by Minter Dial | Jan 29, 2011 | Social Media
The future of networked communications? It took a while, but Facebook Messages was just activated on my account. If you are not aware, Facebook launched late last year what it calls the “Modern Messaging System,” (MMS) a centralizing interface that...
by Minter Dial | Jan 24, 2011 | Branding, Social Media
Branding gets personal inside and out When companies have been “brought up” to be high performing and distinctly professional in their approach, there is a real risk for them going forward if they do not loosen up their “settings” to be more personal. Not only does...
by Minter Dial | Jan 23, 2011 | Social Media
For all you guys out there, you should take a look at the new ManoftheHouse site [now defunct], launched by Procter & Gamble (P&G) mid-2010. It is a novel initiative, clearly intending to take Procter into a new direction with a new editorial voice. As...
by Minter Dial | Jan 22, 2011 | Branding, Social Media
Looking for the business lessons in Google doodles (the freedom to play with its logo on its home page) is a little like trying to learn from Apple’s miracle marketing. There is a uniqueness and freshness that is contagious in Google’s changing logo. Along...
by Minter Dial | Jan 22, 2011 | Social Media
Are you, like many people addicted or obsessed with Facebook? The statistic I like the most about people’s online activity is: “57% of people talk to people more online than they do in real life” …and I tend to believe that...
by Minter Dial | Jan 15, 2011 | Social Media
Today (January 15th, 2011) is Wikipedia’s 10th birthday. And it is a great day, too. With an Alexa ranking of 8th (not 10th!) and 400 million monthly unique visitors, Wikipedia captures daily 14% of the world’s internet users. Wikipedia...