Friday, while baking under an unreasonable sun, I was one of the three hundred watching Steve Borsch and Tim Brunelle present a Social Media Breakfast MSP. Here’s Borsch’s presentation and here’s the rundown of Brunelle’s.
The presentations were great, the bacon was delicious (grilled… who knew?) and the heat was relentless. As always, it was enjoyable. I’ve been to two, so take that as you will. (more…)
Celebrities on Twitter. That statement alone is enough for some to call for the end of civilization. In the least, celebrities tend to add narcissism to a narcissistic medium.
That said, I like how Jimmy Fallon’s doing things. He drops hints about guests and events on the show, replies often to many people on Twitter and (more because he’s a gadget hound than SM genius) has guests more catered to tech than other shows. (more…)
Today, like most tech nerds or hipsters, I was engrossed in some pretty heavy auto-refresh watching. For others, WWDC’s keynote was covered on any number of tech blogs.
To summarize, Apple upgraded their Macbook Pro line, beefed up their iPhone (including video) and refreshed their flagship OS into a smaller, faster and more efficient wild feline (metaphorically). What does that mean? (more…)
Use of the internet is an intracohort shift. Reliance on the internet is an intercohort shift. Thus, articles like this one are written to try and help those in power understand those that will eventually replace them.
In honor of the observed-habits-of-a-generation-I-don’t-get trend, I thought I’d create my own list. I don’t speak for my generation but here are some notes from a digital native: (more…)
Back in olden times (1984?) one needed to prove their corporate value by standing out. Think of a new product; save the company money; institute an “Air Jordan” day; being unique was the ticket to success. (more…)
After attending the last CATFOA of the season, “Living in a Post-Advertising World.” The talk was solid and the discussion interesting. I had some time to inner-think on the bus. Was advertising ever “alive”?
Advertising is, by nature, unwelcome and its success (if you can call it that) is based on forced captive audiences. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. An industry’s success shouldn’t be based on some twisted Stockholm’s syndrome. (more…)
