Social for Distribution

I trust editors less and less. I trust programmers less and less. I've taken control of my own programming, and read fewer reviews than I ever have before.

A big part of this is trusting services like Flixster, and to a lesser degree my social graph on Facebook, and the public consensus on Twitter to filter out all the different media that exists in the world.

Social is a new discovery model. Whether it's a high score on a casual game, or a quick snippit comment from a friend, this has changed the way that I discover content.

As Facebook makes the OpenGraph available on any device with an Internet connection, there is going to be a new battle. Service providers will become dumb pipes, and will have to find innovative ways to build applications and new experiences for the Web 3.0 age.

I'm wondering what services are making great use of the new social discovery model and can make the OpenGraph a key part of the user experience.

Rules for BD in an Online World

Today's world of BD is pretty cluttered. I've decided to document my history of successfully managing partnerships for the long-term in today's connected world.

In this blog, I'll start to talk about the partnerships, prioritizing them, identifying potential decision makers, and creating long-term growth opportunities.

In my world, I've worked with media companies, technology companies, startups and corporations, mobile companies, and Internet companies. I've created messaging that goes back to the core values of a product or service and gone out to evangelize it, trying to bring innovation to the world.

Stay tuned for more as I get ready to write more about my life journey of becoming a BD guy in the Valley and what has and hasn't worked for me.