Category Archives: Social Media

Rich and Social: No Not Paris Hilton

Rich and Social: No Not Paris Hilton

Amid the constant barrage of last week’s industry news, there were two particular announcements that stood out from the rest. Both were creative related (albeit one is actually more of a social graph story). For the first time in a … Continue reading

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Content Is More Than King - Content is Currency

Content Is More Than King – Content is Currency

Most people don’t realize that I started my career in the music industry. Prior to my ventures in the digital marketing industry, I founded and managed a couple of independent labels and also ran a division of one of the … Continue reading

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The Open Graph - or - The Day Everything Changed Forever

The Open Graph – or – The Day Everything Changed Forever

With the announcement of the Open Graph, Facebook has once again provided an evolutionary leap for the entire industry. Publishers, brands and consumers alike will benefit from “a smarter, personalized web that gets better with every action taken”, as concisely … Continue reading

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Committing Social Media Suicide - No Really, Read This

Committing Social Media Suicide – No Really, Read This

Over the last two years of explosive social media growth, I have written several times about the growing issue of information and inbox overload, and the dunbar number and ambient relationships. I’ve observed a segment of consumers going on social … Continue reading

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Where Digital Marketing Is Heading in 2010

Where Digital Marketing Is Heading in 2010

At the risk of sounding cliche, welcome to a new decade of marketing. Indeed it is an exciting time to be a marketer. The past decade may prove to be the most pivotal ever in terms of the changes in … Continue reading

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Uniformity Across Social & Mobile Applications

Uniformity Across Social & Mobile Applications

Following last week’s DigiDay Social & DigiDay Mobile conferences,  I had a chance to brainstorm about how social and mobile marketing were becoming such interconnected bedfellows. The trend is only strengthening. Consumers are looking for experiential and utility value in … Continue reading

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One Marketer's Reflection On A Career Changing Moment

One Marketer's Reflection On A Career Changing Moment

I‘ve been so busy with projects that I have actually let a month go by without posting to the DigitalBlur. I can’t believe it – shame on me!  Therefore, after a bout of silence, maybe kicking off  with a fairly … Continue reading

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