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DIG Trends is about sharing observations on the latest trends in social media. Our contributors all work for Digital Influence Group and share a passion for helping organizations achieve business results by using social media to build deeper relationships with people and communities. In DIG Trends, we offer insights on what’s happening in the blogosphere, e-communities, social networks, and other interesting developments online. We hope our observations and opinions will spark a dialogue with you.

Aaron

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Andre

Andre is an aspiring master chef, a painter semi-extraordinaire, and an amateur snake wrangler. Andre’s interests include emerging technologies, Japanese culture, snowboarding, and pimpin’ out his MySpace. Originally from Brazil, Andre has been all over the world and one day hopes to realize his dream of owning a bar in downtown Tokyo.

Andrew

Andrew is part digital marketer; part high-end steak house junkie and part wanna-be rock star, whose gigs have spanned the globe from Providence to Greater Boston, and not-so-many points in between. A devoted Boston Sports fan (especially the Red Sox), Andrew is determined see every ball park in the country (9 and counting), having added to the Boston invasion of Camden Yards more than a few times. Making important decisions by the simple mantra, “What would Ari Gold do?,” Andrew comes to Digital Influence Group with professional experience in advertising, marketing and PR, a passion Social Media and an extreme desire to one day afford a 48′ sailboat.

Annie

Due to her many aliases, her “extra-communist” origins, and her mad MacGyver-like skills, Annie is often thought to be a spy posing as a producer. Can anyone really prove that her project plans are encoded with government intelligence? She is addicted to forensics murder TV shows, which has caused her to develop an overly heightened suspicion that an abnormally large number of serial killers are among us. Annie can devour an astounding amount of food in one sitting and frequently wonders if she can conquer the Sasquatch Burger. She does not enjoy eating cooked fish and has been on an extended streak of craving saag paneer.

Beth

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Bill

Bill was created when Frank Sinatra and Bea Arthur were electrically fused together during a freak accident in a sauna. The spawned one offspring and they named him Bill. Little is known about Bill’s early years, but many believe he is 1/3 hamster. A natural enemy of the sun and techno music, Bill resides in a underground lair made of Kraft singles. He and Rerun from “What’s Happening Now” fight crime and punish the elderly.

Christine

Christine has a penchant for monochromatic animals and basically anything cute. She swears by Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, as it is the only reason why she is where she is today. Literally. On a similar note, if you ever need someone to laugh at your jokes, go tell it to Christine, because she thinks just about everything is absolutely hilarious. Including your face.

Josh

Josh is really boring. Really, you have no idea. Sheep count him. People say he actually brings your “total friends” number down if you friend him on Facebook. But that’s never been proven, because no one ever has. What are you doing reading this, anyway? Read Steve’s — he went to Sri Lanka and stuff. Now that’s interesting. Actually, I’m so certain that there’s no way anyone is ever gonna read this, I’m going to fill the rest of Josh’s bio with Kim Jong Il propaganda. Our leader created the great Juche idea after acquiring a deep insight into the requirements of a new era when the oppressed and humiliated masses of the people became masters of their own destiny. Thus he developed their struggle for Chajusong onto a higher plane and opened up the age of Juche, a new era in the development of human history.

Kevin

Kevin held brief stints as a pinball wizard, Argentine revolutionary and a bloodthirsty plant prior to joining Digital Influence Group. Tired of the flashing lights, Buenos Aires and Seymour, Kevin turned to client strategy for more excitement. Today, Kevin enjoys connecting with old friends via social networking sites. He hopes one day to reconnect with the Franciscan Monks in Assisi or the Venetian Gondoliers to further discuss that moldy smell in the Sistine Chapel.

Kristin

Kristin enjoys good-spirited verbal banter and playing with words, audio and imagery. She searches the Web for anything that will make her laugh out loud, inadvertently reaffirming her colleagues’ perception that she’s a bit off-kilter.

Rebecca

Rebecca always wanted to be a non starving writer. She has written for music magazines, newspapers, publishers and movie studios. None of this paid her squat. Which is why she decided to write for ad agencies with clients big and small. To her amazement, this has proven to be somewhat lucrative. And it’s paid off in other ways in the form of some gold pencil thingies and other “heavy metal”. Rebecca currently writes her own blog and tries to convince her husband that his melodies need lyrics. In her spare time, Rebecca also writes the occasional bad novel and flies small planes.

Rose

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Scott

Scott, a.k.a Scott Tower to his fellow Second Lifers, is a sports enthusiast who likes playing golf in his spare time. He enjoys cooking (preferably BBQ), checking off destinations on his global quest (Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Anguilla, and St. Maarten thus far) and most importantly rooting for his home teams (Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics). When not wandering and networking in Second Life, Scott likes to explore the Internet in search of advancing technologies and interactive trends.

Steve

Steve is boring. NOT!

Taryn

Taryn is a misplaced Yankee baseball aficionado, frequently causing a ruckus among her Red Sox-obsessed coworkers when professing her undying love for Derek Jeter. She’s held several previous professional stints, including her role as a manager at JP Licks. (Coffee Oreo ice cream is as good as people say it is.) Taryn prides herself on her impeccable turnout from too many years of dancing, her abnormal talent for impromptu public speaking, her flawless grammar and her uncanny ability to retain up to a week’s worth of Perez Hilton posts. She’s pretty proud of her keen attention to detail when implementing AdWords campaigns for her clients too.