Blog Archive
Tablets are like digital shopping malls for content
I'm a big fan of shopping malls (as many of you know 🙂 ). And last month, after seeing Jason Konopinski's post on his transition to reading more ebooks, I realized I'm on a similar path, though I haven't given up on print completely. Like many of you, this move away...
Create your own personal infographic
It's that part of the year when we're inundated with predictions, look-backs and best-of's, like the recent video Google did on search and Twitter's report on conversations and trends.  Facebook takes a more personal approach and, in addition to the global Zeitgeist,...
Living and working asset light
Mary Meeker of Kleiner, Perkin, Caulfield and Byers released a new study on the state of the Internet that explores, among other things, how we're making the transition from an asset-heavy society to one that's asset-light. What does that mean? Basically, we're...
Introducing my 2012 social media class
One of the things I like best about the social media class I teach is seeing the students create their blogs and bring them to life. Each person chooses a subject they're passionate about and presents it from a personal point of view. Now that we're well into the...
Social Media Barometer meets NCPRSA
This year, I've been taking my Social Media Barometer talk on the road, sharing my perspective on some of the trends and pressure points facing PR/marketing and offering a forecast on how to put things into a context that makes sense for communicators. Some of the...
Chirp Guide: a ‘TV listing’ for live-tweeting events
With all the chats, hashtags and events being shared in real time, it's more challenging than ever to wade through the streams and discover topics of interest. Enter Chirp Guide, a new platform still in beta, founded by Rob Schutz. Chirp Guide is community-based...