How to read 3X more than you do today
Thursday, May 11, 2017

The democratization of the printing press (by that I mean the internet) has led to a new problem: information overload. A related problem is the shortage of time we have to read the internet.  If you are someone who makes money or participates in the world otherwise, your work will be more effective, producing more […] .. read more..

Could bots eat the ad economy?
Friday, May 5, 2017

Analyst firm Forrester published a new report this week with this bold title, “The End Of Advertising As We Know It: CMOs Should Shift Billions From Ad Interruptions To Branded Relationships.” Not even could, but should! Jack Neff at AdAge explains based on an interview with the study’s lead analyst, James McQuivey, that the expectation […] .. read more..

B2B influencer marketing is an acquired skill
Thursday, May 4, 2017

“In B2B [vs B2C influencer marketing] you need to spread the net a bit wider, keep the networks alive, keep the content flowing, and the chances are more likely that someone who influences a decision maker will see my content,” said IBM’s Andrew Grill in a wise and thought provoking interview with marketing thought leader […] .. read more..

If fake news is wrong, what’s it take to be right?
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Almost everybody secretly likes to say “well actually…” that annoying catch-phrase of the Mansplainer. I think one of the most visceral appeals of fake news on social media is that it gives many people a chance to “be right” for a change. What if the antidote to Fake News wasn’t trying to prove to people […] .. read more..

Bots: Going back to the fundamentals of social media
Thursday, April 20, 2017

I’ve been starting all my mobile Tweet reading from a bookmark in Safari to this list of the top 100 influencers in the field of Bots, as compiled by Little Bird’s social graph analysis, and I just keep coming back to this interview with my friend and social media veteran Schlomo Rabinowitz this week on […] .. read more..

Building feedback loops for finding flow in serious work
Sunday, March 19, 2017

“Inspiration arrives at surprising times, but it prefers to find you working,” Picasso reportedly said. As someone who aspires to develop my self and my skills, and to make the world a better, more just place, I like to think about working in many different ways. One of the ways I’m thinking about work is […] .. read more..

What I’m working on this month
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

I love a good log book. “Captain’s log, Star Date…” Etc. I’m big into keeping a journal, I have been for the past couple years, and I review month and year old entries each day.  A log is great for context, history, accountability, self-awareness, and more.  In that spirit, I thought I’d start a new […] .. read more..

AI will never be fully automated
Sunday, March 5, 2017

AdWeek covers a Coca Cola exec, Mariano Bosaz, the brand’s global senior digital director, saying at Mobile World Congress this week, that Coke is interested in doing a lot of automated, AI-powered ad creative work. “In theory, Bosaz thinks AI could be used by his team for everything from creating music for ads, writing scripts, […] .. read more..

A Networked View of Value and Cost
Sunday, March 5, 2017

We’re entering into a networked age where the value created by single organizations is being surpassed by the value created by networks, and humanity’s participation in networks is giving each of us a new opportunity to engage in something bigger than ourselves. Those were among my favorite take-aways from futurist Ross Dawson’s really interesting talk […] .. read more..

The future of influencer marketing: B2B influencer engagement
Sunday, February 26, 2017

When you hear the phrase “influencer marketing” – a consumer product example comes to mind, doesn’t it? It’s a kid on Instagram, being paid to post a photo of a pair of shoes, or some such thing. Well…that’s not the only game in town. In fact, it may not be the best game in town, over […] .. read more..

The future of influencer marketing: Long term relationships
Friday, February 17, 2017

Influencer marketing, as most practices do, is advancing along a maturity curve.  Here is the first of three ways I see evidence it is moving, based on engagement with customers, watching other vendors in the space, and more. Then some thoughts on the consequences of these developments. Building long term relationships Influencer engagement has compounding returns and the […] .. read more..

Source based vs keyword based social listening
Monday, February 13, 2017

Almost all social listening is done based on keywords, but as a former journalist that broke a lot of news stories by listening first to the right people online, no matter what words they happened to use, I can tell you that keyword based listening is not the whole opportunity. That’s what we do in […] .. read more..

The challenge and opportunity of Extelligence
Monday, February 13, 2017

Being human is hard.  It’s complicated, at least if you want to do it well, I think.  Now picture the amount of data available to us exploding in the next few years.  Most of that data will be processed for us by machines, but the sheer number of analytical conclusions the machines offer us will be overwhelming, […] .. read more..

One of the most important websites for the future of big data & AI is up for ...
Monday, May 23, 2016

The future of the world will be impacted in major ways by big data and artificial intelligence.  That much is undeniable, right? But how is data accessed and how does AI make connections and recommendations between technologies, data sets, and users?  Through something called an API, or Application Programming Interface. APIs are already big but they’re […] .. read more..

Ethics in Autonomous Corporations, Investments in Human Community, and the St...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Last weekend I started what I’d like to make a regular series of blog posts rounding up some of the most interesting conversations I was fortunate enough to have over the previous week on Twitter. Here’s last week’s about blockchain, news algorithms, and people discovery. Above: thinker @LAPrice, CMX community summit founder David Spinks, and marketer Dave Ewart. […] .. read more..

Facebook Editors, Surveillance Privilege, and People Finding People: My Top 3...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

This morning I was looking around the great subscription tech blog The Information and noticed they have a “comments of the week” blog post, where they highlight the best comments posted over the week by their readers.  I love that!  It’s a great way to really dig into the value that great community conversation offers – […] .. read more..

How good are you at predicting things? Here’s my Brier Score for the week
Saturday, April 30, 2016

HBR ran a great article about improving the forecasting abilities of teams this week, (Superforecasting: How to Upgrade Your Company’s Judgement) I highly recommend it, and one of the most interesting tools discussed was something called the Brier Score. It’s an easy way to quantify how well you are doing at accurately forecasting the outcomes […] .. read more..

Social listening tips for B2B marketers
Thursday, April 7, 2016

I’ve been nominated for the awesome B2B News Network’s Social Listening Influencers Index (nominate someone you love, I swear I don’t know who nominated me but now I love them). When asked questions by the press, there’s always an opportunity for a blog post, too!  (See Dave Winer’s Why I Don’t Do Interviews) Here are my […] .. read more..

I’ve been tweeting for 9 years! Here’s what I’ve learned
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

It’s been 9 years today that I’ve been on Twitter. It’s a huge part of my life.  So much so that I started a company based on it.  I wrote over on the Little Bird blog today all about some of the things I’ve learned over these 9 years.  I hope you’ll check it out […] .. read more..

Authentic marketing at scale
Friday, December 4, 2015

As the world moves away from believing as much as it used to in brand communication, toward a world of networked peer communication and a real emphasis on authenticity, I think there’s a new way to achieve scale. Picture a person who’s earned a big, relevant, audience online because they’re smart, entertaining, and they have […] .. read more..

www.josschuurmans.com: "Rebooting the news" | Dave Winer's and Jay Rosen's po...
Monday, May 11, 2009

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50 most influential Twitter users in India « Gautam’s Net
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Adobe PDF Guide: How to Do Everything with PDF Files
Sunday, January 4, 2009

A great collection of Amit's best advice regarding PDF hacks. If you're not reading Digital Inspiration, you're missing out! .. read more..

The significance of Google’s Android
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Looks like a good article on Android, 33 comments, consultancy blog. Marked toread. .. read more..

Top Spots in Organic & Paid Search = Branding
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Great write up of an interesting study on the perceptual impact of good search placement. This one's a keeper. .. read more..

A hunger for books | Review | Guardian Unlimited Books
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Dorris Lessing's Nobel acceptance speech where she brings up critiques of the web's cultural impacts, among other things. An important read. .. read more..

Massive Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) Video Recap
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Can't wait to spend some time with this one. .. read more..

Thoughts on Seth Godin's keynote at SES [SearchEngineWatch]
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Seth Godin is probably someone I should read a lot more of. He's a marketer, but interesting. .. read more..

Media Bullseye
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Interesting new site for PR and marketing news regarding social media. Chris Brogan an early contributor. .. read more..

The Identity Corner » The problem(s) with OpenID
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A long collection of links to critiques of OpenID. Looks real good. .. read more..

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