Elon Musk is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Twitter. Unfortunately, his vision of an unfettered town square with few restrictions on what people can say is an impossible utopia. …

Like many of you, I’ve been experimenting with the scorchingly-buzzy new social app Clubhouse. As I write this, Clubhouse is only available on the iPhone (Android is coming) and is currently invitation-only, however millions of people are on the platform. …

The Facebook Artificial Intelligence-powered algorithm is designed to suck users into the content that interests them the most. The technology is tuned to serve up more and more of what you click on, be that yoga, camping, Manchester United, or K-pop. That sounds great, right? However, the Facebook algorithm also…

What a year! Nearly all in-person events were canceled worldwide in 2020, starting in March. Meanwhile, virtual events exploded in popularity as organizations tried to figure out how to bring people together online. …

Social networks, like those developed by Facebook and Google, have tremendous power to allow people around the world to connect and share. I’ve been talking about this for way more than a decade, at times acting as an enthusiastic cheerleader for the positive effects on business and society. …

The rise of Artificial Intelligence in marketing and public relations has become an important way to automate routine tasks to save time and money as well as to increase the success of marketing initiatives. AI can help marketers in many ways, such as analyzing which blog or email newsletter topics…

The pendulum has swung too far in the direction of superficial online communications at a time people are hungry for true personal connection. The Internet brings promise of tremendous easy engagement with audiences around the world. Social networks such as Facebook and content distribution services like YouTube are free, simple…

If an online product is free, then you are what’s for sale. So true! With Facebook and other free social networking sites, everything you post or do or like or share or join becomes a data point that serves to identify your interests that can then be sold to marketers…

Net neutrality is in the news, but an even bigger problem is looming, the increasing lack of content neutrality. The island mentality of the world’s largest technology companies including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google isn’t getting nearly the debate that it should. …