Tag Archives: Google

Social media seen through Google’s augmented reality lens

April 6, 2012 Comments


The release of this video from Google gives us a glimpse of what life might look like through the lens of Google’s augmented reality glasses. It poses as many questions as it answers but as you watch the video, you …

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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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Authors@Google: Simon Mainwaring, We First

October 24, 2011 Comments


I finally had the chance to visit Google, a business, brand and creative powerhouse I have admired for years. I spoke there about We First as part of their authors series. Everyone was super gracious and I now understand why …

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What Google+ means for brands

July 5, 2011 Comments


The launch of Google+ apps sends a powerful signal – the personalized web has begun. What this means is that the way information is structured and accessed will turn on the individual, or rather their personal profile which is a …

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The Future of Social Media (a.k.a. “Leave me the heck alone!”)

May 16, 2009 Comments


‘Social Media’ and ‘The Future’ are two phrases that really shouldn’t go together unless you want to set yourself up for failure. Technological change is simply too fast and organic to be predictable. That said, here’s a stab at tomorrow …

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Retrenchment and the Power of Re-

April 25, 2009 Comments


Re-cession. We’re in the middle of it and people are talking about their jobs, livelihood and future. According to the Huffington Post, jobless claims rose in 46 states last week, with California posting it’s highest jobless rate in three decades …

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What happens when everything you are is everywhere you are.

April 6, 2009 Comments


Watching Biz Stone, Twitter Founder, on the Colbert Report I was struck by how quickly the marketing world is changing. It wasn’t long ago that a person was defined by their home and, to a lesser extent, their office space. …

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