The Future of the Social Web is NOW

In April of this year, Forrester published a paper titled The Future of the Social Web. An excellent document all around and a must read for all digital marketers, IMHO. Author Jeremiah Owyang predicts the near-term impact of social technology on marketing, commerce, customer relationships and advertising. (Read more on Jeremiah’s blog including some spot-on [...]

“Zappos and Amazon sitting in a tree…”

This just in… Amazon has purchased Zappos. The Wall Street Journal reports the two have reached a deal somewhere north of $800 million in cash and stock. In an open letter to all Zappos employees, CEO Tony Hsieh calls it a “big day in Zappos history.” According to Hsieh, Amazon initiated the talks several months [...]

SXSW: 4 things I brought back to Dallas

I spent last weekend and part of this week at SXSW with two of my kids. We had an insanely good time together and even their old man learned a lot. Here are the top 4 things I took away from Austin: