Tag Archives: Steve Rubel

Digital Lab Notes: How Google Approaches Social Media As A Team Sport

Another month, another visit to Silicon Valley – my home away from home – and, with it, another visit to the Googleplex in search of insights. This time I chatted with Karen Wickre, who oversees Google’s growing armada of blogs and Twitter embassies.

Google, perhaps more than any other company, has a culture of openness. Often a company’s culture shapes its communications strategy. And that’s certainly the case with Google. So social media comes naturally.

Karen first launched Google’s corporate blog back in 2004. Today the company has digital embassies for virtually every…

Digital Lab Notes: Study Reveals A Media Agnostic Public

The Pew Internet for the American Life Project is out today with an important study about US news consumers that, in my view, is one of their best yet. While the data only covers the US, it could point to some global macro trends. You can download it here.

Key highlights…

While online, most people say they use between two and five online news sources and 65% say they do not have a single favorite website for news. Some 21% say they routinely rely on just one site for news and information

75% of online news consumers say they get news forwarde…

Steve Rubel: Digital Insights And Observations

In the world of digital specialists, pundits and journalists, one person always stuck out to me. Before joining Edelman, I was an avid reader of this person’s commentary and analysis of the online developments around us. I enjoyed his writing style and bird’s eye view into the new firms that were helping to shape the way consumers interacted with each other online.

It’s my pleasure to present my interview with Edelman’s very own, Steve Rubel. Serving as SVP/Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, Steve ensures that we all stay on top of the latest a…

Health Digital Check-Up: Buzzing For Health

It seems that every few months, Google comes out with a new communication platform. As health communicators, some of these have had significant impact on our role (see: Sidewiki) and bring added challenges to our counsel.

Last week, Google launched a contact-based social network, Buzz, that is automatically built into Gmail, the company’s popular e-mail application. In addition to other features, it’s connected to apps such as Google Reader to help make sharing easier across the Google network.

It was met swiftly with both praise and criticism, an…

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