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The internet is awash these days in social media specifics. It’s a little bit like someone telling you about a new city by describing the cracks in the sidewalk outside his door–you just don’t get the whole picture. To use Read More

A look at The Empathic Civilization by Jeremy Rifkin and how it can be applied to business. Rifkin argues that technology enables greater communication and thus greater empathy, but technology also drains resources faster than it replaces them. An interesting challenge for a species he convincingly Read More

Social networks often claim to have altruistic motives (e.g., Facebook’s more connected world)  or they claim not to be social networks at all (as in the case of twitter).  These claims at best lead to a convenient ambiguity and in any Read More

Lots of people these days say they have the answers. They wrap things up into nice charts with color-coded sections and give you easy-to-follow lists of steps. Social media is still a new world, though, one that rarely holds steady from one day to the next. Read More

The Mesh is a powerful new metaphor for businesses that tap into resources creatively using technology. Read More

The notion of scarcity is the primary obstacle in a recession, and at the same time, its antidote, sharing of capital, is social media’s primary strength and modus operandi. Put simply, the way up is from here. Read More

Lack of time for social media is a challenge we hear almost as much as fear of social media, which we talked about last week. Budgeting time for new media is one of the biggest challenges an organization or a Read More