Technology

September 26, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYHqTcUOzdQ In light of all the recent developments around social technology, from the launch of Google + to Facebook’s f8 conference launch of Timeline and Ticker last week, I felt it especially pertinent to share this interview with Sherry Turkle of MIT. What she invites us to consider is the human cost of our social media […]

September 22, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

This week marks the launch of Unthink, a new social network that positions itself as a counterpoint to Facebook and Google+ attacking what they describe as dishonest invasions of privacy. While there’s clearly room for another social network in the marketplace that offers users greater ownership of their content and privacy protection, the focus of […]

August 31, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Robert Tercek kindly invited me on his new show ‘This Week in Social Media‘ last week. As one of the world’s most prolific creators of interactive content and former President of of Digital Media at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Robert is a world authority on the future of digital media and someone I highly […]

August 25, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

This September marks the fifth anniversary for charity: water, and I’ve had the priviledge of knowing some of the people involved in the organization for much of that time. I first met its founder, Scott Harrison when he was out here speaking in Los Angeles 3 years ago. He was incredibly unassuming in his manner […]

July 27, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

One of the most fascinating aspects about the launch of Google+ is the way it reframes how we, as individuals, interact with our communities. As Brian Solis so rightly points out, the initial Facebook model of creating a single social graph of up to 5000 friends must now be compared to a series of what […]

June 2, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Few CEOs, CMOs or business executives are in any doubt that the business marketplace is being transformed by the impact of social media. Perhaps the most consequential change is a shift in the expectations of consumers. As an extension of the tools they now possess themselves, they are looking for different things from the brands […]