The main difference between social media and snake oil is that social media works. We have more than 100 case studies in our Enterprise Social Media Framework across all industries and company types that show real benefits from the proper use of social media. While best practices are still evolving, companies that are getting the […]
By Ken Morris, JD Philadelphia, London, Cairo and more recently the 7-Eleven incident in Germantown, MD are examples of centuries old behavior – people gathering in groups and behaving badly. Police in Germantown initially believed the 7-Eleven flash mob robbery was planned using social media. Post interviews with the suspects, police discovered that the teens […]
Bloggers and analysts have spilled a lot of ink and electrons about Google’s move to buy Motorola Mobility. The comments tend to fall into two camps: Google’s brilliant; Android’s dead. I think Google may be playing a deeper game than many give them credit for. Personally, I’m in the camp that thinks Google’s hardware partners […]
Social Media is one of those terms that everyone may immediately assume they can define. In our book, Be a Person: the Social Media Operating Manual for Enterprises, we take a stab at a definition. This is the first of a series of posts from the book (itself part of a series for different audiences) […]
Everybody talks about social media successes. And that’s fine. But as Thomas Edison said about his attempts to create the lightbulb, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” We’re looking to include at least some of the 10,000 social media failures in our Social Media Hall of Shame, which will […]
Social computing helped me find a solution GE doesn’t want you to know about. Plus, I made my wife cry.
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — Mike’s Take on the News 10/23/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/102301.htm The News – 10/23/01 Security Problems Plague All Operating Systems Alert SNS Reader Larry Kuhn (speaking for himself and not his employer) points out that Microsoft is not the only operating system maker plagued by security problems. This is certainly […]
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — Mike’s Take on the News 10/11/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/101101.htm The News – 10/11/01 In this Issue: Someone to Watch Over Us In the wake of the terrorist attacks, many people have wondered if one of the new battlefronts will be cyberspace. In fact, in a previous SNS, I reported […]
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — StratVantage News Summary 10/02/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/100201.htm Wireless Almost Usable User interface guru Jakob Nielsen has been a curmudgeon about wireless devices ever since they started sprouting interactive features. He’s an advocate of the plain and simple, and of intuitive interfaces. So there’s no wonder he hated the phones […]
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — Mike’s Take on the News 09/27/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/092701.htm The News – 09/27/01 In this Issue: National ID Cards As A Solution? Oracle boss Larry Ellison recently called for the establishment of national ID cards as a curb to terrorist attacks. He’s also put his money where his (rather […]
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — Mike’s Take on the News 09/21/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/092101.htm The News – 09/21/01 In this Issue: Guns On Planes As A Solution? What’s Wrong With This Picture? I don’t know about you, but I worry about recent statements recommending that Federal marshals with guns be stationed on airplanes. I […]
From Evernote: StratVantage Consulting, LLC — Mike’s Take on the News 09/18/01 Clipped from: http://www.stratvantage.com/news/101601.htm The News – 10/16/01 In this Issue: Web Services On the Radar Screen According to a July InfoWorld survey of 500 readers involved with technology strategy and technology buying, although only 6.4 percent are extremely familiar with Web services, 75 […]
