Archive for the ‘About Social Media’ Category

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June 29th, 2010

I consider the Edelman New Media Academic Conference a highlight of my year. The 4th conference was hosted by Edelman and New York University in Manhattan.  The spectacular venue and the opportunity hear directly from Edelman professionals and their clients was a truly amazing experience.
I could easily ramble for a day or two. But,  I’d [...]

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June 20th, 2010

Welcome to the first of a three -part series about the future of advertising. The series is based on my work with social media over the past three years. If you have read any of my previous posts, you know that my primary focus is the impact of social media on mass media and related [...]

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June 15th, 2010

The business of advertising is being transformed.
Consumers are choosing new communication technologies to network with others and to consume news, information, and entertainment on the platforms they choose at the times they want. We are witnessing a seismic shift in consumer media behavior, along with a much slower realignment of advertising budgets. eMarketer projects that [...]

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November 8th, 2009

I’ve been a fan of Christopher Baker for some time. Chris completed his MFA while at the U of Minnesota. His work explores the relationship that society has with technology. Now that cheap web tools and nearly free Web access has made everyone a publisher, the caphony of voices now being heard and seen is [...]