TREMBLE BEFORE MY ABUSE OF ACRONYMS! Ok, that’s done. So yea, last year I was thrilled to a) help recruit speakers for; b) speak at; and c) serve as emcee at the first ever Social Capital Conference in Ottawa. I thought it was a pretty great event and, evidently, others did too cause this year… Continue reading WEM@#SoCapOTT (WTF?)
Category: Web 2.0
Well that is just unfortunate placement
The ability for companies like Google to extrapolate keywords from articles and emails and serve up relevant advertising is a big part of what drives their business. The algorithms or whatever black magic powers them is pretty good too. Sometimes too good. ——– ——– Screen grab of a Mashable article (as it appears in my… Continue reading Well that is just unfortunate placement
SNARKOGRAPHIC: How news breaks on Twitter
Ever watched a story trend on Twitter and ask yourself “self, what would a graphical representation of this overhyped shitshow look like?” Well noble reader, through the miracle of science I can now show you. For the first time ever, Joe Boughner’s Social Media Science Labs is pleased to present a totally scientific explanation of how… Continue reading SNARKOGRAPHIC: How news breaks on Twitter
Social media and business in a nutshell: The great divide
We’ve all heard it. Businesses need to use social media to engage! Build relationships! This quote, taken from IBM’s “From Stretched to Strengthened: Insights from the Global Chief Marketing Officer Study” sums up the great disconnect that too few social media advocates seem ready to accept: More than half of all CMOs think social media… Continue reading Social media and business in a nutshell: The great divide
The problem with social media consultants
New gig: Social media for business instructor
I guess I’ll be spending the holidays stitching little leather patches on my tweed jackets* cause come January, I’ll be joining the faculty of Algonquin College as an instructor in their social media certificate program. Well, I’ll be joining the ranks of their contract facilitators, anyway. Specifically, I’ll be teaching the online offerings of COM0015:… Continue reading New gig: Social media for business instructor
The #socapott comedown – So what happens next?
First and foremost, the largest of props and maddest of love to the organizers of the first annual(?) Social Capital Conference in Ottawa. Wi-fi and room access snags aside (snags that were totally out of their control), the event went off swimmingly. I took advantage of the opportunity to pop in and out of sessions and… Continue reading The #socapott comedown – So what happens next?
Like a blog but in 3D!
I wrote my last post when I was a bit down on the whole social media community. This post? A lot more optimistic. I’m stoked to have been asked to speak at an upcoming day-long social media / digital communications conference this summer in Ottawa. I think this is going to be a really good… Continue reading Like a blog but in 3D!
On blogging, silence and finding my place
I sometimes ask myself why I’m not blogging more. The answers are many, of course. I have a 15 month old daughter at home that saps my attention and energy. I’m also deeply engaged in a project at work (and have been since January) that is exciting, daunting, inspiring and monotonous all at the same… Continue reading On blogging, silence and finding my place
Measuring influence in social media
Are you tired of arbitrary measures of influence based on some proprietary “score?” Tired of some black magic algorithm you don’t understand telling you how influential you are? No. Me neither. Introducing Influnc – the new standard of online influence. Want to know how influential you really are? Check it out.