Our annual guide to the best social media, marketing, technology and media conferences in 2014, held in the United States and around the world.
JD Lasica
When journalists trade newsrooms for business storytelling
Journalists are increasingly leaving newsrooms and traditional news organizations and have begun taking their storytelling skills to the business world, particularly tech firms.
Crowd Companies: A brand council for the collaborative economy
Crowd Companies has just launched as a brand council for the collaborative economy. The new effort from Jeremiah Owyang takes the Sharing Economy, Maker Movement, crowdfunding, 3D printing and alternative currency and wraps them in a single metaphor: the Collaborative Economy Movement.
7 emerging social media marketing trends for 2014
This article sums up major social media marketing changes in 2013 and upcoming trends to watch out for in 2014.
Roadmap conference: The rise of design culture
Here’s a roundup of Roadmap, a two-day conference put on by Gigaom that explored the intersection of technology and design. I came away deeply impressed by the caliber of the conversations on stage and the makeup of the attendees: UX (user experience) specialists, designers, startup founders, venture capitalists, journalists and others.