What is Social Media?

March 25, 2011 by 4 Comments

Clients come to us because they want "social media.” But what does that entail? It’s during the assessment and discovery stage that it becomes clear to all that we are first about the following steps: Strategy… Content Development System… Creative… …and then Social Media It's a publishing model. It requires editors, designers, strategists, technologists and consumer … [Read more...]

CQ of Generosity: What is Generosity?

March 16, 2011 by 1 Comment
tcg_CQ_ClareMunn_Sepia_TakeTwo_ClareHat

  There is a lot going on in the world. This Tsunami in Japan is quite unbelievable -it’s like looking at a clip from Mark Gordon’s 2012 movie- but the biggest sign this is real is the silent acceptance and grace of the Japanese people. I can feel this through the numerous clips from Anderson Cooper's reporting. I can see the sadness in the eyes of the medics and … [Read more...]

CQ of Social Media

February 23, 2011 by 5 Comments
tcg_CQ_ClareMunn_Sepia_TakeTwo_Buildings

Having been in the space we now call “Social Media” for over 15 years, I am trying to recall how we came to this phenomenon and why some are still questioning it. We have several hundred million people connected via Facebook and an academy award nominated film on the subject. Why are some still in the throes of wondering whether there is a ‘there there’ with Social Media? I remember … [Read more...]

Basics of Web 2.0 Acronyms or Evolution of our CQ

January 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

Having been in the online world for 18 years, if I hear one more acronym I am going to hurl myself onto my Uggs. Are we all so pressed for time that we cannot use our breath to articulate a complete phrase? Must it all be SMO, SEO, and SMS? Using my happy study of biomimicry, nature shows us the pattern and process of extinction. New niches evolve in order to adapt to a changing environment. We … [Read more...]

Basics of Building a Social Crowd

January 11, 2010 by 7 Comments

I just finished a Skype call with an American friend of mine who has been in Cape Town for a year.  She was telling me how she loves it, yet misses certain aspects of her American country.  Being an immigrant myself (born in Zimbabwe, with the fortune to have dual citizenship with Britain and the US, I find it an interesting dilemma having what I call "global buffet" syndrome. Little bit of this … [Read more...]