Posted on December 29, 2014 6:25 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Attention | Gamification | Mobile | Social Media
Whether Plague takes off or is relegated to the scrap heap of failed apps remains to be seen, but the idea is intriguing (if not downright revolutionary). At its core, Plague democratizes the process of determining what spreads through social media, and even what goes viral. The app bills itself as “an essentially different way to spread information.”
The idea is simple. You share…
Posted on September 26, 2014 10:21 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Attention | Audio | Brands | Business | Facebook | Gamification | Google+ | Marketing | Measurement | Mobile | Research | Social Media | Trust | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of Peter GordonWelcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I’ve found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Sobo is Vine for audio—Audio has been proliferating across the web in all kinds of…
Posted on September 19, 2014 8:36 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Augmented Reality | Brands | Business | Channels | Facebook | Gamification | Legal | Marketing | Measurement | Media | Mobile | PR | QR Codes | Research | Social Media | Social Networking
Flickr image—“Wrapped Up Dinosaurs”—courtesy of Matt BrownWelcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I’ve found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers…and this week ranks up there among the most interesting collections of stories since I started the wrap. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to…
Posted on January 17, 2014 8:14 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Pinterest | Advertising | Business | Facebook | Gamification | Marketing | Media | Publishing
It was 20 years ago today…that the earth shook and my life changed. The Northridge Earthquake struck just after 4 a.m., while it was still dark. I lived in Granada Hills at the time, just a few miles from the epicenter. I was born in Hollywood and raised in the San Fernando Valley. I was no stranger to earthquakes, which for…
Posted on December 6, 2013 10:21 am by Shel Holtz | Instagram | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Business | Crisis Communication | Facebook | Gamification | Marketing | Mobile | Research | Social Media | Technology | Twitter
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Posted on November 15, 2013 10:00 am by Shel Holtz | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Content Curation | Facebook | Gamification | Google+ | Marketing | Research | Twitter
(c) Can Stock PhotoI’m trying out a new format for the wrap that will make it a quicker read for you while allowing me to include more items that you might have missed over the course of the week. Let me know if you like it. I’ll elaborate on two or three stories at the top of the Wrap, then more briefly…
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