This quote kills me… “I tire of your analogue attitude…”Beware that this is somewhat of a NSFW video, but there are some pretty factual things in this.
Topics: YouTube

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What’s next? It started with AIM chat, it evolved to blogging, it’s morphed into Twitter and we now have 20 hours of video being uploaded to YouTube every minute.Our fascination with the human condition continues to evolve along with...
Topics: social media

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In basketball, there is a term that really separates the wheat from the chaffe so to speak, and it’s all based on a person’s ability to dribble the ball and to a certain degree, shoot the ball.Fundamentally, those are 2 very important aspects.
Topics: marc meyer, Marketing, social media

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I’ve come across in recent days a number of people and their blogs who have struck a chord with me in a good way. I have found them in oh so many ways, but the bottom line is that I have found them. Which gave me cause to think.I look at what makes.
Topics: communities, social media, Social Networks

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If I told you I was going to offer you a job where you failed 70% of the time would you take it?  Probably not. What if I told you that I know of just that type of position where anyone worth there salt would kill to be a part of that organization. ...
Topics: gartner, marc meyer, social media, Social Networks

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