Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category

Social Media Blues

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media, Videos | Sep 9, 2009 | Tags: fark, flikr, humor, linkedin, twitter, you tube | No Comments

The times they are a changin’…

Social Media is Bigger Than Online Porn; the Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Advertising, Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Media, Politics, Social Media, Spin, Videos | Aug 17, 2009 | Tags: bebo, facebook, industrial revolution, myspace, orkut, Social Media, social networking, socialnomics, technology, twitter, youtube | 8 Comments

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. ...Read more.

Unexpected Uses Drive Twitter’s Spectacular Growth

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media, Videos | Mar 9, 2009 | Tags: evan willimas, new media, social networking, ted talk, twitter | 1 Comment

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% ...Read more.

There is no Law in the ‘Law’ of Attraction

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Marketing, Money, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Spin, The Brain, Videos | Jan 30, 2009 | Tags: abraham, consciousness, fooled by randomness, geoff covin, hudson river plane crash, kluge, law of attraction, malcolm galdwell, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, NYT, NYT bestseler, oprah, outliers, personal development, rhonda byrne, secret, slef help, success, success formula, talent is overrated, the secret, us airways | 2 Comments

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 ...Read more.

The Power of Validation

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Psychology, Videos | Jan 22, 2009 | Tags: validation | 1 Comment

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 ...Read more.

The Natural Power and Beauty of Your Influence

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Psychology, Social Media, Spin, Videos | Dec 26, 2008 | Tags: attitude, give, happy, holiday, holidays, Influence, joy, self help, twitter | No Comments

Influence is all around us and most of us are blind to it. Hence, the title of this blog. In reflecting on this I was amazed to see how far reaching influence is in our lives. With the boom in social media this is becoming more and more obvious as people who were “nobodies” yesterday ...Read more.

Why We Love to Influence and Be Influenced

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Marketing, Psychology, Videos | Dec 19, 2008 | Tags: Influence, influencer marketing, influencing, social influencer, social network | No Comments

Everyone loves to be influenced whether they admit it or not. (And they love to buy and hate to be sold.) The fashion, music, entertainment and online industries thrive on this principal. You, my friend, are a social influencer no matter whether it’s to a large or small degree. Don’t you love to recommend cool ...Read more.