The Technology of Us is a collection of essays and interviews with leading authors and thinkers about technology’s potential to reshape our businesses and lives in the years to come. Brian Solis joins an amazing lineup of contributors that includes George Lucas, Don Tapscott, Don Peppers, Doc Searls, Rachel Armstrong, Janine Benyus, Erik Brynjolfsson among several other brilliant minds. The ebook is available online or offline via iBooks, Kindle and Nook. Brian’s contribution is available here and includes a series…
LeWeb Paris Keynote: Disruption as an Ecosystem
On December 11th, Brian Solis will return to the LeWeb stage in Paris. This time, Brian is not just keynoting, he’s organized an entire session that explores disruptive technologies that are creating ecosystems beyond just products. He invited two world renown entrepreneurs to join him. Each in their own way is disrupting the industries in which they operate and at the same time teaching other businesses to learn from their open perspective. With the onslaught of IoT devices, Shared Economy…
HUFFPOST LIVE: The Urge To Purge Our Social Media Personas
HUFFPOST LIVE hosted a fascinating discussion around the role social media plays in reputation management. From college recruiters to potential employers, more people than we think may be scrutinizing our social media personas. Host Josh Zepps asks should we have to sanitize our past selves to escape judgment from our future bosses and bureaucrats? Brian Solis joined the cast to share his thoughts and predictions… Watch the video below (Brian appears at the 6:20, 10:40, 12:10, 16:45 marks) Guests: Brian…
20 Books Every Marketer Should Read in 2015
LinkedIn’s Deanna Lazzoroni assembled a list of 20 books every marketer should read in 2015. The post is part 3 in a series of ’12 Days of Content’, for marketers, by marketers. WTF by Brian Solis made the list!
Inbound 50: The Top 50 Marketing Blogs On The Web
Inbound.org named the 50 top marketing blogs on the web. Brian Solis ranked at number 5. Other top blogs include Seth Godin, Hubspot, MOZ, Search Engine Land, eConsultancy, ClickZ, among others. It’s a useful list!
CNET: After Uber’s stumble, is it Lyft and Sidecar’s time to shine?
Dara Kerr writing for CNET observed that both Lyft and Sidecar saw significant bumps in business after Uber’s publicity blunders. In her article, she also talked to experts to get their thoughts on what Uber’s latest round of negative publicity actually means for its business today and its future. After a pile-on of bad publicity for ride-sharing service Uber last week, a certain hashtag started to gain prominence on Twitter: #deleteUber. “It appears it’ll take more than a boycott to…
Digital Transformation: Brian Solis Headlines Capgemini’s #CCWeek 2014 in Chantilly France
Brian Solis shared his thoughts on the state and future of digital transformation at Capgemini’s annual #CCWeek in Chantilly France.
Important Lessons Brian Solis Learned in 2014
While in Amsterdam for his keynote presentation at The Next Web, Brian Solis took some time to share his thoughts on… 1) How to scale a startup, or any company, globally, 2) Important lessons he’s learned so far in 2014, and 3) Common mistakes startups make
Mashable: How technology is changing the way we plan and experience events
James O’Brien writing for Mashable shares how technology is affecting the events business. In it, O’Brien shares thoughts from Brian Solis’ popular presentation at Elevate in NY, which was delivered to an audience of events organizers. Events and event planning are evolving into new, dynamic formats. Old models are falling away and technology is giving both planners and event participants an opportunity to grow and revisit the underlying ideas about how event spaces work. “It’s been fascinating watching just how…
USA TODAY: Lyft looks to lift from Uber controversy
USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham interviewed Brian Solis to get his views on whether #UBERGATE would give Lyft a lift. Brian explained that while Uber projects itself as an aggressive, combative force to take on taxi unions and city governments in making its alternative service available, Lyft is “super friendly and warming” in its approach, says Brian Solis, an analyst with the Altimeter Group. It won’t catch up to Uber, which is valued at $30 billion, but it will get it…
