Influence, Social Media and Random Observations on Life
Posted in Consumerism, Social Media on Dec 24th, 2009
About a year ago the big prediction was that mobile platforms were going to break out in 2009. Their influence grew, but outside of Asia, the world is still way behind in utilizing the full potential of what’s available now for mobile computing much less what’s around the corner.
The latest 2010 breakthrough prediction is that [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Social Media, Videos on Oct 16th, 2009
I’ve seen other videos on what’s happening with augmented reality, a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality.
But after seeing this video in a great post by Jeremiah Owyang, I had to pass it on. Besides, [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Influence on Sep 11th, 2009
I don’t want to hate my AT&T cell phone service and the iPhone monopoly, but I do. To be fair, I know people on the East Coast who love AT&T and can’t stand Verizon. But in Colorado, Verizon service is awesome and AT&T is way below par. I’m talking about constant dropped calls, conversations that [...]
Posted in Advertising, Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Media, Politics, Social Media, Spin, Videos on Aug 17th, 2009
Socialnomics has put together a video driving home the reality of how social media is fundamentally shifting how we communicate, connect and consume culture in the 21st century. Share it with anyone who tells you that social media is a fad, technology is isolating people rather than facilitating face-to-face meetings, or that Twitter is stupid.
One [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Social Media on Aug 4th, 2009
“Thank you for flying _______ airlines. We know you have a choice a choice of which airline to fly and we appreciate you choosing us.” …really? Do we have a choice or do we just choose whichever airline has the best rate for the itinerary we need based on the airports [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Marketing, Social Media on Jul 15th, 2009
On most Tuesday nights I volunteer with SnapImpact on making an iPhone app called iVolunteer (see the app on the lower right corner of this blog) to help you find local volunteer opportunities. More than 50 people have contributed in some way to this project. One thing I love is that our ages range from [...]
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 Consumerism, Psychology on May 14th, 2009
‘Tis the season for spring cleaning. It’s a great time to reassess what matters and to purge the things that hold you back.
Yesterday I killed the auto-renew on 15 domains I own but won’t be using and don’t think will have much value for others to buy. In the last 2 weeks I sold a [...]
Posted in Advertising, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Media, Psychology on Apr 28th, 2009
Sexy time. It’s not always at the same habitual time like breakfast or teeth brushing time, right? Or is it?
Researchers at the University of Texas did a study in 2007 with 2,000 participants that revealed 237 reasons why people have sex. (Really, they couldn’t stretch it to 250 to get a good round number?) But, [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Influence, Social Media, Spin on Apr 21st, 2009
Obviously they can’t kill Twitter, but what about the Twitter spirit? Over the last 4 months or so Twitter has begun to look more and more like high school. Everyone’s trying to be one of the cool kids rather than sharing their own greatness.
How do you become cool on Twitter? The perception is that you [...]
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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