Sep
10

Calling Bullshit on Socialnomics

Justin on September 10th, 2009

Like thousands of web surfers, I was recently intrigued by the snappy video promoting Erik Qualman‘s Socialnomics.  I work in social media, so I was interested to read what I presumed would be an analysis of how social media is directly impacting business and the world economy. Alas, this is not that book. And I’d [...]

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Sep
4

10 Things to Do If Your SXSW Panel Is Rejected

Justin on September 4th, 2009

As the clock ticks down on public voting for the 2010 SXSW media panels, I know what you’re thinking.  When you’re not desperately spamming your Twitter followers, Facebook friends and actual acquaintances to vote vote vote for your panel, you’re quietly coming to grips with the inevitable: What if my panel doesn’t get picked? 150 [...]

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Sep
3

Calling Bullshit on Twitter

Justin on September 3rd, 2009

While researching Twitter for a client this morning, I searched the phrase “learning social media” (without quotes) and found the following results: Must be an interesting article, right? Wrong.  It’s a link lure to a news item from a consulting firm called Gerson Lehman Group, which calls itself “the global marketplace for expertise.”  Clicking that [...]

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Sep
2

In Praise of Bad Content

Justin on September 2nd, 2009

Last week, my girlfriend did something she’s never done before: she failed to finish a book. Once Ann makes it past the first few pages of anything, regardless of how good or bad it might be, she feels obliged to finish it.  And in the four years we’ve been dating, I’ve seen her slog through [...]

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Sep
1

10 Disney-Marvel Mash-Ups You WON’T Be Seeing

Justin on September 1st, 2009

Yesterday’s news that Disney is buying Marvel has touched off a firestorm of deliberation.  Whether the move will help Marvel in the long run is debatable, but any serious consideration of the business implications is irrelevant; it’s the potential Disney-Marvel crossovers that have everyone’s geek flag flying high. With hundreds of icons ranging from Mickey [...]

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