Do You Believe in Mermaids?
What do photography stalkers, social media marketing conversations, mermaids and The Donald all have in common?
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The Devolving Civility Situation
This post was almost titled “Eating Kawasaki,” but the issue extends beyond Twitter behavior and influencers. The general state of online conversation continues to devolve into a snarky, nasty tar pit, in turn impacting the outside world by destroying real relationships.
That should not be a surprise, people who exist online interact in real life. As bad manners become the norm online, they inevitably affect their real life relationships.
A recent study reported by Reuters and Marketing Pilgrim, showed that “78 percent of 2,698 people reporting an increase in rudeness online with people having no qualms about being less polite virtually than in person.” The above infographic shows more factoids from the study.
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Why I Don’t Blog About Social Tools
I re-edited this John Wall jumper photo with Snapseed, one of my favorite social tools for photo sharing.
People frequently ask my opinion about social networks and applications. While I oblige requests individually, generally I don’t proactively seek to give advice or blog about tools unless the discussion revolves around a macro trend or impacts strategy.
It comes down to positioning, long term viability and personal interest.
CONTEST: Social Business or Social Bullshit?
Image by Emmett Tullos III The sales pitch for social business (see IBM’s definition) has spread from the technology industry to the social media echo chamber. Social media tools will bring a promised evolution of business, but how much of… Read More »CONTEST: Social Business or Social Bullshit?
The Beginner’s Mind at Work
by Benson Hendrix Image by moonlightbulb “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki, “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” One of the concepts in Zen Buddhist philosophy is the… Read More »The Beginner’s Mind at Work