about 4 months ago - No comments
The following my piece from a larger compilation of thoughts by the authors at Social Media Explorer. The History of Steve Jobs will forever be clouded by the Mystery of Steve Jobs. He will go down as an irreplaceable force of creative vision, and years from now, people will still be wondering what would have
about 8 months ago - 3 comments
I’ve known the people at CustomScoop for a few years now. Jen and Chip (and the others who have been part of the Media Bullseye Roundtable, like Doug and Sarah…) They do good work, and have been among the few who have provided real thought leadership in emerging communications, without succumbing to hype. It’s fair
about 8 months ago - 2 comments
About a year and a half ago, I put forward the novel idea that cable and satellite providers needed to step up their offerings. Shows are increasingly becoming commodities, and there are other ways to access them, in whole or just the good parts. Now, it looks like DirecTV is taking that first step. A
about 1 year ago - 17 comments
A gunman fired several rounds in a University of Texas library today. (I don’t think I have to recount the very sensitive issue with you… the rest of the media is sure to dredge up the story of the sniper in the tower.) The interesting piece for me today is how technology changed both the
about 1 year ago - 20 comments
See if these points sound familiar: There’s nothing special about this technology, it’s just another way to communicate. It’s a technology that frees people to express themselves, storing their input sequentially. Innovators are jumping on a bandwagon, which will really be just a fad. There’s a limited base of research about its real effectiveness. Much
about 1 year ago - 4 comments
There will be a theme for the next week or so. Disruption and Adjustment. Before last week I had never heard of Ryu Murakami, but he’s at the center of an interesting case that may amplify the tremors of technology. From Robert McCrum in the Guardian: Earlier this month, in a manoeuvre I predict will
about 1 year ago - 24 comments
I don’t like talking about current events much, because they have a tendency to soon be not-so-current. But one in particular may signal the tipping point of a trend that is of extreme relevance to the way you and I find useful information. The rumor is that Google is developing a true Facebook competitor called
about 1 year ago - 27 comments
I had a lovely vacation, and returned with a couple of lovely thoughts about communicating from solid ground. You know, the wise man built his house on the rock, the foolish man built his on sand (or wrote in the sky.) While there are many facets and layers to this, they all boil down to
about 1 year ago - 17 comments
Thanks to the internet, any crank with access can write something that spreads. If you’re managing the reputation of a brand, the factor working in your favor is there is so much material being published that it is the rare message that cuts through the clutter. But how do you recognize it before it starts
about 4 years ago
My new thing:
I DON’T BELIEVE IN MOUNTAINS.