The following is also my latest MediaPost Spin column.
Email Blows Away All Other Social Networks
January 4th, 2008 by Max Kalehoff
With the explosive excitement and high valuations of Facebook and the like, it’s time to take a step back and acknowledge the mother of all social networks: email.… Read the rest
In my last MediaPost Column on “social-media best practices,” Dave Evans challenged me on my growing rejection of the term social media. He then unpacked his argument into a ClickZ column. He said:
… Read the restAt its core, social media both encompasses and provides a set of tools that enable members to share and share in the information around them.
I’m beginning to hate the term “social media” more everyday. As David Pogue, tech columnist at the NYTimes once said, “What is social media? A bunch of televisions talking to one another at a cocktail party?”
Regardless, self-expression and peer-to-peer communications are changing the game in how businesses and customers interact.… Read the rest
My good friend and colleague Pete Blackshaw‘s father passed away yesterday after a tough battle with cancer. Pete created a memorial blog in remembrance of William Blackshaw, and I just left the following comment:
… Read the restI never met your dad in person, but I’ve met him through the great qualities he’s passed along to you.
Forrester digital-marketing analyst Peter Kim featured a Q&A with me on his M20: Top Marketer Blogs ranking. My responses veered on the sappy side (I’ll need to watch out for that in the future!), but they’re genuine and from the heart.… Read the rest
