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Blogging Hiatus
I love blogging, I really do, but alas, the time I have to do so has significantly dwindled. Between my awesome job, writing my novel, learning Italian and all of the other little things going on in my life, my … Continue reading
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No social in communities?
Tonight after a great class (I’m course assistant for Creativity, Madmen, Geniuses and Harvard Students at the Extension school), I learned about a professor who teaches a psych course–at a different Boston college–about communities and networks. He is apparently a total Luddite and wants … Continue reading
Posted in networking, relationships, social media
Tagged cognitive thinking, communities, Luddite, Online Communities, psychology, relationships, social media, Social network
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The Power of Building Your Network – How I Lost My Job & Set Up 3 Interviews w/in 24 Hours
Five days ago, on Monday morning, I received an ominous invitation for a 4PM meeting that only stated, “Business Update.” My heart thudded to a stop. I’ve been laid off enough times in my past (an early legacy of working … Continue reading
Posted in best practices, networking, social media
Tagged CA Technologies, facebook, Flickr, google, google plus, hire me, job search, layoff, linkedin, network, recruiter, riff, social media, Social network, twitter, unemployed
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Missed Muppet Opportunity
Today I discovered that you can make your own Muppet! Really. You just head on over to FAO Schwartz and put one together at the Muppet WhatNot Workshop. Each customizable Muppet costs $129.00 which seems hefty, but it’s a real … Continue reading
Posted in best practices, fun, social media, strategy
Tagged B2C, facebook, fail, FAO Schwarz, kermit the frog, marketing, miss, Miss Piggy, Muppet, muppets, retail, social media, Social Networking, toy, twitter
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They just keep coming: Japan tsunami social media blunders
To follow up on my post of a couple of days ago, here’s a short update on two more media blunders this week in relation to the tsunami in Japan. By now, unless you’ve had little connection to social media at … Continue reading
Posted in best practices, brand, social media, twitter
Tagged Aflac, blunder, disaster, facebook, gaffe, Gilbert Gottfried, Japan, japan tsunami, Joke, red cross, social media, tasteless joke, twitter
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Using Disasters as a Marketing/PR Tool = Bad Idea
In the last few days at least three different companies attempted to use social media as a way to capitalize on the most talked about story on the Internet–the earthquake and tsunami tragedy that hit Japan on March 11. Tens … Continue reading
Recommencing: The Importance of Having a Blog
I talk with a lot of people about social media, training them on a variety of things from the fine details and basics of Twitter to the broad topics like how to build your personal social media platform. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, Business, facebook, Online Communities, personal brand, public relations, social media, twitter, Website
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Brilliant even if misguided? Fast Company’s 2010 Most Influential Person Project
This morning I came across an interesting link to Fast Company‘s 2010 Most Influential Person Project. Essentially you click through to the link above, sign up and add some basic information about Facebook and Twitter and it will help you … Continue reading
Posted in brand, media, social media
Tagged blog, Brian Solis, facebook, Fast Company, influence, influence project, marketing, Online Communities, Social network, twitter
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A Mood Ring for Twitter?
Do you know what this is? It’s the mood of the nation as determined by Twitter updates. The Harvard University study mapped out the feelings of the North American Twitterverse and determined that the time of day and week has … Continue reading
Posted in social media, twitter
Tagged communities, Harvard University, mood, Online Communities, relationships, social media, Social Networking, twitter
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