Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Silicon Valley insider, provides rich insight into technology trends, markets and building companies. Christopher Rollyson attended his presentation at SxSW and provided a substantial rundown. A main snippet? Web 3.0 would “arrive sooner and be stranger than we think.”
Social media, tech & marketing events: July
Some of the speakers at Fortune: Brainstorm this year. Guide to events & conferences for the coming month Here’s our roundup of social media, tech and marketing conferences and events for the month of July. Lots of great gatherings on tap. For the full year, see our full Calendar of 2011 social media, tech […]
How to become a super-node in the attention era
Every search you make on Google returns results that are weighted heavily to favor people in your social networks. Getting people to like your brand on Facebook or follow your brand on Twitter has become an essential secret weapon for search engine ranking.
How to create a social media plan in 4 beefy steps
This is part three of our three-part Social Media Planning series, broken down into the following phases: Social media analysis Social media strategy Social media plan (below) In parts 1 and 2 we’ve looked at how to create a social media analysis and strategy. Now it’s time for four beefy steps for completing a social […]
How to become one of the most respected companies in your industry
One of the most critical and popular aspects of my business, Spark Media Solutions, is live event reporting and production, where I, backed by my team, attend conferences and trade shows and report on the event from the editorial viewpoint of the client. If my client is interested in a subject that happens to be the subject of a conference, then they want to be a participant in that conversation.



