Archive for March, 2007

Follow-Up on WGI’s Internal Blogging

It was almost one year ago that Shel Israel met with Andy Snodgrass to talk about internal blogging at WGI.
I had the opportunity to meet Andy and I had to ask him if anything had become of his interest in internal blogging. I was disappointed but not at all surprised to hear that nothing […]

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Old Media’s Dead. Why Should New Media be Afraid?

In case you haven’t heard, advertising is dead.  And with it the oldest of old media is dead; newspapers.
Bob Garfield on the state of advertising:
People don’t like ads
Sure, when your ad characters draw a parade crowd on Madison Avenue or you strut up to the awards stage in Cannes with ratty sneakers and fake […]

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Business Social Networking

SalesForce.com and Cisco are just the tip of the iceberg.  Social networking is coming to the business world in a big way.  As I said here, traditional marketing is not where the power of new media will be fully realized.  CRM is one obvious application that SalesForce.com is taking advantage of.  But they are not […]

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Twitter Craze Feels Like MySpace Back in the Day

So back in 2003 I heard about this brand new site; MySpace. At the time I owned a skate shop in Las Vegas and all the lurkers we’re obsessing over this MySpace.com. As they explained how it was soooo much better than Friendster, I decided to give it a try.
One of the things that struck […]

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On Phenomenology and Web 2.0

What is the big deal about New Media?  Why do people think that anyone cares enough about what they have to say that they start blogging?  If you don’t know, you are obviously not blogging.
On my new business cards (when they get done) my title will say Phenomenologist (it was that or Prototypical Nonconformist).  Phenomenology […]

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My Feed Addiction

Steve, over at Micro Persuasion shares some tips on how he manages all of his feeds with Google Reader.  If you’re not using Google Reader, I highly recommend it.  You get cool stats like this:
From your 119 subscriptions, over the last 30 days you read 1,195 items, starred […]

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Boise Business Blogging: Much Ado About Nothing?

Recently the Idaho Statesman ran a story (2 online) on business blogging in Boise, here and here.  I realize I’m a little late on this, but somethings been bugging me since the story came out.
Several local blogs happily pointed to the story 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  I’m sure their were others, but that’s what […]

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Transparency = Trust. Trust = Greater Profits.

For a long time now I (and many many others) have been talking about transparency. I’ve even gone so far as to translate it into to corporate speak by telling companies that they need to adopt a Transparent Business Strategy. Most people when I say this nod their head and agree with me […]

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Communication Convergence

Mike Manuel is one of my favorite bloggers and has been for quite a while.  His posts are always thought provoking.  This one especially struck a nerve with me.  He points out the amount of overlap in companies and agencies right now surrounding new media.
Media Guerrilla: New Media Twister, Everybody’s Playing…
Some folks will say that […]

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