Tag Archives: Facebook

How social ads are winning over advertisers and consumers

May 14, 2012 Comments


Over the last two years we have seen a steady shift from Google Search to Social Search as consumers, faced with an overwhelming amount of choices and information, are turning to their peers within social networks for trusted recommendations as …

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What Facebook is worth to your business and brand

May 8, 2012 Comments


As the Facebook IPO Roadshow shifts into high gear, it seems relevant to consider exactly what value Facebook can offer your brand and business. While the addition of Instagram and Glancee has done much to sure up their mobile capacities …

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When virtual worlds collide: Facebook meets 3D shopping

April 24, 2012 Comments


If brands and ad agencies were already struggling to create seamless, real-time shopping experiences built around customers’ multi-screen lifestyles, their work just got harder. It is one thing to migrate seamlessly between the on and offline world across multiple devices …

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The State of the Social Sphere: Usual Suspects and Surprises

February 23, 2012 Comments


Adweek just published this really insights info graphic produced by Carlos Monteiro that combines data from Experian Hitwise, Forrester Research and PQ Media to provide a snapshot of the leaders in the social media sphere (excluding mobile data). There’s so much …

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How social technology will change your world, literally.

January 18, 2012 Comments


I wanted to share this video with you that features David Kirkpatrick, the author of The Facebook Effect, talking about the impact of social tools and technology on the way consumers and citizens around the world are demanding change. He does …

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This week in social media: Google+, citizen activism and the future of journalism

January 13, 2012 Comments


Last week I had the pleasure of joining other guests on This Week in Social Media with host, Robert Tercek. As always, it was a lively discussion ranging from the rise of Google+, to citizen and consumer activism, to the future …

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Top ten ways to get the best, not the most, from your employees

November 7, 2011 Comments


I’ve had the chance in the last year of visiting three exceptional places that are famous for their degree of creativity and marketplace dominance, and I wanted to share come common traits that seemed to factor into their success. The …

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Sherry Turkle of MIT: How social media impacts to your identity (Part 2)

October 10, 2011 Comments


Last week I shared Part 1 of my interview with Sherry Turkle on the ‘Human Cost of Social Technology.’ Here is Part 2 where we discussed the impact of social media on our own sense of identity. SM:  Hi, I’m …

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