What can you do when your marketing and PR efforts get engulfed in fail? Two social media strategists walk through candid case studies of how brands have faced down an angry Internet — and sometimes even came out better for it. Interesting thought by David Griner via made by many

“One is considered stupid until proven creative.” Armin Vit presents the case for stupidity. Instead of avoiding the stupid, we should embrace it, chase it and execute stupid ideas as often as possible. An Interesting talk by TEDxAtlanta… Via lenkendall

Why don’t we learn from failures? Three things you need to know, based on three very different examples: Google labs, the War in Iraq, and an award-winning musical. An interesting analysis by Tim Harford via misentropy

How one agency changed and what marketers need to consider in light of new consumer influence. Seven recommended changes by Edward Boches

Steve Jobs, back in the day, telling us how simple brands really need to be

An interesting presentation by Colin Raney

10 simple steps to building your brand on YouTube – a must for any company with video! Via mr litman