With Facebook recently overtaking MySpace as the most prevalent social networking site, it is clear: Facebook is a channel to be heavily considered in any 15-24 communications campaign or youth community outreach based in the U.S. What does this mean for Louisiana? Does this matter for a state in which region has the lowest internet [...]
This whole idea of social entrepreneurship has been floating around in my head for a while. Specifically, what does it mean? And should I consider myself such, or promote this label? Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship My first encounter with the term “Social Entrepreneurs” was probably at my work, a local public health non-profit. Over the [...]
This post is a little different because it is spotlighting a specific open source project: Magento – an open source eCommerce platform. Why is this Magento important? In the past, there have been few plausible options for PHP/open source developers in regards to eCommerce implementation. You had xCart, a decent, but closed commercial product. OsCommerce [...]
I’ve been doing some thinking and listening. I want to broaden the focus of this blog in an effort to cast a “wider net”. Thus, giving users insight into what the Deltree is all about. Not a change in direction. Just a broadening of focus. And it’s not just about harnessing the web for social [...]
Social Media is supposedly bringing with it an onset of generational content creators and participators. Are we sure about that? It seems the mass, “old” media is recently concerned with the changes in how youth consume and create media. The stats are down on both sides. Teens read books less, and write poorly. But maybe [...]
