Social Media and Life: The Lesson of 2009

OK, so there are lots of 2009 lists and reviews circulating right now….some thoughtful, some funny and some thinly disguised attempts to lift one’s leg on social media’s grandest  hydrant of them all, social media expertise. I think the theory is that by being the creator of a “best social media something” list, one must… Continue reading Social Media and Life: The Lesson of 2009

Facebook’s Openness and Your Privacy

Innovation is critical to business success. Innovate or die. I think we all understand that, right? Especially on the web when yesterday’s hot, new place is forgotten in the dust of today’s hot new place.  And a market is a terrible thing to waste. Hence, we have Facebook’s latest announcement on OUR new privacy tools.… Continue reading Facebook’s Openness and Your Privacy

Announcing Media 2.0 Best Practices

User rights and data ownership are two of the most important issues facing all of the participants in the social web. Announcements such as Facebook’s recent TOS change were an eye opening, if not chilling reminder to everyone from Millennials connecting with friends to the  most seasoned media professional that control over the use of… Continue reading Announcing Media 2.0 Best Practices

Trustiness: Forrester’s Report on Corporate Blogs

Josh Bernoff recently released a report entitled “Time to Re-Think Your Corporate Blogging Ideas” and wrote a blog post with the provocative title People Don’t Trust Company Blogs. What You Should Do About It. Although I agree with Josh’s recommendations to corporations on how to use blogs most effectively which begins on page five in… Continue reading Trustiness: Forrester’s Report on Corporate Blogs

State of the Blogosphere ’08 Released: Who Cares? {About the Report}

You know you have been blogging for a long time if you can remember when Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere meant something and influential bloggers announced its release and listed the results with few questions asked. A new State of the Blogosphere was released today and things are a little different in the land of… Continue reading State of the Blogosphere ’08 Released: Who Cares? {About the Report}

Run Forrest, Run

The late Randy Pausch wrote of an experience he had as a child at Walt Disney World in Orlando he referred to as the $100,000 salt and pepper shaker. He and his sister had purchased the salt and pepper shaker at a gift shop and were planning on giving it to their parents as a… Continue reading Run Forrest, Run