This is a continuing series of posts by Speakers for speakers. If you are currently a speaker and looking to improve, if you are an aspiring speaker and worried about the mistakes that others make this is the series for you. Each Wednesday a speaker who I value will share their thoughts on how speakers [...]
Micro-Investing is providing those of us without the funds to become Venture Capitalists or Angel investors the opportunity to experience the thrill of investing without the risks. The model is somewhat similar to that employed by charities for years. A small amount multiplied many times equals a much larger amount. So instead of seeking thousands [...]
Check Your Hair, Make Sure Your Mic Is On is the title of a post I wrote a few weeks ago in which I talk about the importance of appearance for speakers. In talking with new, aspiring and even existing speakers it seems people would like to read more of the same. Rather than simply share my [...]
Last week I wrote about the Three Types of Social Content. I want to extend that conversation by looking at how the use of Social Content is killing Social Networks. Consider your own Social Network streams, whether it is Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus – I’d place a bet that most of what you see is [...]
The Three C’s of Social Content – Creation, Curation and Cultivation. In looking at online content, particularly that shared on social networks I’ve come to the conclusion that there are generally three broad categories of social content. I’m going to expand on this premise in this and a couple of upcoming posts and certainly the [...]
Check your hair, make sure your mic works – sound advice given at the start screen of a Google Hangout. Increasingly bloggers, marketers, and others involved in the online world are making appearances in the real world. Taking their content from the virtual to the real world. I asked a question on Google Plus a [...]
I was sent a link to a Michael Bublé video the other day. I’m not a big fan of his singing – though I readily admit he has a great voice and it makes for decent background music. What I saw surprised the heck out of me and made me rethink my impression of him. It [...]
Yesterday saw the confirmation of the sale of Social Location Marketing app Gowalla to Facebook for as yet undisclosed sum. This is part of the compression of the space that many predicted would happen this year. Earlier in the year we saw Whrrl bought and closed down by Groupon. Gowalla, in their announcement yesterday noted [...]
If you attend any conference that has any kind of social media component you will no doubt hear reference made to the savvy consumer. You will hear how they are demanding transparency and engagement and want to be included in the conversation. Most importantly you will hear that they don’t believe the lies of advertising [...]
After three months of waiting Google + Brand pages have launched. Businesses were told that the wait was necessary as Google wanted to get the brand pages right, so that there would be a great user experience for both the brands and the regular users. Google + Brand Pages: Not Worth The Wait After all [...]
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