Is it possible that Google+ is a spectacular success on all levels? Well…no. It’s not. But, there is a chance it’s done a bit better than a lot of people expected. According to statistics recently released by GlobalWebIndex, Google’s answer to Facebook nets 343 million...
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Note: a version of this piece was originally published over at Upstart Business Journal, a terrificresource, if you’d care to check it out. I remember consulting with businesses during the first dot-com bust around 2000 that weren’t interested in adding an e-commerce channel to their operations....
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If you’re into social media and don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the meteoric rise of Vine, the 6-second video app run by Twitter that’s taken the digital world by storm over the last month or two. While occasionally I have been known...
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It’s hard to believe that this week is now the fifth year of Social Media Week New York – time flies! If you look at the schedule, you’ll see there are more than enough events to check out. Given that, it was great to have a chance...
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Note: the following was originally published over at Under30CEO, a great resource, if you’d care to check it out. One thing that many successful people have in common is a mastery of human communication. What’s interesting, though, is how little we seem to value it...
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(pic courtesy of dotbox) Social Media Week is hitting NYC next week, and I couldn’t be more excited! Well, maybe I could, but just by a smidgen. Here’s some of what I’m up to, in the hopes that I run into some of you. On...
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I always feel bad that it’s hard for people in, say, Des Moines, Iowa to participate in New York Fashion Week unless they take a trip out specifically to sneak into standing room only at Christian Siriano and rag & bone. However, with the rise...
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