Posts Tagged ‘new media’

Bittersweet Memories of Live on the Day of Their Breakup

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Influence | Dec 1, 2009 | Tags: broadcast media, chad gracey, chad taylor, communication, eddie kowalczyk, live, mca records, new media, patrick dahlheimer, radioactive records, Social Media | View Comments

In 1990 I was 22 and hired as the National Promotion Director for Radioactive/MCA Records. We had just signed a band called Public Affection. Soon after a name change to ‘Live,‘ the release of a single called “Pain Lies on The Riverside,” and the video making an impact at Mtv (yes, kids, Mtv actually had ...Read more.

Personal Branding: What’s in a Name?

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Influence, Social Media, Spin | Mar 24, 2009 | Tags: blog, branding, employment, job, job interview, job market, linked in, name, name change, new media, personal branding, resume, social networking, twitter | Comments Off

Ironically as I help companies and professionals to build and manage their brands I’m undergoing a personal re-branding. Later in the post I’ll go into why you need to pay attention to your personal branding. Now I’ll fill you in on how this post came to be. A few days ago I began the process ...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 | View Comments

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.

How Social Media is Building Community

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media | Feb 18, 2009 | Tags: barcamp, community, conference, facebook, meetup, new media, new media tool, podcamp, seminar, social media tool, social networking, social networking tool, tweetup, twitter, unconference | View Comments

It’s Wednesday morning and I’ve already attended a Tweetup with about 20 people, the first Boulder Beer and Blog (both of which I learned about on Monday on Twitter) and the biweekly Boulder Open Coffee Club . I’ve also missed the first Boulder Denver New Tech meetup held in Denver and the latest iVolunteer meetup. ...Read more.

Twestivals & Brushfires: How Social Media Continues to Bring People Together

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media | Feb 10, 2009 | Tags: abc news, abcnews.com, Australia, brushfires, clean water, community, current events, Media, new media, news, social networking, traditional media, twestival | View Comments

As the old phrase “technology is killing face to face communication because everyone is buried in a computer or mobile device” continues to be spoken by some, it simply doesn’t ring true for people who are actually using social networking sites. Yesterday we saw a stunning example of this in Australia with emotional tweets bringing ...Read more.

How to Use Twitter For Your Business

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Marketing, Videos | Dec 15, 2008 | Tags: brand building, business, community management, community manager, current events, new media, Social Media, social network, social networking, tweet, twitter, twitter for business | View Comments

More and more individuals and businesses are starting to catch on to the power of social media for brand building, customer relations, connecting with peers to learn and share with, etc. One of the reasons that it can be more powerful than traditional media is that it facilitates a two way (or more) authentic conversation. ...Read more.