by Minter Dial | Apr 29, 2012 | Social Media
I was recently asked by the Women’s Forum to write about the relevance of using social media for their Forum event. Certainly, events and social media are a terrific match. And, for an event that is, by definition, women-centric, social media has...
by Minter Dial | Apr 13, 2012 | Social Media
The number of eyebrows raised by the $1 billion price tag paid by Facebook for Instagram is perhaps as much a surprise as the price itself. The common refrain is “What on earth are Facebook thinking, paying so much for a tiny company without any revenues {or...
by Minter Dial | Apr 8, 2012 | Social Media
As brands get hip to social media, I have seen a few organizations take the inevitable shortcuts. These shortcuts can include outsourcing community management (at a more radical level), ignoring the weekend, moderating unwanted comments, or simply not engaging...
by Minter Dial | Mar 21, 2012 | Social Media
I attended the Netexplo 2012 Forum last week at the UNESCO (in Paris). It was a great event, honoring ten laureates for some exceptional projects (ProPublica, Word Lens, Blindspot…). We also heard from three international speakers, Rishi Khiani (CEO Times...
by Minter Dial | Dec 28, 2011 | Social Media
You are your ( social ) network The case of Noah Kravitz has hit front page and, rightly so. If you haven’t heard about it, you should read this article in the New York Times. In short, Noah Kravitz is being sued for damages — to the tune...