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The revolution that is social media

Posted by Mark on Thursday, November 19th, 2009. Filed under Advertising, Branding, Digital lifestyle, Social networks.

Gus Bright reminded me of this video presentation about the power of social media. He's working on some things for ...

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Facebook friend surprises

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009. Filed under Social networks, Web.

If you've ever wondered why someone long and lost has asked to be your friend on Facebook, remember this video. Apologize ...

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More on Facebook

Posted by Mark on Friday, July 3rd, 2009. Filed under Branding, Digital lifestyle, Living, Social networks, Web.

Here's a great article in the Financial Times (actually, on FT.com), sent to me ...

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Social media rules

Posted by Mark on Saturday, June 20th, 2009. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas, Politics, Social networks, Web.

Fascinating talk at The State Department by Clay Shirky about social media and how the landscape has changed. People are ...

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On the “culture of availability”

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Social networks.

"People aren't simply projecting identity. They're creating it." In a brief 4-minute ...

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Warning: Mark spouting off again

Posted by Mark on Sunday, March 15th, 2009. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Economy, Environment, Golf, Living, Music, Reading, Social networks, Web.

It's been a while since I wrote a longish post. I've put up a few links and videos lately, but ...

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The death of newsprint (and other caffeinated opinions)

Posted by Mark on Sunday, March 1st, 2009. Filed under Celebrities, Managing, Online video, Social networks, Web.

Marc Andreessen: Stop the presses tomorrow. I’ll tell you what. The stocks would go up. Look at what’s happened to the ...

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Dopplr and social networking

Posted by Mark on Thursday, January 1st, 2009. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Social networks, Web.

There are many facets of social networking, ranging from the obvious (Facebook, MySpace) to the more specialized (...

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The death of the newspaper: Is it on us?

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008. Filed under Advertising, Digital lifestyle, Social networks, Web.

Many have written predicting the demise of the daily newspaper, and there's plenty of evidence that it's really happening. Recent ...

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It’s metrics time

Posted by Mark on Saturday, December 6th, 2008. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Living, Social networks.

At this time of year we're setting business goals, campaign goals, setting objectives and the like. (And soon, usually around ...

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