was invited by Landmark Ventures to attend what they called their Media Technology Summit. The format was a blend of speakers and panels, with startup owners somewhat alternating with venture capital firms, with a few media groups thrown in. New ways to consume media will include social connections. Here’s how I do it. MORE >>

Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Social media analytics and tracking can be very time-consuming and expensive. You’ll find quite a few smart social media monitoring tools, but what if you can’t afford them? Monitor Social Media Reputation. MORE >>

Digital branding in the new internet marketing age is creating the need for marketers to understand how they can measure social media interactions with their brand, how to measure social brand loyalty and create social brand equity. Companies are more and more interested in learning how to make social media work. Facebook Fan pages. MORE >>

Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia is back for its third edition! Organized by Bristol-based events company Six Degrees , this two-day conference and exhibition dedicated to all things social and digital media will take place in Singapore on 1st and 2nd September this year. Check out the full agenda here. Apps World Asia 2011. MORE >>

And some of the insights I got from speaking to industry experts and thought leaders validated my initial perception that mobile marketing and M-commerce is at the onset of taking off here in the US and in Asia with Japan being the only leader in this space. Infact mobile FB users are 50% more active on FB than the rest of the users. MORE >>