Jul 13, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

UPDATE: Old Spice Guy Creates Custom Videos for Fans, Campaign Breaking Viral Records!

UPDATE: The activity around the campaign just keeps this train hauling down the road to becoming one of the best viral campaigns for 2010…recent stats updated @ 3p.m. PST. Twitter: More than 47,000 total followers & counting… (averaging 3-6 new followers a second!!) YouTube: Currently the #1 viewed YouTube channel so far today; & because they are a YouTube sponsor – they are... read more

Jul 8, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Will Social Media Improve Your Life in the Future?

The Pew Research Center recently fielded a study focused on the future of social relations. The research study revolved around one statement: “In 2020, when I look at the big picture and consider my personal friendships, marriage and other relationships, I see that the internet has mostly been a positive force on my social world. And this will only grow more true in the future.” In the end, 85% of the... read more

May 10, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Facebook Open Graph: What this Monster Means for All of Us

You think you know Facebook? They’re just getting started. With its latest round of plug-in updates, Facebook has unleashed a monster that means it will soon dominate the scene as the web’s most popular destination after Google. But what does it mean for us? The major announcements at the recent F8 Developer’s Conference in San Francisco unveiled a plan to intensify and expand FB’s... read more

Mar 15, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Twitter CEO Evan Williams Announces @Anywhere Feature at SXSW

Twitter CEO Evan Williams just announced that Twitter will begin a step toward individual website integration with a new platform called @anywhere. The announcement was made during Williams’ keynote speech this afternoon at SXSW. The new integration will allow developers to plug-in to @anywhere to integrate “basic” Twitter functionality into their website without users needing to navigate away from... read more

Feb 23, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Social Media Privacy: Building Trust

I know where you are, I know where you could be, I know pretty much everything about you. And I’m not even your friend – at least (REAL) friend. It’s no surprise that social networking allows me to know this about you. I can see what you just ate, because you tweeted it, what you just got for Christmas, because you put it on Facebook. And now I can even see where you are all the time, because you... read more