In the Spring of 2009 - I will be officially launching “The Vyne Group” or Vyne™ an Agency dedicated to helping Celebrities maintain and grow Social Media Channels to connect with their audiences in organic new ways. Celebrities have built websites, some have even started blogs, however; there are very few that have really entered into the “Social Space”. This could be due largely to the “transparent” nature of Social Media - however; our theory is that - w... Read Full Story

Okay. This post is going to be more therapeutic than anything, however; I am hoping that through this post - IF you are reading carefully you can learn something significant. Something that might change your life.  Liberated. Me.  I am calling this “Liberated. Me.” because after about 2 years of soul searching and mis-calculated career moves - I have come to a very disturbing conclusion, and a revelation all at the same time. NOW - how I got here is probably how many of you have g... Read Full Story

About a month ago I published a blog post, a quite lengthy one if I must say, called “There’s Nobody In The Lobby. An Introduction to Social Media…” that got a LOT of attention. I Got TONS of emails and kudo’s from the Readers of this blog, and others that caught the article on my MediaPRO profile and in other places that I placed the article, where I thought it would add value.  What bothered me though, was the fact that the blog post was only surface at best, a... Read Full Story

The Internet is an amazing space. One minute you are building Rich Media Experiences the next you are being an Experience Leader. There has always been a balance between man and machine, and that balance will always be relevant. At least I “think” so. In an environment that is always emerging, the best that you can do is read all you can, execute as much as possible, and always try to stay ahead of the curve. Never claim to be an Expert in muddy water… Read Full Story

“The Social Media “Frontier” if I can call it that, is a vast playing field. From Community Experts, to Blog Consultants to the RSS Guru’s… I could go on forever…” This morning I was doing my usual “information snacking” using my favorite tool on the planet “Snackr” when I came across a Blog Post that was written over at the labs at Read Write Web. The blog post was covering “Seven Social Media Consultants That Deliver Va... Read Full Story

“If you only knew the weight off of my shoulders when we finally came to a conclusion on what my role at Vyne would be… You would even feel a sense of relief…”  Working with a Colleague of mine Hajj Flemings - I have quickly began to see the deeper value of your Personal Brand. I have read and even followed other “Personal Brand Experts” in the past - who chimed in the importance of Personal Branding, however always kept sending the message BACK to the Corp... Read Full Story

“I really feel that giving the Users more control of their own experience is going to be the new mandate of online publishing as a whole. Talking “at” people is becoming stale AT BEST, talking WITH people has ALWAYS been better…” Yesterday we (Vyne Interactive) released Urban Epic, a Lifestyle Network focusing on Urban Music, Art, Fashion and what we call “The Revolution” - anything that deals with economics, social conflict, politics and the such. Re... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Social Media Today". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and ad... Read Full Story

Wild couple of days… Been stuck in a design/development loop with the SFC Network (built on the Ning platform) http://www.sfconline.ning.com.  I am pretty pleased so far with it’s turn-out. This is the first to hopefully many Ning integrations that will be done in the Vyne Labs. The Ning platform is indeed “Social Friendly” and I love [...] Read Full Story

About 12 months ago when I first started looking into what’s now the biggest chunk of conversation for me – Social Media, I quickly understood the power of the new medium. Another thing that I caught my attention was the vast amount of possibilities presented by the medium. When I first began I was looking [...] Read Full Story