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If you had one hour with Mark Zuckerberg, what would you ask? Here’s what I...
onstine In the wake of Cambridge Analytica, data misappropriation, #deletefacebook, calls for regulation and pending testimony to U.S. Congress, Facebook announced a series of initiatives to restrict...
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Chad Hurley on the Rise, Acquisition, and Future of YouTube
Social Media is our genre’s Industrial Revolution. It is the era of new influencers and the ability for everyday people to share their creativity, expertise, thoughts, ideas, and passions in order to...
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Barack Obama, The Social Web, and the Future of User-Generated Government
What follows is the unedited version of my latest post for TechCrunch, “Is Obama Ready To Be a Two-Way President. Barack Obama’s flickr stream Where there’s victory, there’s also opportunity… America...
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Facebook Swims Its Way into Your Lifestream: What the Facebook news means to you
Shot at Mark Zuckerberg’s 2008 F8 keynote This week Facebook hosted a blogstar-studded event to introduce a more people-focused platform for interacting around your Facebook statusphere in “Twitter...
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Humanizing Social Networks: Revealing the People Powering Social Media
Compete: Top 25 Social Networks Social Networks are among the most powerful examples of socialized media. They create a dynamic ecosystem that incubates and nurtures relationships between people and...
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Revealing the People Defining Social Networks
Source: Shutterstock Social Networks are among the most powerful examples of socialized media. They create a dynamic ecosystem that incubates and nurtures relationships between people and the content...
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Please Repeat: Influence is not Popularity
…and popularity is not influence. In social media, influence has taken center stage. With the spotlight perfectly fixed on the “me” in social media, a large shadow is now cast over the “we” that...
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Pinterest Rivals Twitter in Referral Traffic
To those of you who lead “the Pinteresting life,” you’ve contributed to a phenomenon that is certainly putting its clicks where the hype is. By that I mean, Pinterest is a two-year old cultural...
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You say you want a revolution? Well, Revolution Season 3 is coming soon
Over 30 episodes and two seasons, Revolution TV is coming back stronger and more engaging than ever. This season, we’re only inviting guests who are proving that they can disrupt what it is that they...
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A Visual History of Book Trailers by Brian Solis
If you follow my work, you’ve probably learned that I’m becoming increasingly fond of web video. As an author, I am fascinated by the different channels and new media opportunities that have been...
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Audience as the New Currency: YouTube and Its Impact on Hollywood and Social...
Guest post by Brendan Gahan (@BrendanGahan), a YouTube marketing expert. Gahan was Forbes 30 under 30 for Marketing & Advertising and has helped Fortune 500 brands with their YouTube and social...
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A New Era for Search: The Zero Moment of Truth is Now Defined by Shared...
This is the story of when ZMOT met UMOT… Search is a natural step in the discovery process. In a web world, search engines offer a lens into a qualified and structured view to help online consumers...
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Introducing N3TWORK, A Mobile Television Network Powered by Interests and...
Early on, I was one of the first analysts to explore the dynamics of the interest graph versus the social graph in social networks. Think Twitter vs. Facebook. I learned right away that interest...
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Today’s Digital Video Revolution & The Future of Brands
Guest post by Brendan Gahan (@BrendanGahan), a YouTube marketing expert helping Fortune 500 brands with their YouTube influencer and community building campaigns. He was named Forbes 30 Under 30 in...
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Is Social Media and Gaming Safe? Why Intelligent Content Moderation is the...
I have two small children who, from time-to-time, get to watch YouTube Kids. Even with all of the filters and safety triggers engaged, there are still ways in which those with sinister intent can...
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Bullying, Hate, Conspiracies, Fake News, Negatively Impacts User Experiences...
“Social media has made too many of us comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the mouth for it.” – Ice T In real life… Free speech is not free from consequence. Spreading...
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AT&T Business: Retail Gets a Digital Revamp
The AT&T Business blog recently shared a video of Brian Solis’ keynote address at the 2018 AT&T Business Summit, and recapped his top points. Excerpt: “I call today’s customer ‘accidental...
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Campaign Middle East: Power Essay – Generation C: More than just a demographic
Ahmad Itani, CEO of Cicero & Bernay Public Relations, recently posted an essay at the Campaign Middle East website, looking in-depth at the so-called “YouTube Generation” and including extensive...
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The 11 Digital Trends Shaping CX and Marketing in 2020
Each year, I help kick-off Brand Innovators Mega-Trends event during CES. In the opening keynote, I share the trends (and hopes) I would love brand executives to embrace in the new year. In 2020, the...
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Coronavirus is bringing live social media video and humanity back into the...
During a pandemic, when you’re asked to stay home for a long period of time, it’s only natural that humanity would find ways to come together. To say that people would flock to the internet, on-demand...
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