Erik Qualman Quotes

You’re talking about a younger generation, Generation Y, whose interpersonal communication skills are different from Generation X. The younger generation is more comfortable saying something through a digital mechanism than even face to face.

History repeats itself because nobody listens the first time.

Social media has made the web all about me, me, me.

Everybody’s got the mindset that everything should be measurable.

As social media is less about technology and more about relationship building, we are starting to see more women have a heavy influence if not dominant role in the social media space. It’s no wonder that Facebook is being run in part by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

That’s the power behind a tool like Facebook Connect. It is making a Web without walls. Facebook allows you to go to other sites to comment, rate, etc., without having to set up a new profile for that site.

Successful companies in social media function more like entertainment companies, publishers, or party planners than as traditional advertisers.

We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we do it.

Consumers are taking ownership of brands, and their referral power is priceless.

Privacy is dead. Reputations are dying.

The easier things are to buy, the more we consume.