David Cushman is a dad and husband with more than 20 years experience in the media industry.

His digital experience extends back more than a decade and has made him an evangelist for the power of the network and for putting communities first.

With a background in journalism, David is now Director of Social Media at social media agency Brando Social, where he also heads the consulting division.

His role involves him helping brands and organisations get to grips with the impact of social media.

He is also founder of FasterFutureConsulting and author of the book The Power of the Network.

David has been blogging since 1999. His current blog, fasterfuture.blogspot.com, is ranked among the UK's Top 20 Marketing Blogs by Adage.com

He is regularly invited to speak at digital publishing and mobile tech conferences around the world.

Youll find him most regularly on twitter, Facebook and linkedin