Beware the Social Media Guru

Guru. Expert. Pioneer. There’s a surge of people who want to make a Twitter obsession their new job. But they’re not marketers, they haven’t built anything substantial, or they’re pushing one-trick ponies. Don’t fall for the hype. Here are six filters with which to examine would-be gurus.

Web 2.0 names that hurt

The rash of vowel-less product and website names just plain hurts from its lack of imagination.

The Creative Director

I want to write a little bit about the role of Creative Director. You see, the best creative director I’ve ever met has died. His name is Mach Arom, and he was executive creative director for FCB Interactive in New York. I just found out he died on August 23rd,...