great view in rio de janeiro

My sister Kristin and me in Rio de Janeiro this year at the Reputation Institute Conference! Next year, it's in New Orleans! 🙂 CLICK on photo to join us on FACEBOOK!

Here are a few things I am reading today! :

The social networking communities are in a twitter of  facebooking since the Old Spice Guy went viral and more specifically created a person to person connection. This is being called a brilliant social media move from a studio in Portland, Ore.  Some are suggesting that this campaign is blurring the lines between social media and social networking in a dramatic way.”

“…The correlations between early-tech adopters and heavy restaurant patronage can likely be attributed in large part to early adopters’ higher-than-average affluence, which also enables them to eat out more frequently, Technomic EVP Darren Tristano tells Marketing Daily….”

As it turns out, social media has the potential to resolve issues other than collaboration or communication. It has helped many solve what has plagued boardrooms for decades, a problem that just 1 company in 10 can effectively solve: strategy execution.”