Influence, Social Media and Random Observations on Life
Posted in Influence, Social Media on Jun 25th, 2009
It’s no secret that the protests in Iran would be as hidden as the genocide still happening in Sudan if not for a free tool with a silly name: Twitter. As hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed a contested re-election victory in Iran, hundreds of thousands of people insisting that the election was rigged took to the [...]
Posted in Advertising, Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Marketing on Jun 22nd, 2009
Have you heard of Brian Keith Voiles? Probably not, but if you have eyes you’ve seen his ad campaigns and you probably even bought products that he created ad campaigns for.
Would you like to have the formula he gets paid $12,500 to put into use for Fortune 500 Companies? Are you curious as to how [...]
Posted in Social Media on Jun 15th, 2009
The Black Cab Sessions almost won a Webby Award this year but got beat out by a Muppet – tough competition. Beeker’s Ode to Joy (see below) was the winner.
Even without that win, this is a site worth watching. Bands pile into a London Black Cab where they perform one song for a spontaneous online [...]
Posted in Social Media on Jun 9th, 2009
Twitter spam got you down? Tired of being flooded with auto direct messages trying to sell you on things you don’t want? Sick of getting direct messages thanking you for following people while they pimp their blogs, eBooks and products to you?
Then today is your lucky day. Jon Bishop wrote a great simple blog post [...]
Posted in Influence on Jun 6th, 2009
Startup Weekend is a conference bringing together developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. Sounds cool, right? It is.
The concept grew from an idea by Andrew Hyde in 2007 and now there have been over 49 Startup Weekends with 65 [...]
Posted in Beliefs, Books, Money, Politics, Social Media, Spin on Jun 1st, 2009
Technology has rocked our world repeatedly in profound ways. This will happen many more times and is about to happen again with Google Wave. It’s going to be a tidal wave!
Imagine email, instant messaging, document sharing and much more integrated into a real time platform. Or don’t imagine it and just wait a few months [...]
Hey there. Thanks for checking out this collection of my insights on influence, social media, psychology, marketing (as a way to connect people to resources that support their passions), personal branding and life.
As a Co-Founder / CMO of Oxstein Labs, I'm connecting brands to consumers through digital influencers and bringing trust and integrity to influencer marketing.
This blog is my outlet to share and connect with you both personally & professionally. Conversations are better with your two cents so please comment. I also blog about life in Colorado at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brett-greene. If I can be of help in any way email me at Brett [at] BlindInfluence.com.
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