Facebook’s purchase of Instagram, while shocking at a $1 billion dollar figure, should surprise no one. Facebook is fueled by content, and in the social world content is largely comprised of photographs. Instagram, with a user base of 50 million people, went right for Facebook’s Achilles heel (mobile) when it seized the mobile photo market.

Remember when knowing how to type was a prerequisite for a job? Ok, truth be told neither do I. These days, that would be akin to saying “come potty trained”. But I do remember typing classes as a student in elementary school. How can we forget those floppy disks?

It’s no secret that many retailers had hoped the Facebook platform would deliver sales. Ultimately, retailers and Facebook want e-commerce to succeed but in order for that to happen a few things must take place first. Retail on Facebook cannot be treated like a traditional e-commerce experience. Facebook is as much a discovery platform as [...]

Cynopsis published an interesting article this morning discussing “migration vs. adoption” to Facebook’s Timeline. The distinction between the two should not be understated. Migration, undoubtedly easier than adoption, pushes a brand’s page to the new Timeline layout without a content strategy, content curation or content enhancements. Adoption, a far more…

Over the course of the past several months, we’ve witnessed one of the most entertaining, scary and mind-numbing presidential primaries of recent time. The Republican Party is either battling for its soul or we are witnessing the most brilliant performance art piece of all time.

At Glow we are gifted an annual office closing from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day. Being Jewish, I spend the Christmas holiday with other orphaned NYC’ers eating Chinese food, watching movies and doing my best to avoid the Mitzvah Tank that prowls the streets lurking for stranded Jews with hopes of injecting some good ole orthodox religion into our lives.

As companies grapple with a market that is less than stable, with declining revenues and an ever-present need to maximize resources (while minimizing expenditures) there’s a reasonably simple and inexpensive solution out there: Be nice to your employees.

For the better part of the last year I have accosted friends and family members preaching the wonders that awaits them should they sign up for the premium Rdio service. Some within Glow often wondered if I had been paid off, if I was perhaps on Rdio’s payroll.

It was recently reported that Apple iPhone users were the most loyal smartphone owners with over an 80% retention rate (in contrast to Blackberry’s 48%). This is big news and presents a long-term challenge for Windows Mobile and Google’s Android.

From the perspective of a digital strategist, the internet has created a continuous stream of change and innovation, leading to a vast pool of tools, resources, communication platforms and distribution channels. From this vantage point almost anything is possible, and that which is not yet possible is either an opportunity to innovate or an idea waiting to flow downstream.