I am sitting at an airport in the American Airlines Admiral club. I just wanted you to have the picture in your head so you understand where I am coming from. I am getting more work done here than I … Continue reading →

One of the problems with wading through an explosion of new technologies is the issue of trying to put it all on context. I never stop thinking about what the unifying theories might be that will help clients and audience … Continue reading →

Every morning I scan through my personal river of information so I can grab the pieces that might be helpful to me, or to my clients. As I looked today, I reviewed the Google site www.demoslam.com, which pits software applications … Continue reading →

I read with interest every article I can find on companies that are struggling to value the ROI of social technologies. Many of these complain about how hard it is, while others swear by solid sales gain analytics. I am … Continue reading →

Leaders, by the definition of the word, should be out in front of their charges guiding them as to the next move to make, or the next place to go. But what happens when leaders fail to lead? What happens … Continue reading →

I have been talking about the concept behind this site for some time. Those of us the stare at the future have long known that we would one day have a rating site of individuals that carries some weight. I … Continue reading →

One of the comments I hear over and over when giving presentations is that people know they should invest more time in learning about new technology tools, and simply have not done it. They shake their head in resignation as … Continue reading →

In order to fully understand this post, you will need to watch a few examples of videos that are either parodies, or just idea replications.  For example, this Muppets video parody of Old Spice Guy (http://bit.ly/bkC4UK)

This past week brought us two tragic stories of young people that killed themselves because their privacy was invaded and made public on the Web using social tools.  This caused USA Today to run a front-page article in whether social technologies … Continue reading →