Facebook Acquires Social Veterans in FriendFeed Deal

Update: CNN, Financial Times, NYT, and BusinessWeek captured my thoughts in their articles. Facebook makes a play and acquires Friendfeed, a sharing and aggregation tool that helps people find out what their friends are doing. Read Friendfeed’s announcement, and Facebook’s blog post. A few months ago … Continue readingFacebook Acquires Social Veterans in FriendFeed Deal

Four Social Media Questions You Must Answer During an Economic Downturn

Most of my readers are interactive marketing professionals, they are experimenting, using, or living in the social media world –for some, it’s part of their very being and defines them professionally, and personally. Social Media (which has gained popularity in the last few years) has … Continue readingFour Social Media Questions You Must Answer During an Economic Downturn

Slideshare: Universal Mccann International Social Media Research

Universal Mccann International Social Media Research Wave 3 view presentation (tags: socialmedia research social media) It’s difficult to see the detailed text of this sldieshare, so I recommend clicking to the main site, then clicking the small button that says “Full” which will take you … Continue readingSlideshare: Universal Mccann International Social Media Research

Scorecard: Should Startups Have Community Managers?

Marshall poses the question (and does analysis and conducts informal interviews) do startups need Community Managers? He points to my growing list of enterprise class companies who are adopting these roles, but we should also examine the startup. First of all, if you don’t know … Continue readingScorecard: Should Startups Have Community Managers?

People on the Move in the Social Media Industry: July 13, 2008

I’m starting this post series (see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks: Wishing Dawn Foster who is striking it out on her own and leaves Jive Software to start … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: July 13, 2008