by Biz Stone and Brian Sirgutz
As social and Internet entrepreneurs search for ways to effect IRL social change by using online tools and platforms, the focus has been on social media. However, while social media has been the Internet's buzzword for some time now, research shows that content consumption actually represents 53% of all time spent online. Given that content takes up most consumers' time on the web, it's time to harness it as the most effective way to drive social change in the real world.
by Brad Cohen, Cassondra Schindler, Dean McBeth, Marshall Kirkpatrick and Todd Ames
The future is in Snackable Content, but is that a good or bad thing, and how can it be linked to existing paradigms of content distribution and goals? The Snackable Content panel will cover aspects of the changes that have occurred with regards to the proliferation of mobile, social, and aggregation of content on the web. Making content into bite-sized, beautiful and (ideally) meaningful pieces makes it more likely to be shared, but what should be considered in terms of design, discovery, conversion and community? This panel will consider these ideas from multiple perspectives including social design, web trends, community, and advertising/marketing; along with some purely observational and theoretical perspectives on social networks and sharing. Listen and ask questions to thought leaders from the arenas of new media publishing, design, marketing, local community, international brands; and hear from deep thinkers about the web and network interactions in general.