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Social “Me”dia and the Evolving Twitter Egosystem

September 3, 2010 – 10:24 am

There’s a saying, “technology changes, people don’t.” Yet, when we consider the impact of technology on our daily lives, some very interesting observations surface… A pen now feels awkward to hold and as such, our penmanship is deteriorating. It’s now common to sit at a dinner table with family and friends where some are actively [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, behavior, Business - Marketing, Culture, Facebook, science, social media, social+science, twitter | Comments Off

Video: Media Consumption vs. Usage and the New Role of Digital Sociologists

August 12, 2010 – 5:18 am

In part three of a series of conversations discussing the state and future of social media with Chris Beck, founder of 26dottwo (@26dottwo), we review media consumption and usage and how in social networks, individuals are in control of defining their own experiences. As such, organizations are now required to study the cultures of each [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, Business - Marketing, consumption, hybrid theory, media, PR 2.0 - New Communications, social media, social+science, user | Comments Off

Twitter Helps You Expand Your Social Nicheworks

August 1, 2010 – 5:30 am

Social networks are propelled by the connections, conversations, and gestures between active netizens. The success and vitality of each network is rooted in its capacity to expand social graphs and nurture communication and shared experiences. As such, Twitter announced a new feature to help you discover who to follow. The new “Suggestions for You” service [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged Business - Marketing, dunbar, Facebook, privacy, social media, socialgraph, twitter | Comments Off

Once More, with Feeling: Making Sense of Social Media

July 26, 2010 – 5:15 am

I was recently asked at a communications and marketing conference for senior executives when Social Media would start to appeal to all senses including, vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. It was an interesting question and the first time that I had heard it in public. My response was that it is already in full [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, Business - Marketing, emotion, empathy, experiential, feeling, kinesthetic, Psychology, social media | Comments Off

Facebook Connects 500 Million People: Defines a New Era of Digital Society

July 22, 2010 – 11:31 am

On July 22nd 2010, Facebook officially announced that it had surpassed 500 million users around the world. This significant achievement represents a significant milestone for Zuckerberg and Co. as well as for social networking and more importantly for global societies overall. To celebrate this achievement, Facebook released Facebook Stories, a new service to spotlight user [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, Business - Marketing, Culture, digital, Facebook, foursquare, social media, social+networks, society, twitter | Comments Off

I Tweet Therefore I Am

May 14, 2010 – 5:11 am

The fascination with Twitter has less to do with the number of users and everything to do with the ability to observe and study a notable online community of passionate short-form content creators and consumers. This is of course, not just any online community. Twitter is quickly becoming the lens into all that moves us [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, arbitron, Business - Marketing, edison, enthongraphy, Facebook, social media, socialnetwork, survey, twitter | Comments Off

The State and Future of Twitter 2010: Part One

April 19, 2010 – 5:22 am

The State and Future of Twitter was revealed to the world at the Chirp Conference. Developers, futurists, reporters, investors, stakeholders, and businesses convened at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, making the journey from all over the world to witness history in the making.
My experience at Chirp was in a word, profound. I [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, Business - Marketing, chirp, Culture, science social, social media, tweet, twitter | Comments Off

The State of Social Media Around the World 2010

February 8, 2010 – 5:09 am

If you were to look at Social Media the United States and many other parts of the world, you would believe that the world of Social Media was flat, dominated by social continents including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube, and Flickr. As we zoom in, we visualize other established and emerging social services that depict provinces [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged anthropology, Business - Marketing, Culture, global, map, PR 2.0 - New Communications, social media, socialnetwork, worldwide | Comments Off

Who is the ME in Social Media?

January 29, 2010 – 6:11 am

Good friend Stowe Boyd recently shared a quote by Gabriel García Márquez, “Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.”
Indeed, quite simply many of us live life allowing specific, trusted individuals to know us in one or more of our personae. Our moral compass as well as outside influences [...]

By brian | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged andrew keen, brand, me, perosona, personal, privacy, Psychology, social media, stowe+boyd | Comments Off

The #PRStudChat Homework Assignment

January 18, 2010 – 12:12 pm

I’ve heard a lot of great feedback about the #PRStudChat January session, which celebrated the PR educator. We had @mikinzie as our special guest moderator and her preparation, passion and enthusiasm really added to the success of our Twitter discussion. Personally, this was one of my favorite sessions for a number of reasons: the knowledge, information, insight and sheer appreciation of the educator, as demonstrated by our entire community. @valeriesimon and I also tried something a little different at the end of our discussion…we gave everyone a homework assignment in preparation of the next session, which is scheduled for February 17th.

By Deirdre | Posted in Industry Blogs | Also tagged Facebook, PRStudChat, Psychology, twitter, Twitter Relationship Stairway | Comments Off