Posts Tagged ‘communcation’

Facebook and the Future of User Generated Governance


Shot at Web 2.0 Summit 2008

Facebook is learning to listen.

In the middle of February 2009, the company was yet again a “Beacon” for bad PR as it introduced an updated Terms of Service (Tos) for its entire community of users. We the people responded with defiance and vigor and the company retracted its new language, reverted to the previous ToS, and listened to the valuable feedback that poured in from the community.

ABOUT ME

Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm. Solis is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, publishing, and culture. His current book, Engage, is regarded as the industry reference guide for businesses to build and measure success in the social web.

RECENT TWEETS

FLICKR FEED

  • A working formula for Trust
  • Brian Solis: My Pandovatar for Pandodaily.com by @shanesnow
  • A sketch of my talk at SMBEB in Oakland by Irene Nelson
  • Brian Solis at the Vitrue Client Summit