Archive Archives - Barry Hurd

Competitive Intelligence and Online Privacy, NSA Leaks from Edward Snowden

Archive, Big Data, Blog, Different Media Types, Online Analytics / By Barry

In preparation for attending the Privacy Identify Innovation conference here in Seattle with peers, my recent conversations have been around the kind of data that Edward Snowden and related NSA leaks stirred up. These conversations live in another dimension almost as spooky as the Twilight Zone. While the NSA is in the center of this […]

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Seattle News and Social Media

2021, Archive, Blog, Social Media, Social Media Training / By Barry

As part of an on-going research study I’ve been monitoring and comparing all sorts of different media sources ranging from public television, stock markets, and local Seattle news. One of the interesting examples I can share for the local community happens to be the local news scene, an interesting mixture of news and syndication channels

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What is Social Business Intelligence?

2021, Archive, Blog, Different Media Types, Social Media Training / By Barry

Before I can answer the question of “what is social business intelligence?“, we need to think about some of the ramifications of what I’m talking about at an individual level. The reality of the digital world is that a majority of our actions and relationships have dual lives. We create information we can comprehend and

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What is Transmedia?

2021, Archive, Blog, Different Media Types, Social Media Training / By Barry

What is Transmedia? Transmedia is simply a form of storytelling where multiple platforms tie together to tell a common story. A pop-culture and historical example includes television series such as Heroes; where a comic, action figure, web series, and television show all intertwined to tell different portions of the same story. Another good example

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Social Media Analytics and tracking points of market impact

2021, Archive, Blog, Different Media Types, Online Analytics, Social Media Training / By Barry

One of the most important aspects of using social media revolves around how people use it. To produce valid social media analytics we first have to define social media: Social media is not a simple or clear cut tool. It is a very basic and adaptable cog that fits into personal and professional needs. If

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Reputation Management – When Your Name is Dangerous

2021, Archive, Blog, Online Reputation, Reputation Management / By Barry

Explore the risks of online reputation management, highlighting how personal names are exploited by cybercriminals to execute malicious activities on the internet.

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Competitive Intelligence and social media security

Archive, Uncategorized / By Barry

Last week I had the opportunity to co-present the topic of competitive intelligence, social media security and corporate policy at SecureWorld with Lewis McMurran – VP of Government and External Affairs at the Washington Technology Industry Association ( @lewismcmurran ) Attendees packed into the room and left standing room only. Unlike my other workshops on

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Employee Social Media, three hurdles to overcome

Archive, Blog, Social Media, Social Media Policy / By Barry

You want to take advantage of all the new forms of employee social media. You want your staff to be motivated to create results that work for you. But first you have to overcome a few internal challenges… the main problems of employee social media are not centered around the platforms or the technology, but

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