What can happen in 60 seconds?

  Turns out a WHOLE lot!  Check out this fascinating infographic that clearly illustrates the amount of activity that occurs on the internet in just 60 seconds.  We can only imagine these numbers in five years! Thanks to A Momentary Flow for the visu...

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The State of Unemployment

Huffington post recently shared a  timely infographic illustration of the state of today's unemployment in America.  The graphic, shared via Visual.ly a great reference for those of you who like data visualization as much as we do, depicts unemployment rates across industries within the last two months.  With the ups and downs of today's economy, it is helpful to have a reminder that indeed some industries are starting to look ...

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Posted in: Economy

Learning From Mistakes

Jeff Stibel recently wrote a post in the Harvard Business Review regarding the value of learning from failures - especially those who have had recent blunders in the world of social media.  The article references personalities and companies who have experienced the backlash - or forgiveness - of their "social tribe."  A few referenced examples include the infamous Congressman Weiner, Kanye West's apology for stealing the mike from Taylor Swift and the insensitive promotion pushed by Kenneth Cole during the launch of their Spring collection (the tweet referenced their new line as the cause of civil unrest in Cairo).  In summary, he emphasizes the need to be transparent, authentic and honest when using these channels; essentially...

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Posted in: Brand/Stories,Social Tech