Social Media Needs Its Critics

Social Media Experimentation March 11, 2010
Social Media Needs Woodward and Bernstein

The reason that social media needs critics and, as I said, full on investigative journalism, is not, as one would expect, to weaken or harm the world of social media. In fact, we need these functions being performed in order to strengthen social media for the long run. A free and unfettered press improves democracy. We all need to see what goes on beneath the blogs and twitter accounts.

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Spy vs Spy: Competition and Brainstorming in Social Media

Social Media Experimentation March 10, 2010
Social Media Competition

I spent the better part of yesterday evening on the phone with a precocious, eager young man in another major east coast city. The person had contacted me via my website with a professional email asking for some of my time. They wanted to discover if there was a business future in doing social media strategy for the hospitality business. I think the conversation is worth going over here because some of the things I articulated caught me by surprise, even though I think about this stuff all the time.

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Why Can’t I Blog About Pugs?

Favorites March 8, 2010
The Joy of Pugs

I love the fact that I have an outlet to blog about whatever I want to. And right now, I want to blog about pugs. There are pugs in my life. Of course, not enough. Truth is, one can never have enough pugs. They are clearly the closest thing we have to heaven on earth. I am pretty sure that Pugs are better than breath.

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Video Interview: Social Media As An Agent of Flatness

The Art World March 8, 2010
Edouard Manet The Picnic

Of course all this flattening is quite messy and will remain so for the time being until new business models are tested and implemented. But the general premise that only an art gallery can control the flow of money and access to art is over. Some will continue to operate by the old model by virtue of the depth of their pockets and relationships with collectors. But at some point even the wealthy collectors of contemporary art will discover they can find better art, for less money, without having to go through the galleries, which currently take a heavy fee for their service of connecting.

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What the Art World Sees in America?

The Art World March 8, 2010
American Flag Jasper Johns

Yesterday, #Class had yet another panel, this one entitled “Contemporary Art Wake,” in which, for the 1001st time, contemporary artists tried yet again to lay to rest contemporary art. It is comical how often contemporary artists seem to do everything they can to move beyond the current state of art. The production of it, critical reception to it, the institutions that support it and, especially

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Interview with Artist Janet Bruesselbach

The Art World March 7, 2010
Artist Janet Bruesselbach

I am doing some blogging from Ed Winkleman Gallery today. It’s pretty quiet now but I did run into a few artists and decided to do a quick interview. First up is Janet Bruesselbach, a Queens-based illustrator and painter. Her work can be found here: http://www.janetbruesselbach.com/. She can also be found on Twitter at @limnrix.
ZAC: Janet, tell us a little about yourself
Janet: Almost everything I

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