The Rebirth of Tom Anderson, Founder of MySpace on Google+

Is this the first Google+ post on Techmeme? [Update: No that wasn't the first Google+ post on Techmeme but the first one was actually by Tom Anderson and it was about Mark Zuckerberg's response to Google+ when asked at the Facebook/Skype announcement.] As I do every morning I check Techmeme to see what’s up … Continue reading

The Social Media Strategists Power Tools [Consumption]

Last month I gave you The Social Media Strategist Workout, which is the routine I follow to manage my social media activity throughout the day. In answering the question “How I manage my level of activity and work and a family and all the other stuff” I told you part … Continue reading

PR Needs to Tell More Stories and Pitch Less

There’s a brewing problem. Reporters are strapped an under increasing pressure to compete with bloggers. This results in reporters writing re-tweetable headlines which are sometimes misleading or stories being written with unchecked facts and inaccuracies. The solution, of course, is good journalism. But until the market sorts out the news … Continue reading

What I’m doing to fight the social media echo chamber

Image via Wikipedia I think the number one threat to social media is the echo chamber. Online social media is an amazing thing. One of the most powerful aspects of social media is that it’s a scale free network. This is the phenomena that create viral videos. People, companies or … Continue reading