Social Media
Flowtown’s 2010 Social Networking Map. But shouldn’t LOLCats be bigger?I love Flowtown’s wry look at the state of social networking. For the entire...
What would happen if we all took 24 hours offline . . . together?When it comes to digital media, is it possible to have too much of a good thing?...
Mom fined for locking her son out of his Facebook profile.I imagine there are a few gazillion Moms who might happily zap their kidlets’...
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Not a “Morning Person?” This Tour’s For You.At last. Now non “Morning People” have travel rights. Is there anything...
Get paid in chocolate? Hotel Chocolat introduces Chocolate Bonds.So a couple of weeks ago, I attended a terrific conference on financial innovation...
Mon dieu! Chocolat meets the iPhone.According to a recent study, there’s an undeniable connection between chocolate...
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What’s hot and what’s not in 2010: Toy Trends Expert Sherry Younger Artemenko’s take on Toy Fair.Guru’s Note: Many moons ago, when my “executive” job in toyland consisted of cobbling together lines for Strawberry Shortcake (”Have a berry, berry good day!”) and the Care Bears (”Dream on, little starshine”), I looked forward to ferociously tackling the annual new products frenzy that is the International... [Read more of this review]
Eileen Calandro, Chief Mom ConnectorGuru’s Note: To meet @calandro5 online is to love her. To meet her IRL over a piece of Madonna Inn pink champagne cake is to love her even more. Eileen is a perfect example of the social media phenomenon I’ve dubbed ‘Strategic Serendipity.” She’s also the poster child for the way natural leaders bubble up organically during... [Read more of this review]
Meet Laurie Petersen, New Media Pioneer.In honor of my friend Laurie Petersen’s visit this week to the Bay Area, I will cut and paste a smattering of her incredible Digital and New Media Pioneer credentials: Editor-in-Chief at MediaPost’s Marketing Daily Senior Vice President at Gruppo, Levey & Co. Executive Producer at The Deal.com Editorial Director at Barnesandnoble.com Supervising... [Read more of this review]
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