Archive for March, 2008

Social Media Articulated

I’ve been thinking/saying something like this for a while…but never got it articulated like this. From My Infocalypse
Social media is just humanity, magnified by technology, and not an industry or ’space’.
At time I’ve pulled my hair out because of how people either mis-used or forgot the ’social’ in Social Media (treated it too much [...]

When will pressure change behavior? Pushing a message to the obvious.

Some quick thoughts on my bus ride in this morning…
When will gas prices and economic pressures change peoples behavior?
Maybe I’m just been looking in the wrong places but I would have thought by now we would been reading studies and stories about how Americans are changing their driving behaviors. Or I would have more bus [...]

I’ve gone live (feel my broadcast love)

How exciting. If you click on it over to my Y! channel, we can chat live as well.

Call for Pecha Kucha entries (help)

I’m getting a Pecha Kucha night up going in Minneapolis. If you are interested in helping (or even presenting) drop me a line. What is Pecha Kucha? From the Pecha Kucha website -
What is Pecha Kucha Night?
Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of [...]

This sums up how I feel about Facebook

Maybe that is why I love my Ning(s).
And I don’t really want to get on someone bad side…and this is more a poke at social media enthusiasm than her. But really…you spent 9+ hours on a Saturday night making web 2.0 Easter Eggs? I mean…I just…I just shake my head. Was it better than my [...]

Paul shares some future of marketing + advertising

Paul Isakson makes some great, concise points on the future of marketing + advertising. Its one of those presentations that I’ve had rolling around but have not got it out on paper (and I would no where near made it this clean and straight forward). Very cool Paul!

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Blogging with 9 fingers

Ok, I got what I deserved. I was trying to show off a bit…some clever onion cutting skills to some friends I had over for dinner last night and boom, there went a chunk of finger. I just shake my head because it was totally my fault. Not paying attention. It was my index finger [...]

What brands should be doing in the ‘interactive/social media’ space

My blog is getting updated…so pardon my mess while I get things working. I watched this Gary Vaynerchuk video on 80/20…and could not stop thinking about how some of the key points apply to brand engagement in the new interactive/social media world.

Test post with video

Here is a fun video that makes me smile.