Is Your Conference Twitter Worthy Or Not? December 28, 2011 by Jeff Hurt If no one tweets about your event, did it really happen? While you may think this question is absurd, research shows that we’ve moved from the “experience economy” to the “social economy.” Now, it’s not good enough to simply attend an event. We have to tell others about that event while it’s happening, or the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , experience economy, facebook, social economy, social media for events, twitter, Twitter for events
Every 60 Seconds These 21 Things Happen On the Internet July 11, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Infographic by Shanghai Web Designers. The World Wide Web is growing rapidly. On average, 6 billion pages are added to the World Wide Web every day. Take a look at Go-Gulf infographic about what happens on the web every 60 seconds. Did You Know? Did you know that every 60 seconds: The search engine Google … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , social economy, social networking, social technology, social tools
Transitioning From The Experience Economy To The Social Economy July 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt To paraphrase President Bill Clinton, “It’s the Social Economy, stupid!” The McCann Worldgroup says that we have moved from the Experience Economy to the Social Economy. Their research indicates that the current economy is moving into a new phase where people seek to define themselves by their ability to connect, share and communicate. Consumers place … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association best practices, experience economy, meeting planning best practices, social economy, social identity, social networking