Forrester: 75% Participate on Social Media

Forrester Research, quoted in an October, 2008 AdWeek article states that Social Media has gone mainstream. Several points include: “A consumer poll done in the second quarter found that 75 percent of Internet users participate in some form of social media, up...

Predictions for 2009

It’s time to look into my quartz-crystal ball and see the hot trends for the New Year – and what may fall by the wayside. Please click to read my predictions at MediaBullseye.com.

Newsrooms and Social Media

I spent nine years in radio as a reporter, on-air talent and program director. By nature, newsrooms are not the most social media friendly place in the world. Reporters and producers are the gatekeepers of the facts. While social media threatens the perceived balance...

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

In today’s New York Times magazine, Clive Thomson has an excellent piece on the evolution of social media and the privacy issues in play. Almost two years ago to the day, Facebook quietly rolled its “News Feed” feature to the masses. The millions of...