I think any new technology that helps connect and create social cohesion is great. But at the end of the day, you and I are analog creatures. We have to take 'oohs and aahs' and convert them to 0s and 1s and then convert them back to 'oohs and aahs.' Narratives that work in social networks are the exchange of stories that are told well.

The portal into people's hearts is being interested in them.

Are you motivated? Are you coherent? Is your intention aligned? Are your feet, tongue, heart and wallet congruent? That intention shines through.

The seminal elements of what makes a story great - challenge, struggle, resolution - are the same whether we're talking about story content for a movie such as 'Rain Man,' or telling a purposeful story to forge new business relationships or conclude a fruitful transaction, such as acquiring an NBA franchise.

Nothing replaces being in the same room, face to face, breathing the same air and reading and feeling each other's micro-expressions.

A German shepherd dog could walk in the office with a script in his mouth, and if that script was really good, they'd buy the script.

Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can't be faked.