Category Archives: User Generated Content

“What They Don’t Teach You in Business School”–Social Media Outrage

Posted on April 13, 2017 by sydhavely

There is a famous formula in chemical industry crisis communications PR.  It’s Risk = Hazard + Outrage.  That was 20 years ago coined by crisis communications expert Peter Sandman.  Every chemical industry PR person knows it by heart.  Now add … Continue reading →

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Social Media trumps the personal website

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Geoff Irwin

A few years ago I decided to set up a professional website on which I could share content such as my resume and other information; I later transitioned that site to a personal one in which I could share photos, … Continue reading →

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SEARCial = PINTEREST .. The Next Google?

Posted on February 10, 2016 by bmurtha

Are you pinning? Do you know what pinning is? Pinterest has over 47 million users according to research and it is only expected to grow. People are describing Pinterest as Searcial. This is a combination of search and social. Rather … Continue reading →

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Hashtags don’t track Sh#t

Posted on April 21, 2015 by matthew bacine

Last week when Instagram suggested which users and  postings I would like based on the people I follow, my feed was inundated with pictures of the runway called Coachella. So as I began to research what I was interested in … Continue reading →

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Why do cats rule the internet? Mysteries of the Internet, revealed

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Ted Moskalenko

The internet is a vast array of content, ripe for the taking. You can find anything, from the internet archives to any topic of interest on Wikipedia to the latest research to impact the world (completed by Google). But why is … Continue reading →

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Whisper, why?

Posted on March 14, 2014 by alyssagr

Contrary to the trend amongst social media platforms in which each user has a unique identifier, developers for apps such as Whisper, Secret, and Rumr are intent on establishing platforms that allow users to post anonymously. With 2.5 billion page … Continue reading →

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SXSWi 2013: Bravo’s Andy Cohen Creates Interactive TV Program #WWHL

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kristindud

The current SXSW Interactive Conference is coming to a close after four intense days of tech talk and future thinking. Most famously, Twitter launched at the very popular event in 2007, ultimately revolutionizing communication channels and further giving hope to … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Tried Wolf … ram

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Adam Preset

You may remember the introduction of Wolfram|Alpha, the world’s first computational knowledge engine. It’s very different from Google and other search avenues, primarily because it performs analysis on many data sources before returning an integrated, clearly presented answer to your … Continue reading →

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