Tag Archives: Facebook

Will Facebook’s new storytelling tools write a happy ending?

October 3, 2011 Comments


For some time now I’ve been asserting that technology is teaching us to be human again. When I say this, I mean that the ability to witness and experience the lives of others anywhere around the world, often in real-time, …

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Should Unthink rethink?

September 22, 2011 Comments


This week marks the launch of Unthink, a new social network that positions itself as a counterpoint to Facebook and Google+ attacking what they describe as dishonest invasions of privacy. While there’s clearly room for another social network in the …

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How non-profits use Facebook to build awareness, community and fundraising

June 8, 2011 Comments


One of the great inspirations for writing We First was the meaningful work being done by non-profits. The goal of the book was to help explain the most effective ways to leverage social technology to aid their community building, fund-raising …

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Guy Kawasaki: The multifaceted benefits of an enchanting brand

May 23, 2011 Comments


SM: Hi I’m Simon Mainwaring, and today I have the pleasure of sitting here with Guy Kawasaki, who’s tenth book, Enchantment, was a real revelation to me because what he did was to personalize and explain how brands need to …

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Facebook gets its game face on

April 26, 2011 Comments


In January I suggested 2011 would be the year Facebook puts all brands on notice. So far this appears to be true as Facebook is primed to become a more formidable competitor in the social media marketplace with two new announcements …

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2011: Facebook puts all brands on notice

January 3, 2011 74 Comments


Facebook closed out 2010 gracing the cover of TIME magazine with Mark Zuckerberg chosen as their ‘Man of the Year.’ By year’s end, the company was managing a membership of over 550 million. And on December 29, 2010, Facebook overtook Google …

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Dear Gmail, Look out. Love, Facebook

November 17, 2010 70 Comments


This week Facebook announced their “modern messaging system,” setting off a flurry of blogosphere exchanges as to whether Facebook will trump Gmail. Mark Zuckerberg denied that it was intended to “kill email” framing his offering as inclusive, but here’s three …

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‘The Social Network’, Tiger Woods & why brand-bashing is good for everyone

October 11, 2010 Comments


There’s been much discussion about what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook employees thought of ‘The Social Network’. The picture it paints of their CEO isn’t pretty, and while its writer Aaron Sorkin admits its “total fiction”, the filmamkers know only too …

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