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Johnathan Crowley on Viral Content and Online Video
Jonathan Crowley is the co-founder of Black20, a multi-platform digital studio that operates out of Long Island City, Queens. There’s a good chance that you’ve seen or at least heard of one of their viral videos or award-winning web series, which have been viewed by over 60 million people. A recent partnership with 15 Gigs ...
Cathy Brooks Loathes Rupert Murdoch, Loves Technology and ‘media’ More Than ‘Media’
Cathy Brooks is a journalist, creative media strategist, and host of the Social Media Hour live podcast. She blogs at Other Than That, which is also the name of her consulting firm, and she has worked for companies like Tech TV (now G4) and Seesmic. In last night’s The Social Nerdia Show! I spoke with ...
Stacey Monk and the Twitter Kids [#tweetsgiving]
If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably heard of Tweetsgiving (which started yesterday!) and the Twitter Kids of Tanzania. In last night’s The Social Nerdia Show! I had an awesome conversation with Stacey Monk, founder of Epic Change, the non-profit organization behind Tweetsgiving that “invests in people with incredible stories“. It was easy to see that ...
SuperFan Founder Finds Facebook Fertile for Virtual Funds
Rick Marini is the founder of SuperFan, a site built around the idea that people are passionate about all kinds of things, from bands and celebs, to brands and video games. In short, SuperFan is a social hub for the things you love. It’s also a great way for companies to get acquainted with their ...
McKinsey’s Michael Chui: “Allow your employees to expose their thoughts.”
Web 2.0 tools and technologies, things like blogs, wikis, podcasts and RSS, are changing the way companies communicate and collaborate, both internally and externally with customers, partners and suppliers. In last night’s The Social Nerdia Show! I was able to speak with Michael Chui about how companies can successfully leverage Web 2.0 and social media. ...
The Customer-Centric Approach of Samsung’s Social Media Strategists
Samsung is one of the most admired companies in the world. With a roster of high-quality HDTVs, smartphones, and cameras, it is not surprising that the company’s products speak for themselves, but there is also very talented people making sure the world knows about the latest and greatest from Samsung. Last night, on The Social ...
Is GiffGaff’s MVNO at the Advent of Social Customer Service?
People-powered. Those two words joined by a dash immediately remind me of Wikipedia. And Wikipedia might be the biggest inspiration for GiffGaff, a new MVNO in the UK running on the O2 network, that promises to change things in the mobile world. MVNOs have come and gone for many years, usually with little more than ...
John Poz on Woopra, Blogging and Social Analytics
Have you ever wanted to see who is on your web site at any given time? I’m not talking about the number of page views that your web site got this month. I’m talking about now, right now. Well, Woopra might be able to help. Last night, on The Social Nerdia Show! live podcast’s 27th ...
Brazen Careerist’s Ryan Paugh on Authenticity and Transparency
Ryan Paugh is the co-founder and community manager of Brazen Careerist, a career management tool for next-generation professionals. Ryan and I had a great conversation on the 26th episode of The Social Nerdia Show! live podcast. We talked about his transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, Generation Y, the job market, and the social ...
Interview: Louis Pagan on LATISM, the Growing Latino Community and the Social Component of Social Media
Louis Pagan is a content producer and co-founder of Latinos in Social Media. As one of the first latino voices in the blogosphere with his blog Latino Pundit, Louis has now rebranded himself as an entrepreneur. While he still blogs, Louis also owns a company called Lat3G Media and he has helped launched projects like ...
