Posts Tagged ‘trends’

The Top 3 Ways Social Media Has Changed Our Lives

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media | Oct 11, 2010 | Tags: brad feld, brian solis, change, creative class, david cohen, david fertik, privacy, privacy concerns, reputation defender, Social Media, technology, techstars, trend spotting, trends | 9 Comments

2010 is the year that the world started to wake up to how technology, and social media in particular, is fundamentally changing how we live, behave and interact. As early adopters joined Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006 they were chided by friends and family who thought they were just goofing off online. In ...Read more.

Group Buying is The New Black Thanks to Frugality

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Influence | Aug 27, 2010 | Tags: frugality group buying, groupon, influencer marketing, livingsocial, trends, yelp | No Comments

This article was originally posted at Oxstein Labs. There are many ways that consumers and companies are cashing in on the escalating frugality trend. This is a direct effect of the increasing use of both social networking platforms and of smart phone use. As the population continues to talk on the phone less and less, ...Read more.

Will 2010 be The Year for Social Media ROI?

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Social Media | Dec 24, 2009 | Tags: analytics, brand, brand advocate, branding, channel partner, filtrbox, influencer, influencer marketing, klout, mobile, mobile media, online influencers, radian6, ROI, social media roi, soical media analytics, trends, twitter, twitter analytics, twitter grader, year of social media roi, year of the influencer | 15 Comments

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 ...Read more.