The Conquest of LinkedIn – Meeting Offline
Conquering LinkedIn and taking it all offline.
The Cyber Legacy
The Cyber Legacy What’s your cyber legacy? Introductions So you find a new site. You look around. And you think – this looks like a place I might like. Therefore, you take the plunge and you register. And it doesn’t really matter if it’s Twitter, or Facebook or Able2know. If it’s big enough, it scrolls and […]
Employer Access to Employee Passwords
A Look at Employer Access to Employee Passwords Employee passwords have become a new battleground. Because this issue has begun to crop up, and it will only continue to do so. So does your employer have a right to your social media passwords? So before you reflexively say no, hold the phone. Because the truth […]
Community Management Tidbits – Superstar Users
Community Management Tidbits – Superstar Users Superstar users? Some people just seem to be born with it. If you’ve ever spent some time on forums, you immediately know who they are. Their topics rarely go without a response for long. And their contributions are routinely applauded (either using available site software or via written praise) […]
Social Networking/Social Media Tips
Social Networking/Social Media Tips Social Media Tips? Yes, please! A while back, Grassroots Giving Group published some great Social Networking tips. I agreed with their ideas but would like to expand upon them a bit. And they were essentially exploring when Facebook and Twitter are useful. Here are some of their ideas. Ideas Announcements – don’t […]
Content Nation by John Blossom, A Book Review
Content Nation by John Blossom John Blossom wrote a rather interesting work. And so for Quinnipiac University’s Social Media Platform’s class (ICM 522), this book was assigned as required reading. Blossom sharply and compellingly puts forth his case. The Internet has become home to more and more content creators all the time. And this constitutes a very […]
The New Rules of Marketing & PR by David Meerman Scott, A Book Review
The New Rules of Marketing & PR by David Meerman Scott The New Rules of Marketing & PR by David Meerman Scott was a fascinating book that I had as required reading for Quinnipiac University’s Social Media Platforms course (ICM522). The Premise First of all, the premise is, like a lot of other books about the […]
Supporting Indie Authors
Supporting Indie Authors Supporting Indie Authors – do you do it? I am published, and one issue that comes up, time and again, concerns how people can go about supporting indie authors. In particular, friends and family far removed from the business of writing or social media or public relations or marketing or the like still […]
Twitter, Social Media and Professionalism
Twitter, Social Media and Professionalism Professionalism? This post riffs on Be careful who you hire to manage your business’ Twitter account, a post on Social Media Today. Since the post is from 8 years ago, it’s long gone. But I still think the ideas are of value. In addition, in the original article, the author […]
The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Hyder Kabani, a Book Review
A review of The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Hyder Kabani.