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

by Simon on May 16, 2009 · View Comments

in Social media

‘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 and, maybe, the day after… Facebook, Twitter and Friendfeed (sorry MySpace) are in a dead [...]

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Retrenchment and the Power of Re-

by Simon on April 25, 2009 · View Comments

in Consumers,Economy

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 (11.2%). What’s more, while the economy tanks technology continues to change industries and the way [...]

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What happens when everything you are is everywhere you are.

by Simon on April 6, 2009 · View Comments

in Social media,Technology

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. That’s where we kept our records, pinned up photos, decorated our walls and made conscious [...]

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