via The Young Turks Futurist, change management specialist and “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design” author Brian Solis sits down with The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur to talk about the past, present and future and how more and faster change is coming, and the only question is whether you’re going to be a part of that change or a victim of it. Along the way, the two discuss how disruptive technologies and changing cultural standards will affect the news…

via Web.com As a small business owner, you have tough days – we all do. When you’re facing a challenge that seems insurmountable, are frustrated by a client, or feeling so exhausted you just want to nap for a week, read through these business quotes that inspired us in 2015. And here’s to a great 2016! Excerpt… Businesses are no longer the sole creator of their brand; it is co-created by consumers through shared experiences and defined by the results…

via Pam McBride, Leadsift, excerpt If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the fast-paced changes occurring in digital marketing, you’re not alone. But you don’t have to enroll in a two-year program or a certificate course just to keep your head above water. There are dozens of marketing experts who are eager to share their knowledge with you – for free. We’ve compiled a list of our seven favorite ebooks that everyone working in the digital marketing space should read. They range…

Ted Cohen interviewed Brian Solis at the SF Music Tech Summit about his new book X and what experiences mean to the future of artistry and the music business. Please listen below…

via Richard Nieva, CNET Excerpt Alphabet, the mama-bird parent company of Google, is hoping 2016 is the year Nest leaves the, well, you know what. Nest, which makes thermostats, smoke detectors and security cameras that connect to the Web, has operated pretty much independently since Google bought the company in 2013. And that was before the company formerly known as Google pulled apart its various divisions to turn them into individual companies. “We’re going to see a [move] toward an…

via Bryan Escobedo, Red Sky I had the fortune of joining more than 100 attendees for the latest ED Sessions speaker series featuring best-selling author and noted keynote speaker Brian Solis. Solis calls himself a digital anthropologist, which basically means he studies technology’s impact on business, society and culture. Not to get Orwellian, Bradburyian (or insert your favorite dystopian novel’s author here), but with all of us becoming increasingly glued to our mobile devices, do you wonder where all this technology is leading…

Via Daniel Holloway, The Wrap, Excerpt he Google-owned video platform on Wednesday unveiled YouTube Red, a venture into subscription video on demand. For $9.99, users will be able to browse videos on YouTube ad free. The centerpiece of the offering is a slate of original scripted and unscripted projects set to premiere in 2016 and available only to subscribers. The move puts YouTube, long the dominant ad-supported digital video platform, in the same space as Netflix, long the dominant ad-free…