Social Media Snake Oil from Brito’s Perspective

Posted on December 8th, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

A lot of chatter online this week about social media snake oil here, here and a heated, yet insightful discussion going on over here. I thought I would do what I do best and chime in on the conversa...

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Engagement Marketing: The Communications Pro of the Future – Part 3

Posted on December 3rd, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

"The Communications pro of the future must be a master of three important disciplines: Radical Listening, Social Influence, and Perpetual Beta. Within each are new practical skills that will define ...

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Tiger Woods is Right

Posted on December 2nd, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

  This is a private matter and I want to keep it that way. Although I understand there is curiosity, the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family an...

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Tiger Woods is Right

Biz Stone in Israel today… #bizil

Posted on November 24th, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

By the time my loyal RSS readers will see this, I'll be on my way to meeting Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, visiting Israel for a quick 24 hours, keynoting The NETWorking event, the Alumni event of...

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Biz Stone in Israel today... #bizil

Hiring For Social Media: What I’d Look For

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

In my previous posts on, I pointed out some good and some bad on the social media job front. A few asked what I thought social media jobs should look like, so I’ll do my best. But I’m not going to w...

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BCS launches an ill-advised Twitter account

Posted on November 20th, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

An employee for one of my clients tweeted me yesterday, pointing me to “what happens when you jump into social media unprepared.” He was talking about the launch of a new Twitter account by BCS—the ...

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On Twitter and Social Networks, Brands Benefit from Conversations

Posted on November 20th, 2009 in Social Media | Comments Off

Source: Shutterstock A recent study revealed 20 percent of tweets published are actually invitations for product information, answers or responses from peers or directly by brand representatives. ...

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On Twitter and Social Networks, Brands Benefit from Conversations