Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff.
Posted in General on Oct 17th, 2009
I think we would all be better off without analyses like this which inventory how many social media tools large advocacy groups are using as if using more tools is somehow indicative of sophistication, effectiveness or having a solid strategy for achieving your organizing goals. Sigh. When will consultants stop promoting this kind of shallow, [...]
Posted in General on Jan 26th, 2008
New research suggests the Malcom Gladwell-popularized theory of “Influentials” (or Gatekeepers) doesn’t hold water. Really interesting article in FastCompany about research Duncan Watts: Watts, for one, didn’t think the gatekeeper model was true. It certainly didn’t match what he’d found studying networks. So he decided to test it in the real world by remounting the [...]
