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 […]
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 […]
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 death of Trey Pennington shook me up and made me reflect on the role of social media in this tragedy.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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?
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 […]
The other day I was walking a client through a social media strategy workshop. At the end of the long day, he turned to me and said, “And we’re probably behind on mobile […]
Why am I waving my fist in the air? You will just have to click on the video to see! I’m just not much of a video guy but hey, I’m trying! […]
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