Recently readI’ve been socializing on the Internet since the early 90s when I met Marlon Brando, who became a friend, in a chat room on AOL…
Amy Alkon’s not joking; she’s been very respectful of Brando’s memory by not blogging much about him, but someday I hope she blogs the story about the time he took her […]
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Doc Searls doesn’t like hearing the internet referred to as a ‘medium,’ something that chaps my hide as well…but his reasons for disliking it - and the term ’social media’ (which I use) - aren’t ones I think much about:
Yes, packets go through the Net. In an almost-literal sense, Senator Stevens is right that it’s […]
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Dave Winer saw $2.3 million in revenue from his blog last year.
People think blogs are about advertising, and I would agree, but they’re thinking in terms of clicks and eyeballs, and I’m thinking of technology that’s created using the intelligence of community participation.
Hell, you don’t even have to be in the technology business to reap […]
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I will be speaking at Liberty 2006, which is taking place over the weekend of November 25 and 26 at the National Liberal Club in London. The full programme is not yet available online, but I will be presenting on The Free Market Movement in Europe and New Technology - the Web, Blogs and Podcasting. […]
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If you’re interested in the spot where PR and social media intersect, you could do worse than to check out Calm, Patient, & Good Humored. It’s a blog written by Ray Jordan, Corporate Vice President, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications for Johnson & Johnson, who oversees communications for the 200+ J&J companies from the main […]
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Tonight was the conversation to get the Social Media Club going in London, which took place at the Covent Garden offices of Fleishman Hillard. Pictures are here.
We had a great turn-out and a genuinely interesting dialogue, with strong viewpoints coming from all corners. (My prediction that every time a conversation is held about social […]
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If you’re in London and into this social media thing, especially from a PR/marketing perspective, please join BrainJams‘ Chris Heuer, me, and PR firm Fleishman Hillard for the launch of the Social Media Club’s London chapter on September 15 - this Friday. Details are on Upcoming. It should be a very productive conversation with some […]
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Jeff Jarvis:
The more open the network, the more valuable it is — but the harder it is to own, and thus the harder it is to value in old terms of ownership and market cap. That’s what really argues against the IEEE authors. They are trying to put a corporate value on networks. You can’t. […]
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I’ve been wondering, of late, how to quickly extract myself from face-to-face conversations with lunatics. Cathy Seipp, as always, knows exactly the right thing to do:
…I made the mistake a couple of years ago of asking what stories she writes besides TV features, and she announced confidently, “I’ve been on the homeland security beat lately. […]
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I was very excited when Ben Casnocha invited me to attend this quarter’s two Silicon Valley Junto lunches - Thursday’s on the peninsula and today’s in San Francisco. I had intended to make the one yesterday, but sadly had to bow out due to my ridiculous schedule here. I’m so very glad that I went […]
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Cathy Seipp got the best reader comment of all time. I won’t spoil it for you by quoting even one sentence.
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“Making money with ads? Not much longer…” says Dave Winer. When I say this, I’m a crank. When he says it, he’s a vastly more qualified crank. We’re both right:
When they finish the process of better and better targeted advertising, that’s when the whole idea of advertising will go poof, will disappear. If it’s perfectly […]
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Brian Micklethwait has the goods.
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I spent more than 12 hours at ValueClick’s Commission Junction University event today, watching loads of presentations and shooting my big mouth off about blogs, RSS, and social media for around 15 minutes. I need to process my notes and write properly about the event (not to mention sleep off the champagne I had during […]
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