Strategy & Inspiration for Digital Marketing & Social Media Experts

How brands can solve their Facebook XXX content problems

April 17, 2011
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Bad content online is not unusual and not a show-stopper for brands. Spam, problematic content such as bad language, hate threats, and harassing behavior online are not unusual or bad things to pin on Facebook. They’re just the nature of online community, and have been since the early days in the mid-’80s through AOL and […]

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We are what we say: Why and how news outlets and politicians must manage the talk and behavior they influence

January 12, 2011
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Written by Peter Friedman and Jenna Woodul In the wake of last week’s shooting in Arizona, debate rages about whether the vitriolic dialogue in politics and news is a cause of the tragedy.We don’t know a direct link exists from that discourse to this disturbed young man’s actions. But we do know that words count. […]

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Social media's future isn't about content; it's about relationships

October 6, 2010
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Editor’s note: This post from Peter comes as a response to Geoff Livingston’s piece, “The End of the Social Media Adoption Road.” Geoff has a well-thought-out article, but I challenge its fundamental conclusions: 1) “We’re rapidly approaching the end of the technology adoption curve for social media.” 2) “By year end 2011, social media will […]

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