Archive | January, 2007

Open Media?

By on January 31, 2007 in Social Media

Jeremiah Owyang has recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the term, social media. I agree with him on his general position, but according to Owyang, “the biggest criticisms folks have against Social Media is that Media can’t be social.” Woah…media can’t be social? Media is always social. Media is defined by the technology underlying its performance, [...]

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What is Social about Social Media?

By on January 30, 2007 in Social Media

This happened a while back, but I never got to put it in writing back then. The title of this post was the opening question presented in the first DC-chapter meeting of the Social Media Club, moderated by Chris Heuer. As ideas flew around the room, a counter-question began forming in my head. “Isn’t media [...]

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Power in Social Media

By on January 26, 2007 in Online Communities, Social Media

Social Media: A New Dawn of the Internet or History Repeating Itself? The formative years of the Internet were dominated by the optimistic perspective that we could transcend our superficial attributes. No longer would sex, race or ethnicity play a dominant role in defining an individual’s voice. Rather, the quality of an interaction was measured [...]

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Inaugural Posting

By on January 25, 2007 in Social Media

After much deliberation, I have decided to join the throng and launch a (gasp) blog. After hosting and managing Drift Reality for the past five years, and watching it become somewhat stagnant for the past two, I have realized that it was time for a change. I have been hesitant to launch a blog for [...]

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