http://www.schneidermike.com a blog about technology and analysis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meg Porter who most of us knew as @megapixel was recently killed in a car crash. She was 24, smart, funny, snarky and had infinite potential. Don't take life for granted. Make every day count. I think she did. http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/make-every-day-count/243/ An Epic Event / Themes of Social CRM I attended Radian 6 and Chris Brogan's the Rockstars of Social CRM event last night. The panel had some of the heavy hitters of Social Media and CRM. Marcel LeBrun, CEO of Radian 6, Frank Eliason who you know better as @comcastcares, Paul ... http://www.schneidermike.com/technology/ending-the-battle-for-social-media/218/ People complain about #FollowFriday because people just throw out a bunch of names without giving any reason to follow the people on the list. My solution has been to provide a reason or theme with each person I recommend. For instance, #followfriday @agrahamwilcox <- Must follow for NBA fans Today, Brad Ward ... http://www.schneidermike.com/technology/my-endorsement-from-brad-j-ward/207/ Rebecca Corliss and the Boston University Terriers are Elite from Schneider Mike on Vimeo. I just wanted to proclaim that the Boston University Terriers are far superior to my beloved Miami University Redhawks. I would also like to encourage you to follow the incomparable Rebecca Corliss on twitter! . Which I ... http://www.schneidermike.com/culture/boston-university-and-rebecca-corliss-are-equally-awesome/189/ Back on 4/17/2009, Oprah Winfrey tweeted for the first time. Although officially she joined twitter in January, she held out until spring until she could schedule time to have twitter founder Evan Williams on her show to make a media event out of her first tweet. I'm using the ... http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/the-oprah-effect-part-1/172/ Starbucks VIA Instant Starbucks from Schneider Mike on Vimeo. Guy Kawasaki was hanging out in the blogger's lounge early one morning at SXSW. He had a coy smile and announced that he had something cool that we would all love. As a result, I got to try Starbucks VIA! Thanks Guy! http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/starbucks-via-preview/169/ Twitter is a news source, an early alert system, a social network, a geo tracking tool, an education necessity, a reputation monitoring system, a political campaign tool, a rumor mill, a PR platform, a brand personifier, a help desk, a product review source, a polling system, a direct marketing tool, ... http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/what-is-twitter/156/ WTF? At SXSW, I sat in a session with some of the brilliant minds in interactive experience creation including: Victoria Ha from Stitch Media, Phil Stuart of Preloaded, Mark Pytlik of Stink Digital and Rick Webb from the Barbarian group. They wasted a good 10 minutes of the panel discussing the ... http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/stop-arguing-and-lets-make-us-some-non-linear-entertainment/139/ Does good design come from good designers? Sort of. Good design does not even start with design. Whether for marketing, technology, product, etc it starts with a deep understanding of the needs of the consumer and the business stakeholders. If you have not worked with a next-generation agency, ... http://www.schneidermike.com/design/trading-in-partnership-for-crowdsourced-design/133/ The Pepsi lounge at SXSW has a bar where you can try Pepsi products and a series of tents where you can go an create content. It's a cool place to hang out and meet people, shoot video, charge your phone or talk to the folks who made it all ... http://www.schneidermike.com/socialmedia/pepsi-jumps-into-social-media-at-sxsw/125/