Difference between online and offline communites – is there one?l

People (i.e., my non-geeky friends) often ask me why I am so fascinated by social media.  I almost always answer “it’s the sense community that it offers”.   I know… I know  – that’s a lame answer but it’s what everyone says, right?
I needed to come up with a better and more meaningful version of [...]

The future of real time and open collaboration: Google Wave

First of all What is Google Wave?
A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets [...]

Posted at 11:30 am on September 30, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: New Media, Social Media Trends, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , , | read on

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Josyan McGregorIn my universe, the internet is an economy on to itself and social media is the means by which any business can take part.  The internet creates equality between all its participants.  No matter how large or small your business is, you can compete side-by-side with your particular industry’s top guns.

Today, businesses can no longer afford to believe that the web isn’t worth the trouble.  Even worse than that, that their client personas aren’t online anyway.  Every company has a story to tell and, be sure, if you’re not even on the “web radar” no one will know you even exist.

Former employers all agree, I am passionate and I am intense.  I consistently challenge myself and strive remain current. Things have changed in marketing and traditional tactics don’t necessarily work anymore.  I believe that today’s marketing mix must be reexamined and must include the ‘right’ combination’s.

Now more than ever, the gap between the web, the laptop, and the mobile phone is closing and I believe that this is where the next evolution of web marketing tactics lie.  Let’s innovate and let’s get started!

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