The World’s First Social Magazine?
Remember all that hype around the iPhone 4? Biggest product launch ever, Apple and AT&T websites being crushed by demand, long lines at the store? Well, in the world of social media, a similar...
View ArticleLighten Up Francis….
Looks familiar doesn’t it?! This Dilbert cartoon featured last week resonates on sooooo many levels. This calls out two big issues that companies continue to wrestle with every day, and they are: 1....
View Article“Be Prepared”
I often get teased about being an Eagle Scout. When you were off playing sports, taking violin lessons, or sleeping away weekends in high school, I was the dork who was at a Camporee, tying knots,...
View ArticleFacebook Groups: Failure or Feat?
Mark Zuckerberg announced three new updates to Facebook last week, the biggest of which was the new Facebook Groups feature. Here are some quick thoughts: This is a Social Upgrade, not a Technical one....
View ArticleThumbs Up Linkedin
It looks like LinkedIn is taking another good step in the world of social. Yesterday, on their blog they announced a new feature for their Company pages, allowing companies to showcase their products...
View ArticleA Brand Haiku- what’s yours?
(File this blog post under cool things we do in the world of social media) Soooo, the very wiley, creative Aaron Strout came up with a nifty idea of getting 20 or so bloggers to write a haiku about...
View ArticleThe $567 Status Update from Red Square. A Case Study in Social Media and...
See that picture of me in Red Square? I uploaded it to Facebook on November 29th, and according to my calculations, this was the picture that sent my AT&T international data plan into...
View ArticleFacebook’s New Commenting System
Yep, the iPad 2 is rolling out today, but lost in the noise of that big (overhyped) announcement is bigger announcement with far-reaching, and longer-term consequences for social media. It’s the...
View ArticleYou’re a Piece of Meat- Why SXSW is like BBQ
I’ve just touched down from another SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Over the next few days, I’m going to post some reflections on the event in 5 different segments, but before I do that, I...
View ArticleU-Scapeit? I-Likeit
Yesterday a social media friend, Jeff Cutler ,broke a story on Uscapeit- a terrific new technology just launched from here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Newton to be precise. Basically,...
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