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The Future of Social Media Events – Inspired by FutureMidwest 2011

This past week I attended another great social media event, FutureMidwest. I definitely see the community has been effectively establishing itself to become a hub of digital and local innovation. Even folks from a Chicago-based company, Manifest Digital, commented that, “Detroit is better situated than Chicago to entrepreneurship and startups.” FutureMidwest also brought me to […]

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How to Spark the Most Thrilling 5 Minutes of Your Life: My Ignite Detroit Experience

Have you ever wondered what the most exciting five minutes in your life would be? I had mine this past Friday at Ignite Detroit and I encourage you to experience the thrill yourself at your next Ignite event. In my earlier post I explained why I wanted to be part of Ignite Detroit, and the […]

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What Do You Want to Tell the World in 5 Minutes?

Gone is the time when you had an idea and simply wrote it down in a notebook. In a time of modern communication, when everything is in ‘the cloud’ and everyone is communicating through digital channels, you take that idea online. But sometimes it’s still best for people who have an idea to bring it […]

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Insight into social media in Asia

Have you ever wondered how people in different countries use social media? Have you ever thought the impact of social media might not be as massive in Asia as in the States? I had the fortune to meet with the EVP of Yaffe Group, Michael Morin, to discuss how people adopt social media in countries […]

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Where’s your social gold mine? Facebook or Twitter?

Nowadays there are a lot of articles discussing the value of your audience in social media sites. Even though Scott Stratten in his latest book claimed “social media isn’t for ROI, it’s for relationship & conversation,” the demand of numbers, return on investment, or even “how much we can cash out of social media” will […]

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