FIR co-host Shel Holtz reviews Steven Rosenbaum’s Curation Nation. Rosenbaum currently is CEO of Magnify.net, a video curation website. Amazon.com explains that Rosenbaum reveals why brands, publishers, and content entrepreneurs must embrace aggregation and curation to grow an existing business […]
Month: March 2011
There are three terrific social media-focused events taking place in London this week that I’m actively involved with and speaking at. First is The Digital Marketing Forum, a one-day conference organized by Richmond Events, on Wednesday March 16. I’m leading […]
Negative posters to appear in underground stations across London, with others arguing in favour of the Games
Overflow from FIR #590 on March 14, 2011. AdAge.com: Chrysler Splits With New Media Strategies Over F-Bomb Tweet Copywrite Ink: Commenting On Chrysler: Farcical From The Start Download this podcast (MP3, 2.6Mb; length 6:20) If you want to automatically receive […]
Overflow from FIR #590 on March 14, 2011. Troll, reveal thyself (in support of Facebook’s comment utility, from Slate) The Facebook empire ends here (opposition from Geoff Livingston) Download this podcast (MP3, 3.5Mb; length 8:42) If you want to automatically […]
Content summary: Neville is solo as Shel’s on the road (but we have contributions and conversation); diary reminder: upcoming FIR Interview with RealWire’s Adam Parker on March 21; FIR interviews up: Jackie Mitchell, and David Ferrabee and Robin Block; FIR […]
Addressing what Robin Block and David Ferrabee believe is a disconnect between how immersed and digitally-connected employees are outside of the workplace, and how their internal communications are being delivered, is at the heart of “The future of social media […]
The first ranking of brands in the UK by their "social quotient" was published a few days ago, and the report makes for interesting reading. Published by Headstream consultants, Social Brands 100 ranks some well-known (and not so well-known) brands […]
IntraTeam, the Denmark-based organization for intranet managers, held its annual conference in Copenhagen on March 1-3. FIR co-host Shel Holtz was among the speakers and, while there, was able to record the presentation by American Electric Power Internal Communications Manager […]
The press release begins, "The American Red Cross is ‘burning’ people’s most precious memories to raise awareness about fire prevention during Red Cross Month. Home fires occur every eighty seconds in the United States, and the Red Cross responds to […]
The following is a guest post by David Murton, a professional writer and blogger with a particular interest in the open source Drupal platform. David has been helping companies build and maintain their online relationships with customers since 2006. He […]
Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR Interview with the FT is up, Neville was at the FT Digital Media conference in London last week; Speakers & Speeches podcast with AEP’s William Amurgis is coming, upcoming FIR Interview […]