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A look at international social media marketing

Brian Rudolph is leading the social media charge for some of the world’s biggest brands and in this short video interview, he provides insights on how social platforms and their […]

Why Klout matters. A lot.

If you hate Klout … and you probably do … try to take a deep breath and read ahead with an open mind. Nothing seems to get rational people […]

An engineering visionary found his place on the web, and in our hearts

It is almost too much to bear to report that another dear friend, and social media marketing titan, has passed away. Imad Naffa, a consistently joyful and inspiring presence on […]

Confessions of a “Type A” Blogger

A guest post from {grow} community member Taryn Erickson A perpetual ‘go-getter’ by nature, when I jumped into the Social Media scene it was a calculated attack. I was on […]

The hidden costs of social media conversation

It’s all about the conversation. Have you heard that a thousand times? It’s a ubiquitous mantra of the social web to the point where sometimes I think it takes over as the […]

The problem with personas. Remembering Trey Pennington

The death of Trey Pennington shook me up and made me reflect on the role of social media in this tragedy.

A broken heart for the social media community

My friend Trey Pennington, one of the most popular figures on the social web, committed suicide today. I have been trying to figure out how to deal with this tragedy. I’ve […]

Committed. A {growtoon}.

The Top Five Crowdsourcing Mega-trends

I had my eyes opened to the massive growth of the crowdsourcing industry at a SXSW panel earlier this year. Ever since then, I have been looking for an […]

American social media usage reaches milestone

Social media usage may have reached a tipping point, according to a new report from one of my favorite sources, The Pew Internet and American Life Project. Fully 65% of […]

Social media sewage … and hope

I’ve started and trashed this article at least six times. As you will see, I have my reasons to be conflicted about publishing it. Yet I can’t deny this gnawing […]

Social Media Brain Cramps (video)

I was stuck in traffic and had not moved for nearly an hour. I was quite bored. I had a thought. This is a dangerous combination.

Five reasons why measuring influence is elusive

Rebecca Denison is an outstanding, bright young professional and one of my favorite Twitter friends. She also happens to take exception with some of my musings on Klout and influence. You know […]

How to self-publish your book

Many people dream of writing their own book and luckly today you don’t need an agent or contact to experience success. How do you self-publish your book?

Google’s plan for world domination — REVEALED!

I’ve figured out Google’s grand plan for world domination. More or less. See if this makes sense to you. It sure did last night when I was sipping whiskey on my […]