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Bryan Rhoads

Founding member of the Intel Social Media Center of Excellence. Global social media manager for our consumer audiences and brands.

I helped pioneer social media techniques that laid the foundations for Intel to leverage Web 2.0. I designed and built this external blog at http://blogs.intel.com, establishing the infrastructure, legal, security and publishing guidelines that integrated social media into Intel's marketing mix.

I led a 4-year research project with MIT that researched online trust and digital marketing strategies. My Intel and MIT researchers designed innovative approaches to increase user confidence and trust in online media experiences. I'm also the designer of the Intel Download Center and many highly-trafficked sections of Intel's web systems.

Lecturer on digital innovation and social media at the Yale Center for Customer Insights, MIT Center for Digital Business, Innotech, SxSW Interactive, the Marketing Sciences Institute, the Experiential Marketing Summit, to name a few.
Adjunct faculty at Portland State University, I also sit on the Executive Board of the Internet Strategy Forum, the Center for Consumer Research at St. Joseph's University, the Marketing Advisory Track at Northeastern University and a member of the City Club of Portland.
RECENT BLOG POSTS

Fashion Forward

I’d like to consider myself a “fashion-conscious” kind of guy, ”fashion-forward” is probably a stretch (and no… comments are not welcome on that point). I do however appreciate innovation in any form. Last week I had my first opportunity to get a glimpse of how the fashion and retail industries are innovating. Specifically around in-store experiences and shopper assistance, the likes of... Read more >

Intel’s #VisualLife Contest – One Week Left!

From the moment we are born, we experience life visually. We think, imagine, and even speak in visual terms. Before words, we painted in caves. When we had words, we used them to conjure up images in our heads. We draw diagrams to explain the complex, take photos to share the moment, and watch HD... Read more >

The Chase: TED’s “Ads Worth Spreading”

We’re thrilled to announce that Intel’s “The Chase“ has been named a TED “Ads Worth Spreading.” The Chase was one of only ten ideas selected among 1,000 global submissions. TED Curator Chris Anderson presented the awards at the conference’s event in Long Beach, CA, this morning. Directed by London-based duo Smith & Foulkes and the Venebles... Read more >

The President’s Weekly Address – Inside Intel

With helicopters hovering overhead, Secret Service agents roaming the halls and network TV crews recording his every move, President Barack Obama visited Intel’s Ronler Acres campus in Oregon to showcase American innovation at work. The President also took 4 minutes out of his tour to broadcast his Weekly Address to the Nation from our state... Read more >

President Obama at Intel

Wow – what a day! US President Barack Obama joined us at Intel today to talk about education, innovation, new investments and American manufacturing. What an honor to host the President of the United States! Our CEO Paul Otellini and the President talked about the need for investing in our youth and raising the standards... Read more >

Internet TV from Sony

Intel is at the heart of the TV evolution, delivering processing power and intelligence for world-class HD video, audio and advanced graphics required for new Sony Internet TVs. Our friends at Sony Electronics are giving away a Sony Internet TV w/ Google TV (powered by the Intel Atom processor) every day for the next 5 days! Check... Read more >

Google TV? Smart TV? Internet TV? (Spoiler Alert!)

Google TV is smart TV. Smart TV has Intel Inside. There’s a lot of confusion out there. Smart TV is a new digital home category that you’ll soon see at your local Best Buy or consumer electronics store from manufacturers like Sony or Logitech. Google TV is much of the interface. Smart TV is the... Read more >

Intel Romania will not be outdone

To counter Intel Finland’s heroic stunt last year of being shot out of cannons to create the biggest Intel chime tune (“the bong”) the World has ever seen, employees at Intel Romania were not about to be outdone. Ever since Intel Finland made the biggest Intel chime, Intel offices around the world have been trying... Read more >

No More Cord-snaking: Laptop to HDTV Wirelessly

I’ve shared my love for Intel’s Wireless Display on our blog before, but here’s how to set up your laptop or PC and connect it wirelessly to your HDTV in three easy steps. Our system, fabulously dubbed “WiDi,” easily connects a laptop to an HDTV. Watch movies online, share photos and surf the web all... Read more >

LeVar Burton Searches for the Next Big Thing in TV

You know LeVar Burton the actor – Kunta Kinte in Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, host of PBS’s “Reading Rainbow” – but most recently he’s a producer and director. In that role he’s searching for the next “Big Thing” in entertainment. This week, his quest takes him to the Intel Developer... Read more >