Does What Happens in the Facebook Stay in the Facebook? A very interesting video that should remind us that what we share on the Web and in social networks (in this case Facebook) is discoverable and usable by people you don’t know and could come back in ways you would never expect. I touched upon this a bit in “Beware of What You Share in the World of Social Media.” Explaining what the “Social Graph” is to your Executives I…
Blog This – October 28, 2007
Please take a moment to vote for the Social Media Manifesto, the Future of Marketing Communications here. You can read it here. PR and Bloggers Officially in “Beta” – Finally Stuart Henshall really nails it on how PR can more effectively work with bloggers. Social Media Forces PR’s Evolution Social Media is forcing PR to stop lobbing grenades from behind the wall and to jump into the front lines of conversations Definition of Social Media by Brian Solis I took…
Blog This, October 21, 2007
Please take a moment to vote for the Social Media Manifesto, the Future of Marketing Communications here. You can read it here. Future to Newspapers: Jump in the river Doc Searls, “To be truly alive, truly new, truly part of the life of its readers, a newspaper needs to be on the live web and not just the static one. It needs to flow news, and not just post it. It needs to flow rivers of news, or newsrivers.” Anti-Gaming…
Blog This! October 17, 2007
Understanding the New Influencers Paul Dyer takes a passionate look at why PR people give PR a bad name. Social Media Power Secret- Listening In social media, everything starts with listening. Chris Brogan shows you how… Social Media Release Announcing Gooruze, a New Social Network for Online Marketers Gooruze is a NEW professional community where members inspire, share advice and learn. Gooruze provides a one stop source for ranked news and advice for online marketing. Created and rated by the…
Blog This, October 12, 2007
10 Truths of Marketing in a Web2.0 World Rohit Bhargava shares his wisdom for marketing in the Wild West Is “Conversation” Overused? Valeria Maltoni explores conversational marketing and whether conversations are misunderstood, overused, or under utilized. In my opinion, the term “conversation,” just like “Social Media” are misunderstood and much purported with little or no substance to back it up. It’s the difference between marketing and experience. Down with the Press Release!! Good friend Geoff Livingston takes a look at…
Recommended Reading – October 9, 2007
Strumpette Editor Resigns – Changing PR? Tom Foremski on Amanda Chapel’s departure. PR won’t change until it has to. CommonSense PR and Geoff Livingston also chime in. Gavin Newsom Case Study: Facebook for PR, Branding, and Press Room Daniel Riveong discusses social media and personal brands Why Bother Blogging Podcasting and Using Social Networks Chris Brogan playfully demonstrates why you should engage in social media “It’s a Conversation, Stupid! Part 1″ Chris Lynn reminds us that social media is about…
SF Beta Video Interviews
As part of the continuing saga of video interviews with the latest players in tech, Alison McNeil, Jeff Smith and the rest of the PR2.0 crew headed up to SF Beta to hear poetry? Yes, it’s true. No demos this time…just Haiku. Presenters included: Meetro (Vinnie Lauria / VP) CivicEvolution (Brian Sullivan / Founder) Rooftop Comedy (Will Rogers / Co-Founder) ShopCastTV (Eric Swan / Founder) The Forbin Group (Cindy Phung / Worker Bee) BuzzShout (James Yu / Co-Founder) Diigo (Maggie…
October 2006 SF Beta Web 2.0 Mixer
Photo Credit: Beau Liening Grab a bottle of bubbles at your local Longs or RiteAid, get outside and commence blowing. Try to make one very big bubble, gander, marvel at its size, call all of your friends to see it, and then, pop. Pop? That’s so 1.0. Now, do it again…but, be careful…don’t let this one pop. Instead of filling it with air, try injecting a bit of hope and enthusiasm into each blow. Nice work….I can see the beginnings…
