Donations for the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2009 have reached record proportions. According to CNN.com, the amount of money raised for Haiti in the first 48 hours of the disaster was greater than the amount brought in during a similar period after Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami disasters. What’s really amazing is that all [...]
The topic of “Influencers” has been getting a lot of attention in the Social Media Marketing world. In fact, the marketing firm razorfish has apparently trademarked the term “Social Influence Marketing”, but that’s an entirely different story.
So What are Influencers?
We’ve always had Influencers around us. As toddlers, our parents influenced how we behaved and responded in different social situations. In our teens, we kept a close eye [...]
One of the big advantages in today’s online world is the ability to easily share a wealth of information with friends and other groups of people. Social networking has grown significantly since 2004 and a proliferation of online social networking sites and blogs are providing the tools and technologies needed to drive this new social revolution.
Although we now have greater opportunities to share information, the downside is that personal [...]
In earlier times the Town Crier was the primary source of news and information. They would ring a bell to catch everyone’s attention, read their proclamation or announcement, and then post it in a common area for all to see. Do you see any similarities today?
Good question… who are the Town Criers of today’s world of media and technology? Obviously newspapers, radio, and television still [...]
