Thinking With Mitch Joel

Welcome to episode #186 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I worked my new Olympus PCM digital recorder to the bone at Andy Sernovitz 's Word of Mouth Supergenius conference in Chicago this past December. If you are a small to medium-sized business owner (aka a SMB), then you should be following John Jantsch and his amazing system, Blog, Podcast and best-selling business book...

Welcome to episode #185 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also episode #23 of Media Hacks . We have the whole gang present (with the exception of Chris Brogan who was too busy at CES - lucky guy!). Along with some interesting/new New Year announcements, we deep dive on the Nexus One (aka the Google Phone) which leads us into a deep conversation about data, information...

Welcome to episode #184 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . As I stated last week, I worked my new Olympus PCM digital recorder to the bone at Andy Sernovitz ' Word of Mouth Supergenius conference in Chicago this month. One of the main reasons I agreed to speak and attend this conference was because it was going to finally be my chance to meet Jason Falls from Social Media Expl...

Welcome to episode #183 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I worked my new Olympus PCM digital recorder to the bone at Andy Sernovitz ' Word of Mouth Supergenius conference in Chicago this month. Saul Colt (who definitely is The Smartest Man In The World !) was kind enough to introduce me to someone who I have been following (both their Blog and on Twitter ) for many years. Li...

Welcome to episode #182 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also the latest episode of Media Hacks (#22 - hard to believe we made it this far). This will be the last Media Hacks for 2009 and in this episode we discuss the language issue (again, and hopefully for the last time), the changing face of the e-book, the speed of which we're getting new technology and how this...

Welcome to episode #181 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . If there is one name that comes immediately to mind when people think of "marketing", it is Seth Godin . Beyond being a best-selling business book author ( Permission Marketing , Purple Cow , The Dip , Tribes , etc...), one of the top business Bloggers in the world and one of the most in-demand public speakers, Godin i...

Welcome to episode #180 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also episode #21 of Media Hacks . We have a pretty full crew on this latest episode of Media Hacks. C.C. Chapman , Hugh McGuire , Julien Smith and me tackle everything from the language we use to augmented reality. It's a lively debate about our new world as we all seem to grapple with how to make a Podcast som...

Welcome to episode #179 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . A couple of weeks back, I had the pleasure of attending Marketing Week . The closing keynote speaker for the Digital Day was none other than David Weinberger . Weinberger is one of four co-authors of the seminal Marketing and Business book, The Cluetrain Manifesto (which was recently released in a 10th Anniversary form...

Welcome to episode #178 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also episode #20 of Media Hacks and it's live from New York City. In a very rare moment, the entire Media Hacks crew - Chris Brogan , C.C. Chapman , Christopher S. Penn , Julien Smith and myself (with the exception of Hugh McGuire ) - converged in New York City for the Web 2.0 Expo (and Web 2.Open ). Wednesday...

Welcome to episode #177 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is an important episode. It is not a standard episode of the Podcast, but something very different. This is a conversation with the thriller novelist, J.C. Hutchins . As Marketers, it's important to listen and learn from people like Hutchins. He's an individual who always wanted to be a published author and nothin...

Welcome to episode #176 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . It's not a great excuse, but business travel has kept the Podcast from being published - which (as you will hear) is a very lame excuse. Regardless, here is another episode of Media Hacks (it's #19). It's actually just a very personal conversation with Julien Smith about community, business, communication, business boo...

Welcome to episode #175 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Immediately following the Brand Camp University event this past weekend in Detroit, Michigan, I had the pleasure to sit down and have a very powerful conversation with Rohit Bhargava at the airport. Rohit is the author of the book, Personality Not Included , and one of the top marketing bloggers over at, Influential Ma...

Welcome to episode #174 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also episode #18 of Media Hacks . If you felt like the conversation went a little kooky when we tried to discuss, "what is a book?" on the last episode of Media Hacks, you'll be pleased to know we get just as lost trying to figure out "what is literacy?" If that wasn't enough the four of us attempt to discuss t...

Welcome to episode #173 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This episode is actually a special treat courtesy of my audio book publisher, Grand Central Publishing - Hachette Book Group and Gildan Media . Here is a free twelve-minute excerpt from my audio book, Six Pixels of Separation . Enjoy... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #173 - Hos...

Welcome to episode #172 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Finally, back with a new episode of Media Hacks where we dissect everything from video games and iPhone apps to why Christopher S. Penn loves shooting people online. Should video games be more than just shameless fun? Should companies allow their employees to use Social Media? Some are using it wisely, while some might...

Welcome to episode #171 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Shel Israel recently released a book on Twitter titled, Twitterville . He was in Montreal to speak at a Third Tuesday event for PR, Marketing and Communications professionals (yes, on a Sunday). His take on Social Media, storytelling and the changes it causes in the world makes this conversation well-worth taking a lis...

Welcome to episode #170 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . First off, let me say that the audio quality of the phone call is pitiful in this Podcast. I don't know why this is happening, but whenever a call is recorded through my M-Audio MicroTrack , it is giving off a high-end buzz. If someone knows how this can be fixed, please let me know. That being said, I think this conve...

Welcome to episode #169 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Two of the regular co-hosts of Media Hacks are Chris Brogan and Julien Smith . After meeting at the first PodCamp Boston , the two decided to write a book together. The result is Trust Agents . The book - which was released this week - made it to the New York Times ' best-seller's list. Not only are we all very proud o...

Welcome to episode #168 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I had a very unique opportunity this past week. I was invited to give a speech at the first-ever National Sales Conference for Google . With nearly 3000 people in attendance, I was the only non-Google employee speaker. One of the Google employee speakers was Avinash Kaushik - their Analytics Evangelist, Blogger at Occa...

Welcome to episode #167 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This is also episode #15 of Media Hacks. As usual, there is some language, so please keep in mind that this Podcast is not work safe. Many major happenings in both the technology, communications and Social Media space. We discuss everything from the unconference movement to Bloggers who take themselves (and their commu...

Welcome to episode #166 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Tara Hunt is one of those very unique individuals who does not follow business by the rules we have all come to know and believe in. She believes business needs a lot more laughter and happiness in it. She considers herself semi-retired and spends the bulk of her days trying to help businesses understand the power of s...

Welcome to episode #165 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Another fine mess that these guys have gotten me into. This is the new episode of Media Hacks and features some great conversation and some coloured language (so, it's not work safe).  We discuss everything from buying ads on viral videos before they break big and how things spread (and how fast they go away). Do brand...

Welcome to episode #164 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Geoff Livingston is a PR guy who gets around (in the best way possible). He has a highly trafficked Blog, The Buzz Bin , is the owner of his own PR agency (which was acquired by CRT/Tanaka ) and the author of the must-have book on new media and Public Relations, Now Is Gone . He was in Montreal today, so we sat down, g...

Welcome to episode #163 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Allen P. Adamson wrote the best-selling business book, Brand Simple and then followed it up wit Brand Digital. He is the Managing Director at Landor Associates - a brand agency based in New York City. Adamson has some very interesting and unique perspectives on how brands thrive (and will continue to strive) in the new...

Welcome to episode #162 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Life from New York City, it's Media Hacks #13. Recorded late one night last week at The Roger Smith Hotel , this episode if full of the latest news and views, including a very vocal Julien Smith (yes, that means that this show is not work safe). C.C. Chapman and I were simply room decor in this episode. Enjoy the conve...