Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

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May 12, 2010

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

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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 Gods). The event was remarkable because of the great information that was shared but even […]

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 Gods). The event was remarkable because of the great information that was shared but even …

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May 9, 2010

Is Facebook really to blame for your privacy issue?

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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: privacy. Critical to his post was the distinction between the ‘private’ public (that’s the one …

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May 4, 2010

wecanendthis.com A living community ideation lab to end hunger

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One of the remarkable ideas at SXSW this year was the cause lab organized by wecanendthis.com This is a model for idea generation whether you’re a for-profit brand, a non-profit or a foundation. Here’s how it worked. A whole bunch of people who didn’t know each other got in a room and literally brain stormed …

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May 2, 2010

Gucci Group: How luxury brands fast track their way to social media, community and new customers

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This week I had the great pleasure of speaking at the Gucci Group Conference in Miami. Not only were they the best dressed group of attendees I have ever seen – no surprises there – which was thoroughly intimidating – still no surprises – but their conference was a wonderful example of how a brand …

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April 29, 2010

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

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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 read which exhorts you to “cash in on your passion.” ‘Crush It!’ is written with …

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April 27, 2010

Allvoices.com: How social media built a global community of citizen journalists with Amra Tareen

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxwkjbdE0U I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Amra Tareen, CEO and founder of the world’s largest citizen journalism platform, allvoices.com She is deeply committed to making sure all people have a voice and to shine a spotlight on those areas that can help the lives of others the most. Amra commands 300,000 citizen …

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