curated. In either case, the admin user gets full control on curation from the WP Admin (Edit/Delete/Publish). Email us for access to the Eqentia WordPress or Drupal Plugin. To install, simply click “Add New” plugin [...]
The Social Media News Firehose and How Not To Tame It
Posted on February 14, 2011 by william
I’m surprised that many people believe the only way to get their news now is via social media. There’s this notion that if you use personal readers to surface the most popular stuff, you’re covered. Well, if your job is to be led, you will be led. You will be led where your friends are [...]
WordPress Plugin
Posted on February 10, 2011 by william
Description The Eqentia WordPress plugin allows you to seamlessly connect the curated output of an Eqentia portal or Personal Stream into your blog. There are 2 publish modes: a) automatic, b) curated. In either case, the admin user gets full control on curation from the WP Admin (Edit/Delete/Publish). What it does on a blog post [...]
Help
Posted on September 2, 2009 by william
CONTENTS News Portal Navigation | Viewing Menu | Refining | Folders | Search | Quick Browse | +Follow | Twitter Widget | | Social Media & Sharing Tools | Personal Streams | Privacy Settings | Search for an Article | MarkIt | Email an Article to Personal Stream | | Sync with Twitter Favorites | [...]
The Top 21 Socially and Deal Networked VC’s
Posted on July 19, 2009 by william
Image via Wikipedia Following the technology Venture Capital space, what VC’s say and how their firms rank is fascinating, especially for me: I’m starting the process for an early stage round of finance. Recently, two respectable rankings caught my attention. First Larry Cheng at Fidelity Ventures published the Global VC Blog Directory, as ranked by [...]
Enterprise Platform
Posted on January 19, 2009 by william
Eqentia’s Enterprise Platform is a rapid-deployment Software-as-a-Service solution with robust and scalable capabilities that enterprise clients can expect to benefit from. It includes the following integrated functional capabilities: Text Mining Text mining is more powerful than keyword filtering. Our detailed text mining processed can be configured to act as alert agents to find very specific [...]