The Way News Works Now
I came across a well written (and short) piece on how the growth of social media, particularly Twitter, has changed the news cycle. On the Communications Team, we’ve talked about … Continue reading
Tech Crunch: “Zuckerberg Shows He’s The Right Man For The Job. Now That Job Needs Doing.”
It’s a bit of puff PR piece, as the title of the article shows, but Zuckerberg made his vision for FB’s future clear in yesterday’s interview. Highlights: FB is building … Continue reading
The Rise of Mobile is Changing the Game.
88% of American adults have a cell phone, 57% have a laptop, 19% own an e-book eader, and 19% have a tablet computer; about six in ten adults (63%) go … Continue reading
What is the future of social media?
A bunch of social media gurus, digital entrepreneurs, and big name players recently met up in Vegas. I’ve extracted some of the highlights from panel discussions. What is the future … Continue reading
Quick iPad Numbers
The stunning growth and dominance of the iPad: In 2 years, Apple sold 67 million iPads. It took the company 24 years to sell that many Macs, 5 years for … Continue reading
Viral is a dirty word. Pt II. The Tools.
In part one I talked about an online campaign game-plan. In this post I’m going to briefly touch upon a couple of tools we can use to help us execute … Continue reading
Viral is a dirty word. Pt I. What we can learn from Kony2012
You’ve probably heard of the Kony2012 video. More than likely you’ve either watched the video yourself or you’ve watched or read commentary about the video or its creator, Jason Russell. … Continue reading
How the New York Times is Using Social Media for ‘Deeper’ Engagement
Liz Heron is the social media editor for the NY Times and has been instrumental in developing the vision that has helped the paper become a player in the digital … Continue reading
Google Goggles and SEO
Google Goggles is an image recognition smartphone application that allows you to perform web searches by taking a picture. So, for example, if you had just returned from your local … Continue reading
Apps and Texas Farm Management
When we think of apps we tend to think of 20 and 30-somethings buzzing around, downloading the latest social network fad. We don’t usually think of farmers. But the day … Continue reading
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