TIME IS A THIEF. My first memory was not my first memory, it was simply all that was left after time erased the first eight years of my life. Time took away my dad so it took any memory of him too. Time is a thief. And it is relentless. Time threatened to kill meContinue reading “Memories, Social Media and the Secret to Transforming Time”
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Engagement vs. Enragement: Michael Sam, Richie Incognito, and the Two Sides of Social Media
WHEN MISSOURI FOOTBALL PLAYER Michael Sam revealed he was gay, it was a landmark moment not just for professional sports but also for the power of social media. Within seconds of Sam’s New York Times story and interview on ESPN, we saw a flood of support from players and coaches. We saw quotes of concernContinue reading “Engagement vs. Enragement: Michael Sam, Richie Incognito, and the Two Sides of Social Media”
We are the Monsters On Maple Street: A Final Word on Justine Sacco
“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes and prejudices to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill. And suspicion can destroy. And a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout allContinue reading “We are the Monsters On Maple Street: A Final Word on Justine Sacco”
Moving On from Social Media
LET THIS BE THE YEAR. Let 2013 be the time it ends. I’m sick of social media and I’m sure most of you are, too. It’s done, it’s old and it’s out of touch with modern life. Giving clients a social media strategy used to make agencies and clients look smart, now it just makesContinue reading “Moving On from Social Media”
Social Media, Milkshakes, and Life After Death (Father’s Day Re-Post)
EVERY FATHER’S DAY I use this space to remember those who don’t or perhaps never had fathers. Usually I just repost this story, originally published in 1990 when I was a newspaper columnist. Today, however, I decided to reach all the way back to 2010 and share a post I wrote titled “Social Media, MilkshakesContinue reading “Social Media, Milkshakes, and Life After Death (Father’s Day Re-Post)”
Why Most Brands Will Suck at Storytelling
“STORY” IS THE NEW “CONTENT.” As buzzwords go, story isn’t entirely bad — for years I’ve pushed clients to be storytellers. I’ve berated the descent of story into a furtive sea of “content,” stripping all emotion from human pursuits. So I’m good with story. But let’s be honest, success lies not in the idea butContinue reading “Why Most Brands Will Suck at Storytelling”
Why the New Facebook Matters for Marketers – and Why it Shouldn’t
(The following post originally appeared on the Velocidi.com blog.) Remember the days when Facebook would launch new features and then announce them? What a difference an impending IPO makes. Now Facebook not only tells us what’s going happen, it has day-long events to educate and court marketers, as evidenced by last week’s Facebook Marketing ConferenceContinue reading “Why the New Facebook Matters for Marketers – and Why it Shouldn’t”
Social Media Won’t Kill Listening, But It’s Getting Harder to Hear
Not all that long ago – albeit longer than we may care to admit – families gathered around large living room radios and listened to news, dramas, comedies and live music. People read newspapers and heard the words spring to life in their heads. We watched and listened to television. Along came the Internet andContinue reading “Social Media Won’t Kill Listening, But It’s Getting Harder to Hear”
From Interest to Identity: Social Media and Local Journalism Will Lead Us Back
Pinterest is the latest but not the first. For that title you need to go back to Compuserve and AOL 1.0, back even to the Usenet and BBS systems. You need to add blogs and communities like iVillage to the list, and countless groups, services and platforms dedicated to one thing: Creating Communities of Interest.Continue reading “From Interest to Identity: Social Media and Local Journalism Will Lead Us Back”
Digital is a Platform
Digital is not a “publication.” Digital is a “platform.” Publications are static, one-way, monotone. They live in comfort. Publishing is an act of control, and in that sense, it is little more than anachronism. You can publish via digital, but digital is not a publication. Digital is a platform. Digital is a relationship reset, anContinue reading “Digital is a Platform”
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