First things first. For those of you who weren’t old enough to watch prime time TV dramas in the 80s, go read up on “Who Shot J.R.”, then come back. For the rest of us, November 21st was the 30th anniversary of the airing of that now famous episode of Dallas. At that time, it…
Category Archives: New Media
What Marshall McLuhan Knew About Social Media
I came across a great article on Brain Pickings.org the other day, featuring the Canadian icon of media thought, Marshall McLuhan. You may know McLuhan best for his famous quote “The medium is the message”. I’ve studied McLuhan for about as long as I’ve been involved in media and communications, and if you’re a media…
The Culture of Free and Why it Needs to Change
I have to get something off my chest. I’m going to try not to sound too ranty, and I really do want to know what you think (especially if you don’t agree). We live in a culture of Free. Free is not bad. But, in order for social business to be successful, many attitudes are…
