I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
This morning, the @foxnewspolitics Twitter feed was hacked and populated with tweets reporting the death of President Obama. A group called Scriptkiddies claimed responsibility.
The last thing I need is a new social network. So when I got a coveted invite to Google Plus, I really wanted to take a look, find out all the reasons why it sucks and then walk away.
Over the past week, I've talked about the conflict between legal staff and communicators when if comes to real-time media.
My blog post from a few days ago When lawyers stupidly get in the way of marketing generated a bunch of tweets, comments, and emails. Clearly others have faced the issue of lawyers getting in the way of marketing.
At many organizations, the legal department is heavily involved in marketing and communications initiatives, frequently requiring every blog post and press release to be vetted by a lawyer.
This morning at 7:00 am USA eastern time Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed the secret of Pottemore.
I'm hearing much more these days about content marketing - something I've talked about for nearly a decade. It's kinda cool that something that I was once a lone voice in the wilderness talking about has gotten such buzz.
I needed to visit the FCC site this weekend and was expecting to interact with the old Spartan 1995-era North Korea style site.