Social media marketers: Did you catch these three stories last week? Here's a recap in case you missed any: Facebook Testing Location-Based Ads After some new research came out showing that Facebook marketing leads to sales, and that their new news feed based (mobile) ads are highly effective, Facebook...

23 June, 2012

Back in August, I wrote a blog post which alluded to a shift from mobile phones to augmented reality vision. Since then, Google announced they are working on just that with "Project Glass." This new technology is well on its way to not only change how...

21 May, 2012

I can't believe I thought I was the only one who felt this way. It turns out there is a common reaction among people in which seeing and hearing about your peers' activities can make your own social calendar, and even your life choices, seem...

04 April, 2012

Will the law protect you if you tweet unfriendly comments about a public figure? Can a company make you take down a blog post if you use an image taken by their photographer? Where do you draw the line between rights and terms of service?...

10 March, 2012

Yesterday Facebook revealed the Top Status Trends of the Year for 2010. While there were a lot of youthful trends such as the acronym HMU ("hit me up") and generalizations (movies and games), the list shows more than just what was popular in 2010: it...

15 December, 2010

I've recently come across some really cool concepts that herald the dawn of a new era in technology. I'm billing these as a peek into what we may see a lot more of in 2011, so get used to it. The following concepts are quite...

08 December, 2010

As we move into a new year, we also are experiencing a shift in budgets towards social media, as well as how they are allocated in the social space. This is evident in Pepsi's decision to choose social media over Super Bowl ads, but it...

06 January, 2010