Social media trends that are colliding in 2013
Some interesting trends are colliding that will have vast implications for the way we work, live and think. A few prognostications for the coming year.
A cautionary tale: Putting your business in the hands of Facebook
Why do we need a website when we have Facebook? Let us count the ways! A cautionary tale
New research shows Facebook impacting behaviors in formative years
An incredible 80% of young Americans place Facebook as a centerpiece of their lives, and the implications are profound.
Why Facebook will become the most dangerous company on earth
Facebook will become the most dangerous company on earth when its strategy changes in ways that I believe could portend desperation and disaster.
How will you be remembered on Facebook?
Here’s a wonderful guest post from {grow} community member John White — one of my favorite writers on the web! “Daddy, tell me about Grandpa.” “I’m reading the paper right now, Johnny. Go look him up on Facebook.” How long do you think it will be before conversations like that start taking place? 2020 2050 […]
Why Facebook is more important than your house
Why is it easier to change your home than change your social network? A surprising answer!
Social media: Old people rule!
Today I’m pleased to introduce a special guest-blogger, my daughter Lauren, who provides a 20-something perspective of social media. Lauren is an awesome young woman (with a capital AWE) and is a junior majoring in Public Relations at Indiana University. She is also completing a summer internship with a company in San Francisco. This week, […]
The biggest obstacle to social media business success
This is the third in a series exploring the keys to achieving business benefits in social media: Â Connections + Meaningful Content + Authentic Helpfulness = Business Benefits. Let’s continue the discussion with the second element, MEANINGFUL CONTENT. To turn online connections into serious business relationships, you need to surround your cyber-self with useful, interesting […]
Social media influence in the workplace may be relatively small
If you’re a brand trying to influence key business contacts through social media, it may not be happening during business hours … and it may not be happening at all, according to new findings by WorkPlace Media. While more than half (55%) of office workers with Web access have at least one social networking account, […]
Yes, it IS about the money
I know social media is about “relationships.” I get it … I really do. But if you are responsible for a social media initiative for your company, somebody is eventually going to ask you, “Where’s my money, honey?” In a business setting, social media relationships must eventually lead to making or saving money. Of course […]