It’s a problem that’s quietly grown into a national crisis. More and more children in Japan are falling prey to online predators—lured, groomed, and in some cases, abducted by adults they meet through social media apps. Just this summer, police in multiple prefectures reported a spike in cases involving minors who were targeted by adult […] Read more…
Why The New Twitter Design Requires Brands To Think
October 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The “new” Twitter was rolled out only last month, and I’m sure this redesign reflects the fact that a majority of Twittererers out there don’t actually log in and use the Twitter site anymore. The more mainstream microblogging becomes, the more people prefer to use stand alone desktop clients and mobile apps like HootSuite or […] Read more…
Rockin’ On and Off the Radar
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yes, yes…I have been woefully neglectful of this little site lately. I have, though (to make myself feel better) been active other wheres though. Read more…
Small Victories and Social Media
April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve read and heard about the power of social media as a service, especially when it comes to brands, as Chris Brogan says, “growing bigger ears” to monitor what people (especially customers) are saying about them. But I’ve never experienced this first hand until this morning. My fifteen minutes of gain. Here’s a small example […] Read more…
Japan: Ahead and Behind
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have been putting social media strategy in place for Cabana Bar & Grill, a local establishment here in Yokohama. Since I am trying to attract Japanese and foreign clients, I’ve come to the conclusion that when it comes to social media and branding (and more importantly, mobile media), Japan is both ahead and behind. Read more…
Silver and Gold
February 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I watched the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey gold medal game this morning. As a Canadian and a hockey fanatic, of course I was overjoyed that the Canadian women won the gold medal with a convincing and dominating win over their biggest rivals, the U.S. women’s squad. All of the team’s training, effort […] Read more…
Whisky Undead 2010
February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow. I guess that’s really three days, but for me it’s a countdown. Read more…
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