Category Archives: Social Media

Music & Tech: Talk to Me with Ryan Leslie

Posted on 8 October, 2017 by Nora

Passionate and brilliant – Ryan Leslie is not like other artists.  Understatement.  I had an amazing chat with Ryan at last year’s Web Summit in Lisbon.

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Digital Transformation Reflections, Part I: Tech Game Changers

Posted on 18 October, 2016 by Nora

While reviewing films for the Baftas last year, I had the pleasure of enjoying Michael Fassbender’s very powerful and utterly compelling performance as the namesake character in “Steve Jobs.” As I watched, I became acutely aware of Steve Jobs’ presence … Continue reading →

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Why Music Needs Another Revolution

Posted on 29 October, 2015 by Nora

There hasn’t been a game changing revolution for unsigned artists since the start of the recording industry. That has to change and here’s why.

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Amazon, Google, Facebook and now the IRS

Posted on 9 April, 2013 by Nora

Big data.  The digital age.  Our digital footprints.  This post is an update to what I wrote last September about the IRS using data mining to find non compliant taxpayers, particularly those offshore.

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Game On

Posted on 11 October, 2011 by Nora

I’ve had a couple of weeks to try out the new Facebook features and it’s truly Game On for the evolution of social media platforms. They have made the types of changes that were needed to move the platform forward … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Social Networks

Posted on 9 August, 2011 by Nora

With the launch of Google +, it’s made us all think about what we post where, to whom and what do each of the communities mean to us.  Did we need another social network?  Has the maturity of the various … Continue reading →

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Fanstrapping

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by Nora

I was at the Medialeaders event last night in London and met the Creative Director from Mavo Studio who is also a musician. Inevitably it comes up in the conversation – what does it take for a band to make … Continue reading →

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Out of Love with Facebook?

Posted on 15 June, 2011 by Nora

Everyone seems to have picked up on the story last week that the number of Facebook users has declined in the USA, Canada and the UK during the last couple of months. Almost every commentator suggested it was Facebook fatigue, … Continue reading →

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The Groupon IPO – just too soon

Posted on 6 June, 2011 by Nora

I like the Groupon concept and have tremendous respect for Andrew Mason who reinvigorated retail with a new channel and caught the intersection of social media, ecommerce, local shopping and time sensitive value, all at the right time. It’s been … Continue reading →

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What digital brings to global events

Posted on 30 April, 2011 by Nora

In 2011 we’ve watched the exhilarating ‘Arab Spring’ made possible in many ways by people communicating digitally through social media. When Mubarak got a hint that his days might be numbered, he sent the national army to surround the TV … Continue reading →

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