Finding Some Value in Klout

One of the craziest arguments I’ve ever had about social media was a conversation in which someone tried to convince me that someday, my Klout score would be more important than my credit rating. The day a Klout score prevents me from getting approved for a mortgage or car loan, I’ll be inclined to agree….

Never Say Never: How Social Media Helped Avalanna Meet Justin Bieber

Leslie Barber (@LBarbs35) has 240 Twitter followers, but she probably knows more about social media than you do. She just leveraged the power of social media to change the life of a charming 6-year old girl who’s near and dear to her heart, giving her an amazing experience she’ll never forget. Avalanna Routh has been…

SES Chicago Conference – Celtics & Social Media Interview

Here’s a quick interview I did after a sports and social media panel at SES Chicago conference last week, touching on how the Boston Celtics use social media platforms to connect with fans around the world, and why collecting data is so important for brands on Facebook.

Q&A on Sports and Social Media

The following Q&A was conducted by Paul M. Banks (@Paul_M_BanksTSB) for ChicagoNow.com and was published on October 26, 2011. Congrats on keeping the Celtics site within the top 5 most trafficked (among NBA sites), what’s the key to that success? Stringer: When I first joined the Celtics in 2005, our team was not a championship…

WWE – Slamming the Competition in Social TV

Like most red-blooded American males, I grew up spending my Saturday mornings in the 80s watching the cartoonish gladiators of the WWE – it was WWF back in my day – battle in the name of good vs. evil. If you talk to your generational counterparts, they likely remember more than they’d care to admit…