Cafe Cultures and Social Media

Chris Brogan has talked about cafe-shaped conversations, and how conversations between businesses and the public need to become a bit more intimate, like the kind of conversations you might have in a Parisian cafe.  Having just come from a trip to Paris, Spain and...

Social Media Yenta – Here’s the ROI

One of the most amazing things about the first Podcamp Boston is how many enduring friendships have come into my life because of it.  Of the 347 people on the registrants list for that very first Podcamp, I can count at least 45 friends, close friends, colleagues, and...

7 Rules of Social Networks: Quality versus Quantity

Corvida from SheGeeks did a guest post over at Chris Brogan’s blog about how as the size of her social network has expanded on twitter, she felt the quality of the conversations she was having deteriorated. I think this is something many people have experienced,...

Relationships and Trust Agents

Chris Brogan had a very interesting post on Trust Agents this morning.  It got me thinking about how  people become trustworthy in the internet age, when relationships may be many, but have weaker bonds than say, the friendships you make in your off-line life, through...