Los Angeles Times technology reporter Jessica Guynn published an important article discussing Twitter’s IPO hurdle. As her headline points out, “The service is well known but not widely used.” The article includes experts who weigh in on the challenges and opportunities facing Twitter as a mainstream platform and also a publicly traded company. “Twitter is facing this dilemma as it struggles to get past a quarter billion users: Its growth is directly tied to what the public understands about what…
Social Media Today’s Robin Carey hosts a rare fireside conversation with Brian Solis at Social Shakeup
Brian is rarely on the answer side of a fireside chat. As host of the Webby Honored Revolution Web series and executive producer and host of The Pivot Conference, he is usually the one to ask the questions. But this year at the inaugural Social Shakeup in Atlanta, Robin Carey used a keynote slot to ask Brian pressing questions about the future of marketing and business. The audience saw a side of Brian that few have seen. Here are some…
Google Think Interviews Brian Solis on The Art Of Engagement
Brian Solis, award-winning author and principal at Altimeter Group, was recently interviewed by Google Think Insights, which was published online and as a digital download, “Give Them Something to Talk About: Brian Solis on the Art of Engagement.” Google’s new hub for marketing insights and inspiration for advertisers and agencies. As part of Google’s Engagement Project, Solis discussed how brands inspire people to share meaningful product experiences. Google has studied how first impressions are formed online and the big impact…
Social Becomes a Philosophy of Business Not Just Its Means
On the second day of the Social Shake-Up in Atlanta hosted by SocialMediaToday, attendees were privileged to hear Brian Solis, the author of What’s the Future of Business, host of Pivot, a principal analyst at the Altimeter Group, and thought leader thought leader in the world of digital transformation. He spoke on the future of business and in particular the expanding role of mobile.
SmartPlanet Talks to Brian Solis for Its Coverage of the Barilla Social Media Boycott
Barilla’s LGBT remarks boiled over on social media and David Worthington of SmartPlanet sought Brian Solis’ views on the subject. “Guido Barilla’s comments were the perfect recipe for a social media crisis. In a world where news no longer breaks, it Tweets, Barilla had no chance to stop the wrath it deserved on social media. The company had remained silent for far too long in a real time world but at least Barilla issued an apology on its primary accounts…
Brian Solis to join Robert Scoble, John McAfee, Nolan Bushnell and Steve Wozniak at Silicon Valley C2SV Festival
Robert Scoble (Scobleizer/Rackspace), Gary Kremen (Bitcoin), Steve Kirsch (entrepreneur), Bradley Lautenbach (Zuckerberg Media), Brian Solis (Altimeter Group) and Maynard Webb (Yahoo Chairman) are just some of the big names in social media and tech that will take to the stage in Silicon Valley over the coming days. C2SV (Create. Converge. Silicon Valley.) kicks off September 25th at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center (its new $130 million expansion opens next month). Via StarkInsider.
Telefonica Interviews Brian Solis for Digital Futures During Annual Campus Party London
Following his keynote at Telefonica’s annual Campus Party at the O2 Arena in London, Brian Solis joined Co-anchors: Shivvy Jervis and Hugo Pinto for an episode of Digital Futures: ‘Innovate! Inspire! Invent!’. What’s it going to take to really drive innovation and entrepreneurship? Telefonica Digital tracked down an MIT data scientist, programming prodigy and ‘father of the internet’ plus 7 other global thought leaders (including Brian Solis) at the world’s largest electronic entertainment event – Campus Party. Here’s their take…
BizTech Magazine Names BrianSolis.com A “Top 50 Must-Read IT Blog” for Two Years Running
For a second year in a row, Brian Solis’ blog (www.BrianSolis.com) has been named one of the Top 50 Must-Read IT Blogs by BizTech Magazine. According to BizTech, “When it comes to understanding the intricate relationship between social media and business, Brian Solis wrote the book — literally. As the principal at research firm Altimeter Group, Solis is often regarded as the authority on social business. With the trends pointing toward the growing influence of social media in business, you…
The New York Post Talks about SnapChat’s Challenge with Keeping Pictures Private with Brian Solis
Sara Ashley O’Brien of the The New York Post interviewed Brian Solis in a story that examined SnapChat’s business model and its ongoing challenges with keeping pictures private as well as the feud between its co-founders. Here are some of Solis’ thoughts… “What makes Snapchat so promising and popular is the illusion of self-destructing images. It is still genuinely misunderstood that Snapchat is a safe environment,” explains Brian Solis, principal analyst at Altimeter Group. Illusion is now very much the…
Huffington Post Explores The New Rules of Advertising, Marketing and PR with Brian Solis
Scott Steinberg interviewed Brian Solis for his column in Huffington Post to discuss “The New Rules of Advertising, Marketing, and PR.” In an age of constant change and connectivity, everything has changed for working professionals, brands and businesses. Regardless of your chosen industry or field of expertise, famed social media expert and Altimeter Group analyst Brian Solis proposes a better approach to navigating these increasingly choppy and uncertain waters in his new book What’s the Future of Business? Outlining what…
