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See me at BlogWorld Expo East in NYC!

Matt — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:25:19 +0000

Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2012 (Jun 5-7) for the first time! The title of my BlogWorld session is: Creation, Curation and Collection: Getting to know Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr and will be taking place on June 6 at 2:30p. BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and [...]

I’m a professor on Fast Company’s 30 Second MBA

Matt — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:14:12 +0000

Doing SXSW Interactive, I had a chance to sit down (in a car) and share some thoughts about bringing offline community online with the folks at Fast Company for their 30 Second MBA series. Enjoy!

Social Fresh East: A look back

Matt — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:10 +0000

Last week I had the pleasure of joining some of the smartest minds in social media at Social Fresh East, a gathering of social media marketers and communication managers in Tampa, Florida. The third edition of the conference marked my first trip, and it was well worth the travel! I had the opportunity to wrap [...]

Social Shopping Malls to Specialty Stores: The New Wave of Fragmentation

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:30:39 +0000

One constant through the many evolutions of Internet platforms is the fickleness of human beings, especially when asked to make quick decisions. Successful products have been driven by the combination of the “right” feature set, clarity in purpose, and most importantly, the vibrant nature of communities and how accessible they are to the user. Indeed, [...]

Come see me at Social Fresh East!

Matt — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:32:37 +0000

Excited to be sharing news of my Social Fresh conference debut at Social Fresh East on February 7th in Tampa, FL! I’m honored to be sharing the stage with an esteemed group of social media stars including folks from eMarketer, Nordstrom, Radio Shack and Argyle Social, amongst others. I’ll be talking about fragmentation in social [...]

Vote for me? (Soon!)

Matt — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:13:52 +0000

UPDATE: Voting has opened! Vote for me here! UPDATE 2: Voting has ended. Thank you all for your support – excited by my 9th place out of 20 – only 7 votes from the top 5! By some miracle of the Internets, I got nominated for a seat on the NY Tech Meetup Board of [...]

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

Matt — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:13:51 +0000

RIP SJ. And thanks.

I’ll tumble for you… with conditions?

Matt — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:41:03 +0000

As you may have heard, there’s been a bit of a kerfuffle around Tumblr’s Fashion Week plans and perceived (or actual) favoritism and treatment of particular brands and industries (along with developers, but that’s a different story) As summarized by Mashable’s talented style / design editor Lauren Indvik on her Tumblr: The company is asking, [...]

The Google+ Brand Problem

Matt — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:30:26 +0000

By now you’ve all heard of Google+, Google’s latest, and in my opinion, best attempt at building a social network that people would adopt and find to be part of their daily lives. Indeed, it’s growth has been astounding, gaining 10 million numbers in around two weeks. I actually happen to really see real potential [...]

The last segment

Matt — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:55:54 +0000

Look. I get it. Smart marketers take a look at their demographics and make assumptions about how to target certain kinds of individuals. In the new era of “private is public”, it seems that people already know lots about me. My work. Where I live. What I enjoy. Where my sports loyalties lie. And [...]