For Success, Facebook Marketing Requires Risk Tolerance

[It’s a perfect day here in San Diego at Graphing Social Patterns, we’re right on the waterfront, but us geeks, well we tweeted, blogged, and talked in a dark room] Most of the presentations this morning have been very developer focused, I’m covering Graphing Social … Continue readingFor Success, Facebook Marketing Requires Risk Tolerance

Consolidation Needed in the White Label Social Networking Industry

I’ve been tracking with great interest the “White Label” (meaning you can rebrand as your own) Social Networking space with great interest for some time. When I first started the master list, it was at about 20 companies. Now it pushes 70 companies, and even … Continue readingConsolidation Needed in the White Label Social Networking Industry

Video: I get schooled by Guy Kawasaki “The Young and the Old Samurai”

Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at http://www.podtech.net/home/4945/alltop-guy-kawasakis-newest-venture-in-social-media Jennifer Jones the host of Marketing Voices continues to improve in quality, with her strong background in broadcast TV, she continues to bring professionalism by interviewing the top leaders in the marketing … Continue readingVideo: I get schooled by Guy Kawasaki “The Young and the Old Samurai”

Commemorating the Idiocy of the Dot Com Era: Did we Repeat or Reform?

What idiocy am I talking about? The idiocy of the first web craze from 1998-2001. I started off my career working at Exodus Communications, a premiere web host for the top web brands, at the headquarters in Santa Clara, in the heart of the valley … Continue readingCommemorating the Idiocy of the Dot Com Era: Did we Repeat or Reform?

The Social Media Rift between Employees and Companies

Many companies and individuals using social media are struggling with the balance of supporting one’s employer, while maintaining their individuality online through blogs, social networks, and whatever comes next. Research indicates that the adoption of social media tools is here, and will continue to normalize, … Continue readingThe Social Media Rift between Employees and Companies