Big Firms Lose Control of Your Data

Companies are spending millions of dollars to gather data that identifies you and your online behaviors, analyzes your behaviors, reports on them, and even predicts your future behaviors.  Salesforce.com even spent $326 Million dollars to buy social media monitoring platform Radian6 in order to help firms listen for opportunities to sell you something and then … Continue reading

4 Emerging Uses for Social Intelligence

In the early years of social media monitoring, the primary users in large enterprises were PR and Communications departments.  Their main efforts were around Reputation Measurement, the tracking social channels for customer sentiment for the purpose of monitoring for a potential crisis and creating alerts, and Marketing Measurement and Optimization, using metrics found in social channels … Continue reading

Can Social Intelligence Solve the Annoying Neighbor Problem?

Have you ever moved into an apartment or home only to find out that you have an eccentric neighbor next door that makes you want to move right out? Have you ever loved an apartment when you visited during the day only to find out after you’ve rented that the walls are paper-thin and at … Continue reading

WELCOME TO THE REPUTATION ECONOMY by Colin Brown

Timely piece by Colin Brown.  Last week we saw Verizon reverse their decision to impose a $2 convenience fee within one day due to social media.  The printing press is in the hands of the people now more than ever.  It even has the power to bring governments to their knees.  Today, you have the ability to witness … Continue reading

PR Gets To Grips With Data-Driven World by Arun Sudhaman

Here’s a great read by Arun Sudhaman at The Holmes Report detailing the types of intelligence that PR can derive from social data using advanced analytics.  PR is indeed at a tipping point:  http://www.holmesreport.com/featurestories-info/11280/PR-In-A-DataDriven-World.aspx