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Thoughts on Boston

Dave Fleet

Beyond the worry for the people involved and the anger at those responsible, I worry about what this means for future events. What does this mean for future sporting events? Maybe it was a religious group. I hope we don’t let this put a chill on large public events. Questioning. Will the Boston Marathon bounce back?

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SXSW 2011: Strong on Networking; Less on Content

Dave Fleet

Yes, there are lots of parties at SXSW, but the people who get the most out of the event are those who use those events as a springboard for smaller, more focused conversations with other people. This year it felt too big, with sessions spread throughout the city which provided a disincentive to attend. Content varies in quality.

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Should “they” be allowed to use social media? Who are “they”?

Dave Fleet

Images of Al-Assad at official meetings, visiting school kids and at a wounded person’s hospital bedside are clearly intended to humanize the president, as are the numerous images of Al-Assad’s wife in a photo op at a community group. Image from SyrianPresidency Instagram account. Which of these sides of the story is right?

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Thoughts on Boston

Dave Fleet

Beyond the worry for the people involved and the anger at those responsible, I worry about what this means for future events. What does this mean for future sporting events? Maybe it was a religious group. I hope we don’t let this put a chill on large public events. Questioning. Will the Boston Marathon bounce back?

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Should “they” be allowed to use social media? Who are “they”?

Dave Fleet

Images of Al-Assad at official meetings, visiting school kids and at a wounded person’s hospital bedside are clearly intended to humanize the president, as are the numerous images of Al-Assad’s wife in a photo op at a community group. Image from SyrianPresidency Instagram account. Which of these sides of the story is right?

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Nowadays, you can almost guarantee that every time there’s a significant world event, Malcolm Gladwell will stick his head up and beat down a non-existent argument that social media is driving everything. AOL buys HuffPo. Brian Solis: Malcolm Gladwell, Your Slip Is Showing. Forrester: Actual Interactive Marketer Predictions For 2011.

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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

In any event, I’d be happy to explain more if you would like to reach out. Compete Categories are groups of domains we organize for our PRO and Enterprise Level Subscribers. Even when considering your GA numbers, you are well down the long tail of the internet. It does not impact any traffic numbers.

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