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Defining Social Media: 2006 – 2010

Social Media is the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism, one-to-many, to a many-to-many model, rooted in conversations between authors, people, and peers.

The State of PR, Marketing, and Communications: You are the Future

This post is long. If you prefer a Word or PDF version, please click here to download.
Please take your time…Read it. Breathe it in. Live the change you wish to see.
If you have not yet done so, please buy this book, it will only help you…”Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.”

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Modern Public Relations was [...]

Is Twitter a Conversation or Broadcast Platform?

Are we seeing the Twitterverse through rose colored glasses?
In January 2009 I pondered whether or not Twitter was a viable conversation platform. After all, Twitter is one of the darlings of Social Media and it is conversations and the democratization of content that fuel the rapid expansion and adoption of social tools and services.
Just ask [...]

Is Twitter Evolving from the Facebook to the Myspace of Microblogs? Analyzing Twitter trends and demographics

When I attended TWTRCON in San Francisco and also the 140 Twitter Conference in Mountain View recently, the intent of businesses was perspicuous. Speakers and attendees were on hand to actively share, inquire, and learn about how to increase visibility, engagement, and brand presence on Twitter and other social networks.
Equally paramount was the division of [...]

Time Spent on Twitter Soars by Over 3,700%, Facebook up 700%

I just read an interesting report published by Nielsen that examines time spent on multiple Social and Micro Networks. The study compares total minutes in April 2009 compared to April 2008. The results are not as much surprising as they are revealing.
According to Nielsen, total minutes spent on social networking sites has increased 83 percent [...]

Gazing into the Twitterverse

Twitter connects people through a rich and active exchange of ideas, thoughts, observations, and interests in one, highly collaborative and promising ecosystem. The Twitterverse advances micro interaction and connections through an expanding network of applications, engendering the potential for macro reach and resonance online and IRL (in real life).
Following the recent debut of The Conversation [...]

This is Not a Sponsored Post: What You Need to Know About Sponsored Conversations & the FTC

What follows is the unfiltered version of my latest TechCrunch post, “This is Not a Sponsored Post: Paid Conversations, Credibility & The FTC.“
Credit: Kevin Dooley
In the eyes of imaginative and opportunistic advertisers and marketers, bloggers and online influencers are the new celebrities and athletes. Brands are showering them with endorsement deals rich with products, [...]

This is Not a Sponsored Post: What You Need to Know About Sponsored Conversations & the FTC

What follows is the unfiltered version of my latest TechCrunch post, “This is Not a Sponsored Post: Paid Conversations, Credibility & The FTC.“
Credit: Kevin Dooley
In the eyes of imaginative and opportunistic advertisers and marketers, bloggers and online influencers are the new celebrities and athletes. Brands are showering them with endorsement deals rich with products, [...]

Reviving the Traditional Press Release

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The press release is over 100 years old and for the most part, its evolution wass mostly stagnant for the majority of its lifespan. However, the press release has evolved more in the last decade than it has over the century thanks to the proliferation of the Internet and most notably, the Social Web. [...]

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I’ve just returned from Next09 in Hamburg and Disruptive Media in Stockholm where I’ve unveiled my new focus for what just may serve as the foundation for one of the next two books I hope to write.
As we are tempted by social networks and the kinship of new friends, followers, and fans, we intentionally or [...]