The biggest tech trade show in the United States is just a few hours away, and as I prepare for my flight to Vegas (Baby) I’ll be attending my very FIRST CES conference along with my fellow colleagues from ALPHA; Katharine Belloir and Stephen Olshansky. Seasoned CES-ers Steve Greene and Erik Williams will be there too, getting in this year’s action.
November 15th and 16th marked my second annual pilgrimage to the Internet Summit held at Raleigh’s beautiful convention center. The Internet Summit boasts incredible speakers and topics of discussion ranging from basic SEO understanding to every element of social media integration one could possibly think of.
Article from today's Triangle Business Journal regarding my visit to China with the North Carolina Trade Mission.
Every 10 months or so, my Facebook wall is chock-full of people whom I rarely even have personal interaction with, griping and moaning about the new layout design. I usually keep quiet about these changes, whether or not I agree with them.
In my opinion, social media has plateaued. Facebook is the norm. Everyone’s on it, everyone knows that everyone uses it, and the shock of grandma posting status updates is fading into the past. With Myspace’s death/resurrection cycle not getting anyone’s attention, and Twitter celebrating a half-decade of chirps, what’s a boy gotta do to get excited about the Internet these days?
What constitutes a good ‘friend’ on Facebook? What about a bad friend?
Many people like to say with a big ol’ grin on their face that social media is replacing our natural human interactions with others. I tend to disagree. Social media, in my opinion, isn’t replacing anything. It is simply another outlet for communication with others. Personally, it’s been easier for me to engage in social activities—real social activities—by linking up with individuals on Facebook, both those whom I’m already a friend with outside the Internet, and those whom I choose to pay attention to online.
Twitter is more than a micro-blogging trend that has swept the globe’s 14 to 28-year-olds, it is a way for an individual or brand to easily make their way intocertain conversations, add or obtain insightful information or simply observe trends in order to further their product or brand’s awareness.
