2008 has been a monster year for social media marketing, for my business and for me personally. Though, it’s not been without its challenges. Heading into the new year, when global economic and political uncertainties have touched so many people, conversations are filled with doom and gloom. Perhaps this holiday season, you’re feeling a little [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Video'
Wishing You a Monstrously Great New Year
December 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Communication, Event, Video
Community Divas Podcast
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Community, Video
Earlier this month, after the Toronto Tweetup, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Eden Spodek and Connie Crosby for their Community Divas podcast. They asked me about video conversation networks and how they can be used to build community. We talked about Seesmic, 12seconds, Phreadz, Utterli and YouTube and some of the features [...]
Tags: 12seconds·Community Divas·Phreadz·podcast·Seesmic·Utterli·YouTube
The Humanity of YouTube
October 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Community, Video
In anthropology, the study of humanity has come to rest on YouTube. Dr. Michael Wesch of Kansas State University and his Digital Ethnography working group have been studying the YouTube phenomenom and it’s impact. They’ve reached some profound conclusions. After introducing the first viral video, Numa Numa, Dr. Wesch commented on the more than 58,000 [...]
Tags: anthropology·identity·viral·YouTube
Talking About Video Microblogging
September 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Event, Social Media, Video
It’s been almost a year since I first started testing video conversation networks, a.k.a. video microblogging platforms, beginning with an invite to the much-hyped Seesmic alpha, a mere 3 weeks into it’s existence. In the last 11 months I’ve been exploring the field of newcomers, including Phreadz, Utterz and 12seconds. Over the coming weeks I [...]
Tags: conversation network·Girl Geek Dinners·microblogging·Montreal·Video
Shhhh! Sworn to Secrecy
September 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Social Media, Video
I recently told you a little about an innovative start-up named Akoha, that founder Austin Hill described in an interview with Tara Hunt as: “…based off Aboriginal gift economies and it’s a pay it forward giving game whereby you earn points based off how well you give to other people. So aside from the functional, [...]
