The Real Blind Influence

I just got my Google Wave invitation yesterday.  I probably won’t have time to play with it to understand it until this weekend.  But after watching this video, it’s easy to see how the social web and social email will be transforming how we share and receive content.
The language is not safe for work, but [...]

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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, [...]

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The biggest problem in the social media landscape these days is the thousands of ‘experts’ with little to no business experience or success.  Lots of unemployed marketers, PR people, advertising people and Generation Y folks with Twitter accounts and blogs are pimping themselves out as ‘Social Media Experts’ or ‘Social Media Consultants.’
If you’re looking for [...]

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Google’s latest product is  Sidewiki. This new Google Toolbar feature allows you to comment on every web page across the mighty interwebs. Everyone who installs the toolbar/sidewiki can view the comments and share.
As Chris Crum of Web Pro News has said before, Google is turning the internet into one giant connected network.  [...]

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We have definitely hit the age of participatory media.  Old mass media is very sick and broadcast methods of interruption marketing have gone from annoying to impotent, but I don’t agree with the idea that mass media will die.  It will be re-engineered like all industries must in this time of change.
According to the loud [...]

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The times they are a changin’…

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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 [...]

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In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone).  Twitter co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves.
As of today Twitter has jumped to 8 million users – a 33% increase [...]

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Laws are not selective, unless you’re either rich, powerful, a celebrity , politically connected, or know someone who is when you break one.
Gravity is a law. It works 100% of the time with no excuses whether you like it or not.  In fact, you don’t have to buy a book or movie to see how [...]

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It’s funny how one word can have two different meanings.  If you watch at least a little of the video above you’ll see what I mean.
The lesson in this short film is one I’ve preached for years – The most important thing you can ever do for another human being is to acknowledge them to [...]

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