by Minter Dial | Apr 13, 2012 | Social Media
The number of eyebrows raised by the $1 billion price tag paid by Facebook for Instagram is perhaps as much a surprise as the price itself. The common refrain is “What on earth are Facebook thinking, paying so much for a tiny company without any revenues {or...
by Minter Dial | Apr 11, 2012 | Social Media
Whose tweet is it, anyway?In December 2011, I wrote up the saga about Noah Kravitz (see the original post ”Social Media Ownership” here) and the issue of who owns your social media profile while you are working for and/or representing a company or...
by Minter Dial | Apr 8, 2012 | Social Media
As brands get hip to social media, I have seen a few organizations take the inevitable shortcuts. These shortcuts can include outsourcing community management (at a more radical level), ignoring the weekend, moderating unwanted comments, or simply not engaging...
by Minter Dial | Mar 21, 2012 | Social Media
I attended the Netexplo 2012 Forum last week at the UNESCO (in Paris). It was a great event, honoring ten laureates for some exceptional projects (ProPublica, Word Lens, Blindspot…). We also heard from three international speakers, Rishi Khiani (CEO Times...
by Minter Dial | Mar 7, 2012 | Social Media
Lukas Maixner is co-founder of Socialbakers.com, the world’s largest Facebook statistics portal, and quickly gaining prominence for tracking the other major social media sites. Based out of Prague, Lukas is in charge of Socialbakers’ Professional Services...
by Minter Dial | Feb 29, 2012 | Social Media
Pinterest, a pinboard for the visually inspired First, what is Pinterest? I think this image says it all: Pinterest hits the tipping point Pinterest is a huge success (at least in North America). While a picture can say a 1,000 words, a little text doesn’t...
How do I delete all my photos from Google Photos (in bulk) without deleting my Google account?
