Tag Archives: Twitter

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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Twitter just redesigned how brands and customers relate. Now it’s your turn.

December 14, 2011 Comments


Twitter is in the process of rolling out yet another complete redesign, and this one is not only Twitter is rolling out a redesign that not only simplifies the user experience but also presents important new ways for brands to …

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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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The Last Frontier of Social Media: Unborn Babies

October 8, 2010 14 Comments


The Next Web wrote an intriguing post about the emerging trend of parents creating social profiles for their unborn children. This is not limited to parents that are social media devotees (guilty as charged!) In fact, a study published this …

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#140conf LA meet-up: Social media inspiring social change

May 12, 2010 Comments


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvhzuSfhx4U This week I had the pleasure of speaking at Jeff Pulver’s #140conf meet-up in LA. It was held in the Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd (which is why I start by kissing the stage floor to honor the Comedy …

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Is Facebook really to blame for your privacy issue?

May 9, 2010 36 Comments


Jeff Jarvis wrote a great post yesterday about Facebook, privacy and the theme of his upcoming book – publicness. I can’t wait to read it – seriously, Jeff, write fast – as it provides much-needed clarity around the web’s hottest issue: …

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Gary Vee’s ‘Crush It’: Facebook, Twitter and social media marketing that makes money

April 29, 2010 12 Comments


I was speaking at the Connect Now conference with Gary Vaynerchuk a couple of weeks ago and he kindly gave me a signed copy of ‘Crush It!’ to pass on to someone. That’s him signing it below. It’s a truly inspirational …

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Twitter’s ad platform: Will advertising be the death of social media?

April 14, 2010 19 Comments


The launch of Twitter’s own advertising platform, Promotional Tweets, is risky for several reasons. Firstly, the monetization of these platforms, while inevitable, goes against the very attributes that made these new social platforms so compelling – people could connect free …

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