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 reasons I believe Facebook messaging has the potential to succeed email. 1. TEMPERATURE: Facebook is […]
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This weekend I had the great pleasure of seeing a presentation by charity:water founder, Scott Harrison. His mission is compelling. The desperate need to get clean drinking water to a billion people around the world is urgent and potentially life saving on a massive scale. A staggering 5000 children die of water borne disease each […]
Read MoreThe web pays no heed to language, geographic or cultural boundaries. What began with the internalization of currency and expanded through multi-national corporations is now compounded by the seamless integration of social media users around the world. Our awareness and experience of the intimately connected global community that we now live in growing and this […]
Read Morehttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gqoYkL8To Every so often an idea comes along that stops you in your tracks. sOccket did this for me (great name too – so smart and simple). It’s an incredible demonstration of the power of a simple idea, of the collision between science and sport, of the application of minds to mending hearts. One part […]
Read MoreI’m writing this blog post as someone who, perhaps like you, is trying to make sense of their own industry as it transitions in the face of emerging digital and special technology. Traditionally no matter what career you were in, your credentials were built on your portfolio of work. In short, the things you had […]
Read MoreMillennials have a profound relationship to brands according to a new report (‘8095’) released last week by the world’s largest PR firm, Edelman. It’s almost as important as religion or ethnicity in their lives. But while this research shows how important brands are to Millennials, does the same apply to brands? Do they frame their […]
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