Dave Fleet

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Remembering Michael O’Connor Clarke

Dave Fleet

From memory, I believe we first met online in 2007, through social media channels that were a shared passion between us. Michael O’Connor Clarke passed away this morning, sadly losing his battle with the esophagael cancer that he was diagnosed with this summer. I knew Michael both as a friend and as a colleague.

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Is “Social Media” Hurting Social Media?

Dave Fleet

Plenty of people have wondered about the term before ( Google “social media term&# and you’ll find a 2007 post from Jeremiah Owyang on the topic) but I’m thinking of this from a slightly different angle. Before you tell me I’m crazy, stop and think for a second.

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SXSW 2011: Strong on Networking; Less on Content

Dave Fleet

Twitter got its big break-through at SXSW in 2007. As I mentioned above, take advantage of the opportunity to get out, meet new people and make new connections. No breakout companies this year. Foursquare arguably did so a couple of years later.

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