Fave sources for tracking social media
The social Web is changing the world. Know it. Entire industries are being reshaped as organizations — one by one — respond to the needs of the crowds. My writings here report on this sea change, which has just begun. So on this blog, you’ll read about emerging trends in the social Web and their possible impact
Facebook is not the singularity – darn!
Last week I briefly chatted with Social Media Week founder Toby Daniels about the technological singularity , which he sees as being inevitable. Simply said, the singularity will be the upcoming phase of evolution where we humans will join forces with artificial intelligence to jointly adapt to become a higher form of consciousness. This will
Social Media Week Chicago – an agile gathering of practitioners
If you didn’t make Social Media Week, you can learn much by simply surfing the Social Media Week website. Many sessions were blogged by participants and we had a great Twitter stream. Both provided good info. I’ve curated the top-rated videos from YouTube [Sorry – you can only see them on the Storify site. New
Social Media Week — there’s still time!
Hi everybody. Just a quick note to say that this is International Social Media Week. Here in Chicago, we are being treated to hour after hour of information packed free panels, lectures and events – courtesy of the Chicago Tribune and Zocalo Group. Check the schedule to see what is happening in your town. Here
Twitter’s Claire Diaz Ortiz on small business for good
I connect deeply with the mission of organizations like BALLE that promote the idea of building strong economies through local businesses. That’s because to my mind there is no greater good than contributing to a great neighborhood shopping area or a vibrant, employed local community. To be sure, neighborhood businesses are learning they can easily