Iceland has taken one monumental step in revitalizing its economy: Amending its constitution via Facebook.
The constitutional council’s weekly meetings are broadcast live there and with two-thirds of tech-savvy Icelanders on Facebook, it seemed the most logical place to go to get attention and feedback.
To quote a title from Ventureneer’s ebook about nonprofits and social media, “It Ain’t Optional.”
That’s one opinion. Opinions get debated daily on what social media is, is social media worth using and which social media tool is best for ROI. Here’s a roundup of some current thoughts on the topic – in case you’re on the fence, skeptical, just plain ignoring it or maybe even loving social media. (more…)
An unintended, busy weekend provided several noteworthy experiences and debate-worthy information.
Friday night at Carnegie Hall (in Zankel Hall), I attended the WSJ tech talk featuring Sir Howard Stringer, CEO Sony, and Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal’s personal tech columnist. The posted theme shifted in light of the events in Japan. It was interesting to hear the Sony response to the horrific events from their CEO, who is not Japanese, and how they affected both the people and the operations of this multinational corporation. (more…)
What a week for er, words(?) in the English language!
On 18 march, the Associated Press (AP) changed its style, reported Mashable – for the use of the word “e-mail.” They’ve finally caught up with the rest of the world and took out the hyphen. Hello AP – one less character!
We’ve move well beyond the “should-we” or should-we-not” be doing social media debate. Now we’re moved into the fallout and the deep anaylses of the users and patterns.
Is Twitter Dividing the Happy From the Unhappy? asks the gang at Mashable.
… the happy people have formed little Happy Twitter clubs. Meanwhile misery loves company in social media – as much as, if not more than, in real life. (more…)
