Forget About the Death of Print Media; News is on Life Support.
Flying back from Atlanta yesterday, I purchased and attempted to read through the September issue of WIRED magazine. Talk about "57 Channels and Nothin' On".
Twisting Research Results to Suit Your Agenda. Nice.
I just received an email from Marketing Charts whose main headline read: CEO's Big Social Media Spending Plans Continue. "CMOs continue to project big increases in social media spending in the next 5 years," the subhead promises. So I click on the link and go to the story, where I eventually find the truth...
When It Comes to “Fast Food”, American Consumers Are Full of Conflict and Contradiction.
Fact: We Americans love our fast food. Fact: The medical community and the Federal government are doing everything in their power to lead us onto a healthier path. Fact: We Americans love our fast food.
Why You Should Be Afraid of Jack Dorsey’s Square.
Resistance may be futile, but acceptance is insane. Yes, the convenience of paying your dog walker or your baby sitter with a credit card instead of cash may seem alluring. But at what price? You are inviting the world to take an exclusive and all-inclusive peak into your personal diary.
How To Market to a Nation of Socially Responsible Exhausted Consumers
I have heard some talk lately that 50, which used to be the new 40, is now the new 30. That's just great. It's not enough to be young at heart anymore, you actually have to be young... or at least act like you are younger than you really are.
Social Media Jedi Mind Tricks
Congratulations, you now have 100,000 followers or likes or subscribers or whatever. Now what? If you are among the dozens of people worldwide who celebrated Social Media Day back on June 30th, you probably have an answer for that question. Alec J.
The Summer of Doing Everything.
Last month my niece (and favorite goddaughter Kerri) graduated from high school and announced that the summer of 2012 was going to be the Summer of Doing Everything.
Are Facebook Likes the Equivalent of Higgs Boson?
I am no scientist. Just ask my son the scientist. And I am no Facebook advocate. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg. Still, all the recent excitement over the God particle got me thinking how awesome it must be to be a scientist and to know with almost complete certainty that you've actually achieved something real. Think about it. Peter Higgs hypothesizes the existence of this particle, then PROVES it through experiments.
Hey Orbitz, Here’s a Profile: You Are a Parasite!
I love the term "data mining". I can almost picture a group of industrious businessmen in hard hats shoveling away in the heat and darkness, barely able to breathe, just for the chance to discover an elusive bit of information that will not only invade my privacy, but will also state the obvious.
Is It Just Me or Are Communications Constructs Changing?
Hopefully this is not a case of the guy who turned old and lost touch with the younger generation. But over the course of the past couple years - and more particularly over the past few weeks - I have noticed a shift in what was once standard protocol.
