Posted on June 25, 2009 3:31 pm by Shel Holtz | General | Social Media
I had completely forgotten that I’d taken my little Casio digital camera with me to the IABC Research Foundation Think Tank a few weeks back. I was browsing images from the camera when I stumbled on this, which someone from the Think Tank graciously shot of me with Neville Hobson (left), Adrian Chan, Chris Heuer, and J.D. Lasica.
Posted on June 18, 2009 2:06 pm by Shel Holtz | Social Media
Every now and then, someone digs up the dead who-should-own-social-media horse so we can all beat on it for a while more. While I question the notion of anyone “owning” social media in an organization, it’s worth considering where responsibility for coordination of a company’s social media efforts should reside. Yes, social media at its best is organic, but inconsistencies in its application can…
Posted on June 14, 2009 11:37 am by Shel Holtz | IABC | Social Media
I interviewed several vendors who were exhibiting on the trade show floor at the recent IABC World Conference. Clearly, social media has had as profound an impact on those who provide products and service to the communications profession as it has on the communicators themselves.
Posted on June 4, 2009 4:00 pm by Shel Holtz | IABC | Research | Social Media
On Saturday, I’m chairing the annual Think Tank for the IABC Research Foundation, which funds research into communication issues that can benefit the entire profession. The Think Tank is meeting ahead of the IABC World Conference, which kicks off in San Francisco on Sunday.
This is my second go-around chairing the Think Tank, which brings a diverse group of some 20 or so…
Posted on June 2, 2009 11:59 pm by Shel Holtz | Business | Crisis Communication | Measurement | Social Media
We hear that most companies still haven’t jumped on the social media bandwagon and we roll our eyes in dismay and maybe even a little contempt. But there are reasons companies resist getting engaged with communities. It can be seriously perilous.
Look at General Motors. The magnitude of the company’s problems have inflamed peoples’ passions; our emotional reactions to its situation—and how GM responds—will forge…
Posted on May 28, 2009 2:29 pm by Shel Holtz | Media | Publishing | Social Media
Fuat Kircaali, the founder and CEO of
Sys-Con Media, has been outlandish in his predictions for the success of his latest venture, a self-publishing site called Ulitzer. (That’s “Pulitzer” without the “P.” Get it?)
How great does Kircaali think the prospects are for the site? “Within the next five years, Time Magazine, the Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, Conde Nast Traveler, and Wikipedia will be replaced by…
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