Eric Bader: New Chief Strategy Officer at Initiative

congratulations to our good friend, and former panelist Eric Bader!
(from Media.asia.com)
Initiative appoints Eric Bader to newly created global role as chief strategy officer
by Kenny Lim
GLOBAL – Initiative has hired Eric Bader (pictured) to the newly created global role of chief strategy officer.
Reporting to Richard Beaven, Initiative’s worldwide chief executive, Bader joins its worldwide leadership team [...]

How To: Escape From Google’s Clutches, Once and For All

Interesting article from GIZMODO from my friend Marshall Sponder (via GoogleBuzz)
So you’re fed up with Google, and you’ve got a litany of reasons. You don’t even have to explain—I’m just here to help you crawl out from under the shadow of the big G, step by step.
You don’t have to be ready to commit to [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk: Meets the FOBS at Samsung on Feb 17th

Thank you again to everyone who attended our event on Feb 17th “Uncorking Gary Vaynerchuk: an in-depth interview with Ellis Henican.” Not only was it our first evening event of 2010 but one of the best turnouts we have had in a very long time. A special thank you to everyone at  the Samsung Experience, [...]

Tiger to Apologize?

from Newsday via AP
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks to the media for the first time about his middle-of-the-night accident that sparked shocking revelations about his infidelity.
Woods will talk to a small group of reporters at 11 a.m. Friday from the clubhouse of [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk: Solving the Internet

Great story about our friend Gary Vaynerchuk from Details. (btw…a few tickets to “Uncorking Gary Vaynerchuk” tomorrow (Wed) evening are still available: http://bit.ly/garyvfeb1710)
The social-media maestro on a Twitter war with Shaq, the iPad, and the perfect bottle of wine for under 20 bucks
By Chris Raymond
February 2, 2010
Four years ago, Gary Vaynerchuk was a virtual unknown—that [...]

Juliette Powell: Digital Literacy–Not Just For Kids Anymore!

Interesting HuffPo article from our good friend author and digital media strategist, Juliette Powell
What happens if someone posts an unflattering, or worse, a scandalous or compromising picture of you on Facebook? What are your rights? That’s a sensitivity that we need to start nurturing by training our kids — and our employees — to use [...]

Michele Joel: How To Get A Great Job Right Now In Today’s Awful Economy

My friend Michele Joel is consulting as the Associate Managing Director at TheInfoPro (IT advisory and research firm), New York City and someone who really knows how to network…especially when it comes to job hunting. Check out a recent article on her in Business Insider
Michele Joel: Post your resume everywhere online, get interviews, and then follow [...]

PBS FRONTLINE: DIGITAL NATION

I’ve written here numerous times about one of my favorite shows, Frontline, and this weeks episode is a good example. FYI, Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television’s flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as “the last best hope for broadcast documentaries,” FRONTLINE’s stature over 27 seasons is reaffirmed [...]

Richard Branson’s Entrepreneurial Philosophies

Interesting article from my friend Ann Nyberg
from bitrebels.com
Sir Richard Branson really needs no introduction for this post, but I’ll give you some quick insight on this remarkable entrepreneur anyway. Aside from his insanely cool lifestyle, Richard Branson is most famous for starting new businesses. I’m sure you’ve seen his brand “Virgin” on everything including credit [...]

Ilana Arazie: Connecting Through Augmented Campaigns

Special thanks to our friend  Ilana Arazie of Downtown Dharma for a nice writeup on our Augmented Reality event on Jan 21st in Social Times.
Esquire’s director of design last week showed off his foray into the world of “augmented reality” at a Sobel Media event in Manhattan. David Curcurito created a December cover featuring Robert [...]

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