Is it me, or is it becoming harder and harder to come up with an original idea? I mean, the next time you think you have one, start Googling. Chances are, you’re going to find other ideas that are strikingly similar to your own. They might even have a Wikipedia page. Maybe it’s because people [...]
There are so many ways out there to stay connected — connected to our friends, connected to our family, connected to our peers, and connected to the world around us. We use so many social media tools to stay connected, but we don’t realize the cost. And I’m not just talking about the privacy costs. [...]
The annual Edelman Trust Barometer is out, and tech journalist Tom Foreski did some digging into the findings. As Tom points out, the news isn’t good for PR agencies, “social media experts,” citizen journalists, or media companies of any kind: Trust in information from friends and peers, “people like me,” dropped by 20 points, from [...]