Last year at South by Southwest I met up with former co-worker Dan Shust and had the pleasure to meet David Berkowitz. As we were discussing the particular demographics of different social networking sites, I realized they shared a fairly unusual job title: Director of Emerging Media. Unfortunately I didn’t think to snap a photo [...]

Over the past year, I’ve spoken at numerous conferences on how social media is impacting emergency preparedness and response. Often cited are the examples of where information was spread rapidly. One of the most frequently mentioned cases were the live updates about Terrorism in Mumbai spread through Twitter. Yet when I recount these stories, I [...]

With today’s technology, we have the possibility of nonstop connectivity. When our closest family and friends are accessible via phone, text message, twitter, Facebook, email and IM – oh yes, as well as offline – how do we choose by which means to connect?