Discovery & Experimentation: Setting Aside Resources for R&D
Doug Haslam So- is the economy recovering yet? The reason I ask is that the poor economy has forced business to focus on selling now! billable hours! and short campaigns! vs longer-term…
November 2009
Echo vs. Reverb Online
I have been whining lately about Twitter’s latest “ReTweet” feature, which lets you forward a copy of a Tweet you like. My problem? It sends ReTweets with one click; you…
Social Media Top 5: Goodbye, D*****bags
BusinessWeek Editorial Layoffs; Just…Sad Let’s pretend that Bloomberg has a master plan for a leaner, stronger, BusinessWeek after buying the troubled magazine recently. They probably do, right? It still boggled…
SIPA Online: PR Stranger Wanders into the World of Publishers and ROI
This was originally published on the SHIFT Communications “Slice” Blog Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the SIPA (Specialized Information Publishers Association) Marketing Conference in gorgeous Miami Beach,…
It’s Hard Out There For a Print
I refuse to say "print is dead" because I don’t believe it, but scenes like this closed used book store near downtown Boston say a lot about where media is…
Blog Experiment: Video Blog-Casting
Notice I didn’t call it podcasting? I’m not sure I want to set up a special feed for video subscriptions, but I am thinking about adding more video to the…
Social Media Top 5: Embargo Nonsense, Disliking Dislikes, & TwinkedIn (No Creamy Middle)
More Embargo Nonsense via TechCrunch A while back, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch announced that the site would no longer honor embargoes, even if they agreed to one. Silly, but fair…
Travel Networking & Social Media
I’m not the most prolific business traveler, but if there is one thing that goes naturally with social media, it’s travel. I write this post from South Beach, Miami, where…
The Responsibility of the Audience Part II: The Responsibility of the Consumer
I have written in the past about the “Responsibility of the Audience,” the need for people to be critical readers as the range and democratization of information sources has brought…
What Separates the “Gurus” From the Rest of Us
What separates the “Gurus” from the rest of us? Nothing. Everything. Nothing? I know enough smart people in the social media and communications spaces to know that there are many…