by Minter Dial | Dec 4, 2013 | Social Media
WeChat, launched by Tencent initially in January 2011 under the Weixin brand, is a far cry from Twitter. In film speak, we might say that WeChat is Whatsapp meets Twitter meets the iPad. {Click to Tweet} There are some 350 million users already, with...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Social Media
Minter Dialogue #82 This interview, recorded on November 22, 2013, is with the trilingual Nao Sato, President and CEO of Warp Japan, a digital agency based in Tokyo, Japan. I was introduced to Nao by Alain Soulas (merci!), investor, entrepreneur and co-founder...
by Minter Dial | Oct 31, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Social Media
Minter Dialogue Episode #80 This interview, recorded on October 23, 2013, is with Jeremy Goldman, aka @Jeremarketer, who has started his own agency, Firebrand Group, based in Manhattan. Sharing a passion for branding and digital, and having both passed through...
by Minter Dial | Oct 29, 2013 | Social Media
With Twitter’s user base eclipsing 550 million, it can be a daunting task — especially for newer users — to find the right people to follow. Leveraging an article entitled, “Who to follow on Twitter,” also published on Social Media...
by Minter Dial | Oct 16, 2013 | Social Media
With Twitter now eclipsing 200 million active users and on the verge of an IPO, there can no longer be any doubt that Twitter will become a regular feature on the docket of marketing executives. The company Twitter will be on a prolonged offensive to develop its...
by Minter Dial | Oct 11, 2013 | Social Media
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I visited The Grove — a rather celebrated shopping center, replete with Apple Store and Nike Running store among others. In any event, at the center, there is a fancy fountain that is musically coordinated. Playing with Vine, I...