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My Three Words: 2018 Going to BAT
My Three Words for 2018 – Business, Art & Technology Continuing a long standing tradition started by Waterville Maine native Chris Brogan, I have been starting out each year with three words to guide my success in the year ahead rather than a series of New Year resolutions that are too easily broken. There is […]
Conversational Web, AI & a Trillion Dollar Bubble
The conversational Web, AI and a trillion-dollar bubble. At MoNage, we explored the future of the conversational web and the convergence of computing, cryptocurrency, AI, Communications, messaging and their underlying ecosystems. I spoke about trillion dollar opportunities and my concerns that tomorrow’s conversational web may well be compromised by today’s failure to fully encompass diverse […]
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Urgent v. Important; A Facebook Time-out
Urgent vs. Important – or equally well known in parenting and business circles as the Facebook timeout. I’ve been hearing from many folks lately with complaints about valuable time wasted or lost but only realized once they’ve emerged from one of the many daily trips down the rabbit hole of social media. Much of the […]
Video is Now
Why video? Why now? Because studies by Animoto, Google and Hubspot support the proposition that marketing is moving to video and visuals at an ever accelerating pace. Here are some baseline statistics: 4X as many customers would rather watch a video about a product than read about it. (Animoto, 2015) Almost 50% of internet users […]
Hey, What you guys doing?
Hey, what you guys doing? It’s a complex question asked in a simple way. While it came from the mouth of a two-and-a-half-year-old as he toddled over to see what his big brother and big sister were doing, the significance of the question sheds light on a basic human need. “What are you guys doing?” […]
Dr. Chatbot or AI meets the Botniks
I recently read an article about the National Health Service in England beginning a collaboration with a digital media company to build a Chatbot that can interface with patients. One of the biggest issues in the British Healthcare System is how long a patient waits to see a doctor and in parallel with that wait, […]
Busting Stereotypes – Bankers & Bikers
Also known as Being seen, Being heard and Being found – for all the right reasons. Bankers & bikers bring certain images to mind. Some are not flattering and others are not exciting. What do you think of when you see that leather jacket with colors on the back? Bikers, or more correctly ‘motorcycle enthusiasts’ […]
Handing off the Torch in Boston
On 1-11 (2017) At 1:11 (pm) In 111 Dartmouth Street (Boston) We empowered our friend and Open Hub Co-founder To help take Epicenter Community to the next level Open Hub Boston was formed in April of 2013 to continue the good work of Boston’s longest serving mayor, Mr. Tom Menino. Where Boston World Partnerships ended, […]
My Three Words: 2017 Focus Filtered Fluid #my3words
Focus, Filtered & Fluid. My Three Words for 2017 Way back in 2006, when I was struggling to hold it all together in a corporate world heading off the rails, a guy by the name of Chris Brogan quit making New Year’s resolutions. Instead, he chose three words he would use as a guiding principle […]
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