Dave Fleet

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Social Mediators 8 – What Do You Want From A Conference?

Dave Fleet

Reflecting the new mobile working environment – lots of WiFi and charging stations for electronic devices. These encounters lead to lasting relationships for me, so I appreciate events that facilitate that interaction. Personally, I look for four things: Knowledgeable, expert speakers who will speak from experience.

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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. Mobile commerce will bloom. AOL buys HuffPo. Brian Solis: Malcolm Gladwell, Your Slip Is Showing. Targeting gets even bigger.

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50 Great Apps for Your iPad

Dave Fleet

BBC News – Great mobile interface for catching up on the latest news. TweetAgora – If you find yourself wanting to filter events out of your Twitter stream, this client is for you. Instapaper – For all those posts you don’t have time to read in the office but want to later. NPR – Another great news app.

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The risk of building your social media house on someone else’s land

Dave Fleet

From the ongoing worsening of the COVID situation anywhere you look, to the events in the US – there’s a lot to be drained by. If you rent your house, you risk losing it.

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20 Social Media Trends for Business in 2011

Dave Fleet

This week, I had an opportunity to pull together some of the key social media trends I’m seeing for a presentation at an event in Waterloo. Ubiquitous mobile. One of the great things about working in the digital space right now is observing the many changes constantly occurring. Some are practical; others are theoretical.

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