We’re just a few days from Y2K+10, ten years after the big scare of the whole world collapsing from a lapse in computer programming foresight. I remember it closely, I spent a few hours in the later part of Dec 1999 backing up data at … Continue readingTell Your Y2K Story –Ten Years Later
Update: CNN, Financial Times, NYT, and BusinessWeek captured my thoughts in their articles. Facebook makes a play and acquires Friendfeed, a sharing and aggregation tool that helps people find out what their friends are doing. Read Friendfeed’s announcement, and Facebook’s blog post. A few months ago … Continue readingFacebook Acquires Social Veterans in FriendFeed Deal
Facebook is undergoing pubescenct changes in the next few years –from a private pre-teen to a public facing member of society —that’s what I told USA Today. Facebook initially made it’s promise to be a private community, but realizes it must now be more public to compete … Continue readingFacebook’s Awkward Adolescence
Sometimes, in a recession, the best way to increase profitability is to fire your own customers. I’ve been hearing from a few vendors and agencies, that they’re letting go of their least wanted clients. Why? During a recession, vendors are focused on being efficient with … Continue readingFiring Your Clients –Even During a Recession
Left Image: I was stunned by the diversity and co-existence of thousands of species at this tropical reef exhibit Change is coming, whether you like it or not. Jive software, a company I formerly cover slashed 1/3rd of it’s workforce (see update below), likely in … Continue readingAdapting to Change on the Reef
Most of my readers are interactive marketing professionals, they are experimenting, using, or living in the social media world –for some, it’s part of their very being and defines them professionally, and personally. Social Media (which has gained popularity in the last few years) has … Continue readingFour Social Media Questions You Must Answer During an Economic Downturn
Celebrating the hard work that companies invest in social media efforts is not only a way to feel good about our accomplishments, but also a way to learn from the successes of others. The following list of social media awards gives agencies, brands, vendors, and … Continue readingList of Social Media Marketing Awards
Universal Mccann International Social Media Research Wave 3 view presentation (tags: socialmedia research social media) It’s difficult to see the detailed text of this sldieshare, so I recommend clicking to the main site, then clicking the small button that says “Full” which will take you … Continue readingSlideshare: Universal Mccann International Social Media Research
Marshall poses the question (and does analysis and conducts informal interviews) do startups need Community Managers? He points to my growing list of enterprise class companies who are adopting these roles, but we should also examine the startup. First of all, if you don’t know … Continue readingScorecard: Should Startups Have Community Managers?
I’m starting this post series (see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks: Wishing Dawn Foster who is striking it out on her own and leaves Jive Software to start … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: July 13, 2008
