The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

billion impressions generated by the top 100 consumer brands, according to a new monthly report tracking social media “conversations’ related to those top 100 brands. Coca-Cola was the #1 brand in social media impressions – with nearly twice as many mentions as #2 brand Apple – in July 2012.

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Social Media Brands Apple Comparison 190

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Red Bull had the best social video strategy of the year, according to new research from video network gorival (owned by AOL). An effective social video strategy can elevate a brand beyond the product, creating an experience consumers really want to be a part of.” ” Apple just missed the top ten ranking, coming in 11th.

Video 183

Video Vimeo Brands Microsoft 183

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JANUARY 3, 2012

While many article and columns look back at the year that was or posture on the year that will be, it's becoming abundantly clear that 2012 will - without question - be the "Year of More.". More social. Social Media and online social networking has changed the very fabric of business and society. apple television.

GPS 106

GPS Microsoft Apple Loyalty 106

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Anderson's latest book, Makers - The New Industrial Revolution ( Crown Business , October 2012) tells the amazing story of how 3-D printing coupled with open source design and the entrepreneurial spirit is beginning to take hold. The 2012 edition of the Maker Fair held in San Mateo, California this past May hosted over 120,000 attendees.

iPad 107

iPad Microsoft Apple Open Source 107

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 22, 2012

Whether it’s Charlene Li’s Open Leadership , The NOW Revolution from Amber Naslund and me, Humanize from Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter , Smart Business, Social Business from Michael Brito , or Olivier Blanchard’s Social Media ROI , there is a chorus postulating that people make your company social, not tools and technology.

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Comparison Company Apple Groups 128

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JUNE 8, 2013

You may not know other open services like openstreetmap.org (an open version of Google Maps ) and CommonCrawl (an open repository of the web''s contents), but collectively, tools like these create a ''shadow'' version of the Internet tools on which we rely (think OpenOffice versus Microsoft Office ). How does Apple keep secrets so well?

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Apple Repository Microsoft Google 90

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 3, 2012

Jay: It’s interesting that you talk about Google and Amazon and Apple and those guys. By the same token, there’s no guarantee, as you know, that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google will be as prominent in five years, unless these companies are constantly reinventing themselves, and even then, there’s no guarantee.

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Apple Google Yahoo Facebook 116