I had the chance to do some first hand “research” this weekend as I spent some time with a family member (he’s my half -brother, Dave, if you really need to know) who is, let’s just say, considerably younger than I am. We represent two very different age groups on the Internet spectrum and the [...]

I realize that the terms “social media” and “slowing down” are never to be used in the same post (let alone a headline!) according to the Secret Brotherhood of the Social Media Industry Public Relations and Hype Machine (the SBSMIPRHM for short ) but I did it. Why? Well, this week I came across a [...]

All of the talk of paywalls for online content that gets the bulk of the attention by the ‘press’ is focused mainly on large publications like the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. These publications have international readership and have significant influence when it comes to coverage of the major events in the [...]

Did you get the sarcasm in that one? If a picture is worth a thousand words then Yahoo, bing and Ask.com must be saying “Oh crap, not again!” 250 times right now. Experian’s Hitwise shows why.

It looks like Twitter is gearing up for a big year as they announce several (as in around 10) new hires to start the new year. While official numbers of total employees are tough to come by (last I saw put it in the range of 150 but I will not stand by the accuracy [...]

There is a lot of talk about the Facebook privacy policy that has been handed down from Mt. Zuckerberg along with the tablets. The talk is not positive. Why? Well, it likely has something to do with the great Facebook sell-out of its dedicated users. In the sales world it is known that a “bait [...]

The LA Times has updated their social media guidelines for their journalists and there is the usual ruckus about everyone being too restrictive. Originally written in March of this year the update makes sense since the 8 months or so that have passed since the first take is like a lifetime in the social media [...]

I have to give the folks at Facebook credit. They keep grinding forward with news that is relevant to making money and providing a better service for marketers. Earlier this year everyone wanted to throw the whole Facebook thing in the center of the ring and stone it to death. They couldn’t do anything right [...]