Category Archives: Social Media

Social Media Quote of the Year: Facebook is like a tattoo…

Posted on December 26, 2011 by bradberens

Social Media Quote of the Year from our 16 y.o. babysitter Emily Wolfram: “Facebook is like a tattoo. Make it trashy and it will keep you from getting jobs in the future. Keep it classy and it will be something … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s Big OOPS– didn’t these guys take Psych 101?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by bradberens

Topline takeway for this post: Netflix has screwed up, turning unconsidered background choices into front-of-mind considerations. They don’t understand how pleasure and satisfaction work. I’m on vacation and somewhat unplugged, but I was still connected enought to receive a surprising … Continue reading →

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Sat AM Quick Updates on Urban Outfitters

Posted on May 28, 2011 by bradberens

Quick updates: Urban Outfitters finally spoke out both via Twitter and on the blog to which they link: Hey everyone, please read our statement regarding the I Heart Destination Necklace. http://urbout.co/kqdecK Why the company waited until the Saturday morning of a … Continue reading →

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Urban Outfitters’ Massive Social Media FAIL

Posted on May 27, 2011 by bradberens

Please check out my latest post over at iMedia Connection about how Urban Outfitters is following in the dubious footsteps of Domino’s Pizza back in 2009 in their failure to address a massively negative social media campaign. Domino’s learned this … Continue reading →

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And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, or Why to See “The Social Network”

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Brad Berens

[Cross posted with the iMedia Connection blogs.] This isn’t a movie review, although I will talk about the movie “The Social Network” that came out last weekend. Instead, in this short post I argue that everybody reading this post – … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Jeff Bezos: Please Create an Amazon.com Tip Jar

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Brad Berens

In which the blogger begs Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos to help keep independent bookstores alive by creating an Amazon.com Tip Jar. Continue reading →

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15 Books

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Brad Berens

[Cross-posted from Facebook because ultimately I realized that there was nothing TOO personal here... with the possible exception of #5...] I saw my old friend Debbie Ginsberg get tagged with this and read her list with fascination. Coincidentally, I’d been … Continue reading →

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Do All Business Strategy Books Suck? (#5) Guest Post by Northwestern's Don E. Schultz

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Brad Berens

The story so far (skip this paragraph if you already know): Last week, Brian Reich threw down a challenge about all business strategy books sucking, to which I replied, set up the Twitter hashtag #bizstratbooks, and additionally asked a few … Continue reading →

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Do All Business Strategy Books Suck? (#4) Guest Post by Catalyst:SF's John Durham

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Brad Berens

The story so far (skip this paragraph if you already know): Last week, Brian Reich threw down a challenge about all business strategy books sucking, to which I replied, set up the Twitter hashtag #bizstratbooks, and additionally asked a few … Continue reading →

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Business Strategy Books Cont’d: Guest Post by Upstream’s Doug Weaver

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Brad Berens

The story so far (skip this paragraph if you already know): Last week, Brian Reich threw down a challenge about all business strategy books sucking, to which I replied, set up the Twitter hashtag #bizstratbooks, and additionally asked a few … Continue reading →

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