How ‘Social Profiling’ Will Work In The Real World

Update: May 27th 2013 Over a year later, the technology is starting to emerge for facial recognition and APIs. Ready or not, new technologies will enable strangers to know your social scores even before you shake their hand. Whether it’s on a job interview, before … Continue readingHow ‘Social Profiling’ Will Work In The Real World

Altimeter Open Research Report: The Rise of Digital Influence

Altimeter Groups’s latest Open Research report (available on creative commons for you to download, use, and share) is now available from analyst Brian Solis. This report, which challenges the way that companies measure influence points out how tools like Klout, Kred, Empire Avenue and beyond. … Continue readingAltimeter Open Research Report: The Rise of Digital Influence

Matrix: Companies Should Factor ‘Social Influence’ Into Total Customer Value

Case Study: An Influential Mom Blogger Caused Mainstream Crises Popular blogger, Heather Armstrong (@dooce) was dissatisfied with her non-working Maytag appliance.  Following protocol, she called their support number, yet her issue was not solved.  Stonewalled, she argued/warned the support staff that she was on Twitter, … Continue readingMatrix: Companies Should Factor ‘Social Influence’ Into Total Customer Value