Monthly Archives: May 2010
What if Social Media Isn’t a Fit?
Everyone’s jumping on the social media bandwagon. Just as a Web site quickly became a must-have for nearly every company, the same corporate rules now apply to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, Flickr, etc. Or do they? As someone immersed professional … Continue reading
Social Media is Not About Being Wildly Successful
I gave a presentation yesterday at the Visability conference yesterday, which naturally included examples of companies that have been very successful using social media. In thinking about the companies to highlight, I tried to stay away from the usual suspects … Continue reading
Does Facebook Need a Leadership Change?
It should not come as any surprise that Facebook has made some changes to how its privacy policies given the backlash to its everything-is-now-public announcement at the F8 conference. In response, Facebook has introduced "simpler and more powerful controls for … Continue reading
Facebook’s Zuckerberg: “Sorry, My Bad”
Like anyone should be surprised but Facebook is sorry – really, really sorry – that it caused such a fuss by changing its privacy policies so dramatically recently. But after “listening to recent concerns”, Facebook is “responding” with plans to … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Want an iPad….Yet
After dismissing the idea of wanting an iPad, the past week has been an exercise in new gadget temptation. At the meshU and mesh conferences, and during a weekend getaway to Chicago, the iPad seemed to be everywhere. At meshU … Continue reading
TVO’s The Agenda @ mesh
One of the most exciting parts of mesh ’10 was having Steve Paikin and TVO’s The Agenda do a live show at the conference. For those of you who missed it, here’s the show, which focused on privacy:
