These are my links for May 22nd through May 26th:

• Digital strategy is tool every business can use to maximise endeavour – Here's a little interview with me from this week's Evening Post, Nottingham, business section, talking about my work in digital strategy and also a bit about my work with the CreativeNottingham.com project.
• Q&A: Gerd Leonhard on why social media beats search – Gerd Leonhard, a very smart chap and the author of 'Future of Music Manifesto' (a big source for my recent study of independent music) on why social media will eventually overtake search, and engagement other reputation management, and why paywalls don't work.
• Guest comment: When TV met the internet – the perfect love-child – Tom Laidlaw from Videojug on the impact of online video, which has 10x the response rate of other online media.
• Augmented reality: 10 real world examples from the superbrands – Augmented reality is not just science fiction: both iconic and inventive global brands are starting to experiment in ways real products can interact with computers and screens to engage with their product. In most cases it involves connect a printed icon with your webcam (and additional software) so this is a long way from being a mainstream game changer, but a trend savvy marketers will want to investigate. I particularly like the beer that tells you if it's at the right temperature to drink.