{"id":263365,"date":"2010-02-02T03:20:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T08:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=61174"},"modified":"2010-02-02T03:20:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T08:20:49","slug":"from-social-media-to-the-3-d-internet-companies-need-to-change-up-says-former-realnetworks-exec-kelly-jo-macarthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/263365","title":{"rendered":"From Social Media to the 3-D Internet: Companies Need to Change Up, Says Former RealNetworks Exec Kelly Jo MacArthur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Internet<\/a>, Leadership<\/a>, trends<\/a><\/div>\n

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Every once in a while, I sit down with a businessperson who brings a unique perspective to a huge global trend—and helps me see things in a profound new light. In this case, that person is Kelly Jo MacArthur, and the global trend is the explosion of social media and its broader impact on corporations.<\/p>\n

MacArthur was the former general counsel, senior vice president, and chief of staff at Seattle-based RealNetworks—and she also did a stint at Linden Lab, creators of the virtual world Second Life—so she has her digital media and Internet technologies down cold. A 10-year veteran of Real, she left the company in 2007 and has been focusing on consulting work with startups, big companies, and other organizations across the fields of social media, networking technologies, cleantech and sustainability, traditional media, and arts.<\/p>\n

We were talking recently about the future of companies like Twitter and Facebook, and what struck me was the way MacArthur thinks of social media as an inevitable—and inherently predictable—evolution of communication technologies on the Internet. That means smart entrepreneurs and executives should be able to anticipate how all of this is affecting societal behavior, and what the new opportunities will be. What\u2019s more, she\u2019s finding that these technologies are forcing big companies and organizations to completely rethink their core strategy and value proposition—indeed, their very existence.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an edited transcript of our conversation:<\/p>\n

Xconomy<\/strong>: So what are you hearing from companies out in the field?<\/p>\n

Kelly Jo MacArthur<\/strong>: In my own work as a strategic advisor to CEOs, various boards, and executives on their corporate strategy, the inevitable conversation is, \u201cWhat should we be doing with social media?\u201d I\u2019m not a marketing person—they work with their advertising and marketing agencies—but it leads you to the conversation that each business, especially in more traditional, entrenched industries, should be thinking about how they\u2019re relevant in the future. And how we as citizens and consumers are demanding more, and also participating more, in the offerings and opportunities that these businesses have.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a huge opportunity, no matter what business you\u2019re in, if you\u2019re constantly thinking ahead about how we as societies are shifting. Versus focusing on, \u201cShould I be using this tool, or should I have a Facebook page?\u201d You should be using these tools for your …Next Page »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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