article thumbnail

How “False Expertise” Can Damage Your Business—and How to Protect It

ConversionXL

False experts include legions of self-appointed “gurus” and “visionaries” who saturate social media with bad advice. invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a classic example.) Consumers don’t know a good agency from a bad one, so social media presence or a major speaking gig becomes an easy proxy. – Daniel Kahneman.

article thumbnail

Giving Tuesday: Five Ways to Engage Your Board

Board Effect

The original two founders were soon joined by Cisco, Mashable, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Sony, Aldo, Groupon, UNICEF, Google, Skype, Microsoft and Unilever, which became additional founding members. People are receiving emails, postcards and social media ads from lots of nonprofits in the weeks around Thanksgiving.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why It’s OK to Show Your Anger

Both Sides of the Table

Use your blogs, use social media, use the TV media. His outrageous statements are so numerous and he adds so many new ones each week that the media simply focuses on the latest controversy rather than holding him accountable for the entirety of his past. Donald Trump is a proven race-baiter and demagogue. He is Racist.

article thumbnail

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 4

Steve Blank

The sponsor’s brief to the team is to figure out how to understand, disrupt, and counter adversaries’ use of social media. The team is using publicly available social media data to assess whether a given user ID refers to a real person, a real person acting under a false persona, or a bot. Team Presentations: Week 4.

article thumbnail

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 4

Steve Blank

The sponsor’s brief to the team is to figure out how to understand, disrupt, and counter adversaries’ use of social media. The team is using publicly available social media data to assess whether a given user ID refers to a real person, a real person acting under a false persona, or a bot. Team Presentations: Week 4.

article thumbnail

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! 38 New Social Media Resources You May. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl.

article thumbnail

Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! 38 New Social Media Resources You May. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media. Here' the article: [link] Seriously, thanks. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

LLC 75