Surprise! Only 20% of the Fortune Global 100 Companies are using all four platforms: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Blogs Burson-Marsteller released the results of a global survey of social media use by a sample of the Fortune Global 100 list (29 U.S. companies, 48 European, 20 Asia-Pacific, 3 Latin America) – between Nov 2009 and Jan 2010. The results are very interesting Although most of these companies are u...

The grass is always greener, right?  After you start working from home you may sleep a little later (after all the commute time is saved), you can wear whatever you want and there’s no office politics.  But there may be unforeseen repercussions or unintended consequences.  The Oatmeal.com humorously illustrates both the awesome and horrible aspects of working at home.   Catch the full comic at The Oatmeal.

The things people do for $5 Fiverr is a new web service that let’s people announce the jobs they will do for $5.  It’s a marketplace of $5 gigs – a starting point for those who want to take the first step toward success and making $ online. Why use Fiverr? Introduce your product or service to new prospects. Use it as a showcase for your skills. Drive traffic to your website or blog. ...

Joe Chernov (Director of Content for Eloqua), blogged recently about giving away the “Eloqua Social Media Playbook”, a 42 page guide to conducting business (and yourself) on the Social Web. There is something both thrilling and humbling about taking your best work, undressing it of all commercial value, and giving it away for free. But I am beginning to think the thrill outweighs the humility, bec...

Sooner or later (usually sooner) every blogger comes to the conclusion that you really should be getting more page views at your blog. Let's take a look at some very useful tips on how to improve the number of people who read your blog or website. Tip #1 – Start by asking yourself, "So what?" It's best to think of pyramid when you begin writing. Ask, "what do I want people to get out of my site right a...

Apple today revealed it’s new 75% smaller Apple TV It fits in the hand and includes HDMI, 802.11n wireless, ethernet and built-in power supply, with the price slashed to only $99.00.  The new Apple TV is much smaller than the previous generation because it no longer uses a hard disk for local storage.  Flash memory has replaced the hard drive. It streams movies from iTunes, YouTube AND Netflix as well as ...

What is the “social glue” that adheres couples, families, communities and societies while acting as an “economic lubricant”? Why, it’s Oxytocin! – a hormone that is a neurotransmitter in our brains (AKA the hormone of love or the cuddle chemical) - it influences our ability to bond with others. Tim Kocher recently published at his blog a post entitled:  Neuroeconomics – Social Networking “Feels” Like Falling i...

One of my favorite blogs is:  Singularity Hub Keith Kleiner, AKA “Keith Singularity”, has a great post at Singularity Hub about 12 videos that give us reasons to love the future. “Most simply look neat, some are pretty freakin’ weird, a few are sublime. Enjoy.”  Click the photo below to see the 12 videos: 12 Videos That Will Help You Love the Future at Singularity Hub follow Singularity Hub on Twitter ...

Jesse Thomas of award-winning creative agency Jess3 has been working through an infographic challenge: trying to accurately depict the size of the key players in the geo / social space and has created a handy visual of the size of the internet’s behemoths—including Skype, Facebook, Yahoo Mail—and new tech companies on the scene like Foursquare and BrightKite. The infographic also includes a visualization of each co...

We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media – http://bit.ly/smdarkages Google’s New Forced Transparency: Is Your Agency Ready? – http://selnd.com/cp8yXI Forget Strategy: How do you Scale the Social Media Strategists – http://bit.ly/9Ys59V 28 Creative PowerPoint and Keynote Presentation Designs – http://bit.ly/bSoO9J Correlation between popularity and influence weaker than expected – http://scr...

The Three Natural Laws of Social Media You Can’t Fake Having A Personality.  Be Yourself, be open, be authentic. You Can’t Automate Trust.  Do what you say you will.  Don’t worry about making mistakes, real people aren’t perfect.  “We trust people whose inside values are visible on the outside.” – Liz Strauss Help others to help yourself.  Think of others first, then they will think of you.  Would you...