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As if you just can’t get away from social networks enough, get ready for the story of Facebook coming to the big screen this October. Columbia Pictures has just released a trailer for The Social Network. The movie is based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” and covers the early days of Facebook from its original inception [...]

Last night Boston’s Vilna Shul hosted an event in its continuing Speaker Series, “Today’s Platform Preferences.” Talking about and debating Web and mobile platforms in a Shul was an interesting experience. That it was in a Shul in Beacon Hill, significantly noted for tracing the path of Jews in America, combined with the current 20th [...]

Number two in a series: I’m following up regarding my previous post focused on last night’s MIT Digital Media SIG, and the panel discussion there entitled “Internet Video Everywhere:  Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Online and Mobile Video.” It was a great panel moderated by David Ryter, and a great discussion afterwards. Last night’s featured panelists were [...]

This is a speech I gave at MIT Sloan’s MediaTech and MoMIT Executive Lunch Series on November 9th, 2008. It covers the convergence of digital and social media on mobile platforms, gives an overview of popular social media platforms and their move onto mobile, highlights three app stores- Apple, Android, and BlackBerry, highlights four companies doing [...]

Not too long ago, most technology providers marketed their products and services in similar manners- with a modicum of market research under their belts, a well thought out business and marketing plan, perhaps a media partner, and some kind of lead generation strategy. However, the rise of social networking has really changed the practice of [...]

If you are like me, then you’re probably using more than one social networking platform these days, possibly balancing your communications platforms between personal and professional realms. LinkedIn has become the norm for professionally focused social networking, Facebook is the yin to that yang for the personal side of life, while Twitter is now the great [...]