Over 200 people turned out for the January 20 Social Media Club Chicago 2011 Community Outlook event. Four panelists talked about the themes they consider to be important in the coming year. Watch the video, or read my notes to see what they’ll be watching this year. How about you – what social media trends…
Look to fashion – make that Fashion Week – to preview what will be trendy. Here’s a trend I’d like to see take off: issuing bloggers press passes to events beyond the techno-conferences, something Fashion Week’s been doing since 2006. After all, a blog is a publication. A blogger is an editor who writes for…
This post is one in the #smwreporter series with coverage from Social Media Week Berlin. Thanks to Nokia for covering travel and expenses and for providing a 41 megapixel Nokia Lumia to capture amazing images. Disclosure: http://cmp.ly/6/RC5QuG. Thanks to Frederik Fischer, CEO of Tame, http://tame.it, for presenting an intriguing program for journalists, PR people and…
Back in the day, about 36 months ago, everybody thought nobody over 30 would make much use of social networking. When I joined Facebook as a marketing experiment, people said “Hey -you’re too old to be on there. Don’t you know Facebook is for kids? Get back over to LinkedIn.” Today, everybody knows Facebook is…
When the stage is global, your message has to be personal. Vancouver wasn’t just the location of one of my most memorable keynote presentations—it became part of the story. And like many great stories, this one began with hesitation. When I was invited to submit a proposal to speak at the MDRT Annual Conference, I almost…
“I can see you’re an open networker,” someone told me last week. “You make it easy to reach you via phone and email.” Yes, that’s true and if you’re looking, look no further: my email is connect[at]corywestmedia.com and you can call or text me at 630.207.7530. Some of you reading this are shaking in your…
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