The Social Cyborg

It’s time for my weekly digest of cool content… 1. Social science and context collapse. In social media, you hear a lot about Dunbar’s Number – a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. But were you aware that Dunbar came up with his number by studying primates, not humans? Dunbar’s number is a conjecture about a world without w

Below is the latest video in our Social Media Toolbox Tutorial Series which explores four ways you can build your brand using social media, including… Choosing the right platforms/messages. Finding a consistent look, feel and voice. Creating a symbiotic social ecosystem. Creating brand advocates.   If there are other things you’d like to see us cover in our tutorial series, please drop us a line at info (a

Since last week’s curated content goodies were well received, I’m continuing the practice this week. Quick reminder… I consume content about everything. Some of this content may interest you, some of it may not. And that’s okay. To see content recs daily, follow my “Thought of the Day” board on Pinterest. All of these photo quotes are original pieces of content created by me. If I

I love content. I consume a ridiculous amount of it in an average day (including gobs of “long form” stuff.) And I seriously geek out about that content while I consume it. All of this makes me kind of a freak among marketers. Most content marketers are obsessed with the distribution of content; sharing the most content possible, created by the most influential people — so much so that they share st

Television is in the midst of a huge evolution right now. Not only are there numerous changes happening technologically in how we access and view TV shows, but also in how those shows are being created. Some are calling it a new “Golden Age” for the medium. These changes will likely start to influence all of the content we consume. So, if you’re in the business of content strategy or creation for yo

There was a lot of talk last week about Amazon Prime Air — the idea of Amazon someday using drones to pilot packages right to our doorstep. Obviously there are many kinks to be ironed out before you and I ever see these drones action. But that didn’t stop online armies of Debbie Downers from immediately picking it apart as if the very idea of disrupting the “order online and deliver by mail” l

It’s that time of year again when I count my blessings and give thanks for the people who have made a difference for Kane Consulting. To help me in this process, I started by dumping out the “Jar O’ Happiness” I kept in 2013. (Every time something good happened this year, I wrote it down on a piece of paper and stuck it in the jar.) Even though the year felt rather uneventful, I still found ma

Often, when we tell people who we are, we actually describe how we’d like to be seen… (e.g. “I’m a Systems Engineer working for a Fortune 500 company and the father of two beautiful daughters.”) But who we are isn’t a perception of our life or how we choose to label it. Who we are is what we do all day. Artist Austin Kleon summarizes it this way… “You are the mashup of what y