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Digital Advertising Tipping Point in Sight

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Steve Burns

Newspapers’ digital efforts — in advertising and content — have been well chronicled lately. However, there’s some recent information that indicates that a watershed moment is within reach. An analyst blog post on Nasdaq.com (dated 7/13/15) gave a revealing … Continue reading →

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My Social Media Favorites; Who Are Yours?

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Steve Burns

Social media has been called “now news,” among other things. I say the word “social” is redundant, now that hashtags and Twitter posts are being flashed before us whenever we watch television. So I took a moment to think about … Continue reading →

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Social Media Changes (and Memories) at SoCon14

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Steve Burns

Nostalgia is fun. But it also is a stark reminder of how fast things change in social media. That was my impression at SoCon14 (@soconevents) on Feb. 22 at Kennesaw State University.

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Back with more news, info and thoughts. Add yours. Facebook was criticized after its Initial Public Offering by not doing more to attract mobile advertising. But that is not the case now. It’s Q4 2013 earnings report showed that the … Continue reading →

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Steve Burns | Leave a comment

Social media, college style

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Steve Burns

If colleges are the incubators of the future, then I’d say anyone not using a smartphone in years to come might as well be using a tin cup and a cane. A recent session at the University of Georgia showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlanta, business, entertainment, Georgia, media, politics, social media, sports, technology | Tagged Athens, Facebook, New Media Institute, social media, Twitter, University of Georgia | Leave a comment

In Las Vegas again

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Steve Burns

LAS VEGAS — Hi again from Glitter City. Felt good Monday to be back in Pacific time and enjoying the food and fun. Since what happens in Vegas stays in this blog, I’ll be brief. If you follow me on … Continue reading →

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SoCon10: Taking stock

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Steve Burns

“We ARE the media” was the quote I remember most from SoCon08, my first encounter with social media. And at SoCon09, indeed both the social and mainstream media worlds had changed markedly. As SoCon10 looms this weekend in Atlanta, the … Continue reading →

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Speaking on social media

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Steve Burns

The one thing I can safely say that I’m an expert on is that there are no experts on social media. That is the sector of the Internet that’s growing rapidly, just as Internet usage in general did in the … Continue reading →

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New media, old problems

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Steve Burns

Click back to 2003. Several people in recession-weary California, including me, were gathered to hear Christopher Cox, then a U.S. congressman from Orange County, speak about business matters. At that time, neither YouTube nor Twitter existed, but Cox — a pro-business … Continue reading →

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