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Using Cognitive Efficiency in Visual Data: Crisis Mapping in Haiti

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Cognition, Psychology, Social Media

This is an example of a brilliant use of social media.  I learned about this from one of may favorites Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change. Ushahidi are mapping crisis information from Haiti. They have integrated various data input sources, [...]

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Five Things to Remember about Social Media

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Psychology, Social Media

If you had any doubts about the impact social networking tools and social media have on the world as we know it, watch this Advertising Age video of Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz talk about the changes they’ve made in their approach to reaching skiers and snow enthusiasts. While this is a great example of [...]

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Social Media Networks Get the Word Out. Just ask ACORN.

September 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Culture & Change, Politics & Policy, Social Media

However you come out on the politics of the “to-fund or not-to-fund” ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) issue, the radical change in House and Senate’s support for funding of the organization (or defunding as the case may be) is an excellent example of the impact of new media technologies.  Information travels across [...]

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Identifying Trends and Changes in the Social Media Landscape

July 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Psychology, Social Media, Society

Social media tools are a great way to get to know your audience better and for less expense, than you ever have before. Yet, social media tools seem to change overnight. As Heidi Klum says on Project Runway, “One minute you’re in, the next, you’re out.”
For social media marketers, communicators, and researchers, this means not [...]

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The Positive Psychology Of Entrepreneurship

July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Brands & Markets, Networks, Social Media

A version of this post appeared in my blog Positively Media on Psychology Today.
There’s a lot of buzz about entrepreneurship right now. This is especially obvious if you hang out on LinkedIn, Twitter, or cruise the Ning social networks. It is not surprising, given the amount of people looking for jobs due to cutbacks [...]

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