by Wayne Kurtzman | Mar 15, 2011 | education, Geolocation, LBS Location Based Service, SxSW
The world is a game and we’re playing whether we want to or not. Our education system, customer acquisition and even loyalty rewards all use gaming elements according to SxSW day two keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch, the “Chief Ninja” for Boston-based mobile gaming...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Feb 27, 2011 | eCommerce, education, Marketing, Social Media, Web 2.0
Sunday morning is the only time that a lot of people actually pick up a newspaper, even if it’s online, and read the comics. There’s a reason you read only some of the comics and religiously skip others – some speak to you and engage your imagination and experiences....
by Wayne Kurtzman | Oct 15, 2010 | education, Feature, Innovation, Social Media
It was 40 years ago that “Cracklin’ Rosie” got on board for Neil Diamond and Diana Ross learned there “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” It’s also when futurist Alvin Toffler introduced us to the concepts of information overload, prosumerism and a warning that a...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Sep 25, 2010 | Analytics, education, Feature, Marketing, Photo, Social Media, Web 2.0
PodCamp Boston 5 – the fifth year of the Chris Penn and Chris Brogan idea in collaborative learning. As the PodCamp Boston site says: “PodCamp is an unconference where newbies and advanced content makers alike come to learn more about and share their...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Sep 10, 2010 | education, Social Media
There was a commercial that featured the line “try it, you’ll like it”. Well, I am not big on asking you to do something, but I believe attending a Podcamp – an unconference, could be one of the best things you can do for yourself in this age...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Aug 20, 2010 | education, Feature, Social Media
If old movies taught us anything, it is when the legend becomes fact, print the legend. What happens in today’s instant news environment when perception becomes fact? Thanks to Jeff Cutler who covered the Gulf oil spill for several weeks, I hear his story the way it...