We are in the final countdown in the campaign that has eaten us whole over the past two years and it seems a foregone conclusion that Barack Obama will be our next President. To some, this is a deferred dream, finally fulfilled; to others it is a nightmare of constitutional proportions. If nothing else, Mr.… Continue reading The Network 2008: “There IS Nothing So Powerful As An Idea Whose Time Has Come”
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Forrester Consumer Forum, The Transformation Was Live
This year’s Forrester Consumer Forum personified at least part of the conference theme, Transformed by Social Technologies. Indeed the transformation was everywhere. I say this based upon both the Forrester analysts, invited speakers and panelists who provided enough rock solid data, how-to’s, best practices, advice and experience to forever kill that sacred cow…. but also… Continue reading Forrester Consumer Forum, The Transformation Was Live
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: DOPA Extra
Senator Ted Stevens, who last entered our radar screen when he described the internet as a series of tubes, has introduced Senate Bill 49 which appears to encompass everything we objected to about DOPA, plus more. DOPA, after passing with an overwhelming majority in the House then died from stagnation in the Senate, with the… Continue reading Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: DOPA Extra
Umbria Connect: Blog Monitoring or List Sales?
Tish Grier just emailed me about Umbria Connect which is a new product offering from Umbria, a research company that specializes in "mining the blogosphere for market intelligence." The press release for Umbria Connect says the following: "Umbria Connect(TM), a service that provides URL source lists to companies eager to connect with individual bloggers who… Continue reading Umbria Connect: Blog Monitoring or List Sales?
Pay Per Post Changes Disclosure Policy Following FTC Announcement
Pay per Post is scheduled to announce a change in their disclosure policy and will require bloggers to disclose that they are being paid for their posts. Techcrunch has an advance copy of the press release and notes that "FTC" is mentioned a number of times thereby indicating that the change was no doubt inspired… Continue reading Pay Per Post Changes Disclosure Policy Following FTC Announcement
President John Edwards Delivers the State of the Blogosphere…
A John Edwards presidency may be that moment that we look back upon and say, "He was the first president of the social media age." He seems to "get it." His wife, Elizabeth seems to "get it." I am not saying that just because he was the keynote speaker at Gnomedex. Visit his website… Continue reading President John Edwards Delivers the State of the Blogosphere…
AAF: MySpace and YouTube, Yes; Blogs, Not Really Very Much
An AAF (American Advertising Federation ) survey of industry leaders on digital media trends indicates that advertising agencies are not confident that Fortune 500 companies quite appreciate the effectiveness of digital marketing. Sixty three percent of Fortune 500 companies according to the survey are, “generally behind the curve when it comes to online strategy.” However,… Continue reading AAF: MySpace and YouTube, Yes; Blogs, Not Really Very Much
Robert Scoble, Attention,Get a Life, Which Life
So, if I hadn’t been working on Saturday night (Get a life) and didn’t suffer from advanced, possibly chronic continuous partial attention I wouldn’t have tuned into Techmeme on a Saturday night and read the news by way of Silcon Valley Watcher:" Microsoft’s top blogger Robert Scoble is leaving…." Well, that news has been well… Continue reading Robert Scoble, Attention,Get a Life, Which Life
Word of MouthSpace
What space do gymnasts, cheerleaders, Fall Out Boy fans and gay guys share? http://www.myspace.com/stickitmovie.According to Reuters, Jessica Bendinger, the director of Stick It a movie the opened April 18th from Disney’s Touchstone Pictures devised a word of mouth marketing campaign through niche outlets and a MySpace page. Disney promoted the movie in a two week… Continue reading Word of MouthSpace
It is FPRA Blog Week
Members of the Orlando Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association are holding FPRA Blog Week from April 10th-14th at FPRAblog.com. and there are lots of really great conversations going on there. Topics range from volunteerism to networking to crisis management and much more. Josh Hallett of Hyku, blog friend and Florida based Blog and… Continue reading It is FPRA Blog Week