Hey hey and a ho ho ho to all (or any other festive feeling that may apply:0)… just a quick post to highlight the winners of the Mashable Web Awards from today. There are likely a few new sites for you to check out as I’ve found a few nuggets already. Of interest YouTube came […]
Results are in; Mashable Web Awards for 2008 Read More »
We decided to skip the perfunctory “Happy 1st Birthday, Collective Thoughts” year in review and turn it on its edge. We were all talking and wondered the last time you saw a birthday post that you’d refer to later on. Birthday post are formulaic and predictable. You can usually expect: contests and giveaways highlights of
Have You Ever Seen a Birthday Post With Legs? Read More »
First let me apologize for muttering the R-word but it goes without saying, it’s currently an influencing social and economic trend. The recession indicators I’m going to talk about aren’t your typical indicators as seen through the eyes of economists like the stock price of Starbucks or lipstick sales. What I’m going to point out
Looking at Social Trends for Recession Indicators Read More »
I was playing with some toys earlier and thought; why don’t we look a little deeper into the world of Buzz Monitoring. And I don’t mean for tracking buzz altogether either. What about utilizing it when crafting new content or blog posts? Buzz monitoring need not be a glorified vanity search endeavour when it can
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Collective Thoughts has partnered up again with Mashable for the 2008 Open Web Awards! Nominate your favorites at the bottom of the page with their cool new widget! Nominations for the 2008 Open Web Awards begin Wednesday, November 5th, 9 am PST till Sunday, November 16th 11:59 pm PST. (THIS MEANS VOTE NOW!!!) Open Web
2008 Mashable Open Web Awards Read More »
What triggers do you use to put yourself into a highly creative state of mind? For this to have its greatest impact I would really like you to stop whatever mindless activity you are thinking of and follow a few simple steps. First stand up and take three deep breaths. Holding each breath for a
What Are Your Creative Triggers? Read More »
With us today is the Daniel Honigman, part of the social media team that’s responsible for Colonel Tribune, a persona formed for the Chicago Tribune. Thanks for joining us. 1- Give us some background about yourself. My background is in reporting and traditional journalism. Right now, I work as a social media strategist for Tribune
Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: an Interview with Colonel Tribune Read More »
All too often, I come across blog posts that are simply a regurgitation of some breaking news or someone else’s earlier thoughts. Shouldn’t a blog be more? I sure think so. Sure, sure…content is king. But shouldn’t it be original content? As we are nearing the 1 year anniversary of Collective Thoughts, I wanted to
Don’t Be a Mamma Bird – Be an Inspiration! Read More »
StumbleUpon one of the collective thoughts team favourite social media sites has been getting a makeover and the features are slowly being rolled out beyond the beta group according to TechCrunch. The new features have been slowly being coming along for beta users for a while, these include: Expanded use of ratings via the 5
StumbleUpon gets a change of Clothes Read More »
Photo by LifeHouseDesign Empathy is the ability to understand the depth of another person’s feelings. Empathy comes through conversation and building relationships. Empathy is something that our parents and grandparents showed us how to feel, relate, respect and love others. It is very important for any business to have Empathy, but it should not be
Empathy & Social Media – This Combo could be an Online Business Secret Weapon Read More »
