What is sure is that technological change is accelerating in all directions and, like children playing in a fountain, consumers are reveling in the experience.

Business practices and how we treat the planet are also in desperate need of re-humanization.

There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends, fans, and followers. This necessitates the need to filter through all that information and to decide for ourselves where to put our attention.

Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world.

Consumers want a better world, not just better widgets.

Define what your brand stands for, its core values and tone of voice, and then communicate consistently in those terms.

Non-disclosure in the Internet Age is quickly perceived as a breach of trust. Government, corporations and each of us as individuals must recalibrate how we live and share our lives appropriate to the information now available and the expectations of others.