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Wikileaks, Transparency, Responsibility, and Constructive Action

We’ve been having a really great conversation about the recent WikiLeaks incident on an informal Fletcherite group list, and I wanted to get some of the thoughts up that have been spiraling about, as well as refine my own thoughts.  For those I mention below, if they’ve got a blog, they’re well worth the follow so [...]

Hasty Use of Social Media and Responsibilities as Users

I listened to Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson’s FIR podcast (#555, 12 July…yes, I’m a little behind on podcast listening) on my way to work today, and they had a conversation about something I’ve written about before (see #7), but only briefly. It’s time to open up the conversation more, because I really do think [...]

HubSpot TV and discussion on Digital Activism, Social Media and Girls in Tech

I was on the 6 November episode of HubSpot TV discussing social media news, DigiActive/digital activism and Girls in Tech.

You can get the full show notes on the [...]

PINK Magazine: Your Customers are Talking to You. Are you Listening?

This article was written for PINK Magazine, published today.
How do you grow when consumers and clients are spending less? Maintain or increase marketing your business spending to get ahead of competitors who don’t, adjust your product portfolio, support your distributors, adjust pricing – all risky and challenging when cash flow is down.

Thanks to Web 2.0 [...]

Organizing my social connections

I did a social connections organization exercise this weekend.

You can check out what I learned over on the Other Side Group blog, but a preliminary (and [...]

Using video as a B2B marketing tools

[Originally Posted on B2B Voices]
In the B2B space, online marketing channels are gaining a lot of traction because of their lower delivery costs and higher response rates, as well as the potential for greater ROI than can be seen in traditional mediums like print. Meanwhile, video is said to be one of the most important [...]

SMB15: The Power and Peril of Online Communities

The Dos and Don’ts for Successful Communities – tips from LiveWorld on how to build an online community. [...]

DigiActive Post: Iranian elections, Information Passing and Twitter

Iranian elections, Twitter, and information flow: We are all becoming a larger part of the information dissemination mechanisms that were once reserved for formal media channels. DigiActive has reported many instances of citizen journalism, on-the-ground reporting and information gathering, but now we’re talking about the addition of a process of broader dissemination. [...]

So now TIME says Twitter will change the world?

TIME didn’t like Twitter in March. Now it’s going to change our lives. [...]

Pop!Tech post: Spanish company Mahou creates wiki-style movie

If you’re going to get your feet wet in social media, you might as well get them really wet.  Bypassing a corporate blog or Twitter account, the Spanish beer and beverage company Mahou did just that.  Along with directors José Corbacho and Juan Cruz, they have finished production of a short film that will [...]