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The Future of Social Media

Mark Greenfield — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:49:48 +0000

I came across this great SlideShare presentation today by Graeme Wood on the future of social media. It covers a wide range of topics at a high level and references the thoughts and ideas of people like Gorden Moore, Kevin Kelly, Chris Anderson, Tomi Ahonen, and Seth Godin. Be sure to view the slides and [...]

Filter Failure

Mark Greenfield — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:15:51 +0000

Clay Shirky is one of my favorite commentators on the social and economic implications of the Internet. His book "Here Comes Everybody" is a must read. He recently gave the keynote speech at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York called "Information Overload

Campus Technology Conference

Mark Greenfield — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:57:07 +0000

The 2008 Campus Technology Conference is being held in Boston from July 28-31. Here is a description from the conference website: Campus Technology 2008 welcomes attendees to its 15th annual summer conference, where leading innovators and experts i

Examples of Social Media in Higher Education

Mark Greenfield — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:00:54 +0000

eduWeb is now less than a week away. Brad Ward and I are teaching a workshop called Join the Conversation: Social Media in Higher Education where we will be providing an in depth look at how higher educational institutions can leverage the full pow

Using Twitter to Augment Student Blogs

Mark Greenfield — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:23:09 +0000

Over the past month I have returned to Twitter. Previously I had been using Jaiku, mainly because of their channel feature. But with so many of my colleagues using Twitter, it was time to make the switch. I have been amazed at the value Twitter h

More on Higher Ed Websites becomeing Irrelevent

Mark Greenfield — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:56:03 +0000

I have been blogging for several years and the post that received the most attention by far was Will Higher Ed Websites Become Irrelevant?. I've talked about this at recent conferences by sharing the following observation: In 2005, 100% of my time

What are the new “Emerging Technologies”?

Mark Greenfield — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:06:38 +0000

In 2005 I gave my first presentation on "Emerging Technologies" and talked about RSS, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Given the exponential change of the web, calling these emerging technologies today seems behind the times As we look down the road, I'

We Think, Therefore We Are

Mark Greenfield — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:33:41 +0000

Here's another excellent video on how the Internet is changing society. I particularly like the following quote: In the past, you were what you owned. Now, you are what you share. Put another way, we are seeing a move from hoa

Will Higher Ed Websites Become Irrelevant?

Mark Greenfield — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:57 +0000

Jeremiah Owyang is one of my favorite commentators on Social Media. I have been thinking about his post Web Strategy: How to evolve your irrelevant corporate website for quite some time and if this is applicable to higher ed sites. The basic premi

The Cluetrain at 10

Mark Greenfield — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:08:02 +0000

The Cluetrain Manifesto remains one of my favorite books. Written in 1999, I still consider the message very timely. Doc Searls recently spoke at a conference that discussed the relevance of Cluretrain as it approaches 10 years.