People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: May 18th, 2008

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: SF based Adam Metz has become a partner at theMIX, leaving Launchsquad. The company does social web … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: May 18th, 2008

Trends: Corporate Adoption of Social Media: Tire, Tower, and the Hub and Spoke

Spending time with large corporations and getting to understand how they adopt social media is fascinating, recently, I’ve noticed a trend, not on public use, but on internal organization. Unlikes Advertising (which is often controlled by a single group) Social Media is being adopted by … Continue readingTrends: Corporate Adoption of Social Media: Tire, Tower, and the Hub and Spoke

Guest Post: Forrester’s Web Strategist Michele Frost “On Hiring the Community Manager”

I write for the web strategist (web decision makers at companies) and was really pleased that we got a top notch professional here at named Michele Frost here at Forrester Research. A few weeks ago, I announced that Forrester is seeking a Community Manager, and … Continue readingGuest Post: Forrester’s Web Strategist Michele Frost “On Hiring the Community Manager”

Video: Alastair Duncan on Corporate Website Leadership (3:30)

Click To Play Which department should take leadership of your corporate web strategy? Earlier this week, I flew out to Vegas to speak on a panel with Alastair Duncan is Chief Executive of MRM, at Intel’s sales and marketing event. I was really impressed by … Continue readingVideo: Alastair Duncan on Corporate Website Leadership (3:30)