Today is Sunday, which also means that today is Blogchat day over on Twitter. It’s not just any ordinary chat either. The one, the only Chris Brogan is going to be hosting. Naturally, one of the five parties I go to in a year is occurring tonight, so I might miss the whole thing. Inspired… Continue reading State of the Blog, 8/15/10
Month: August 2010
To quote AT&T: Reach out and touch someone
There have been two conversations occurring all week simultaneously. The first is a conversation about “influence” in the world of social media. What are fans and followers really about? What is the tipping point where you actually have too many people in your network? What happens then? The other conversation is a very different kind… Continue reading To quote AT&T: Reach out and touch someone
What does integrated marketing mean?
When I was a junior in high school, I got a job as a cashier. After the training period, which seemed to go on forever, I finally got my real name tag. Under my name, it said “Sales Associate.” I was euphoric. “I’m not a cashier, I’m a sales associate!!” I said it to myself,… Continue reading What does integrated marketing mean?
A friend by any other name could be a spam bot
I’ve been trying to get better lately about commenting on other peoples’ blogs. It’s a bit of a challenge for me, not because I’m an egotistical maniac (hi there peanut gallery) but because most of the posts I read are so thought-provoking that I feel like I need to write a book afterwards. Books tend… Continue reading A friend by any other name could be a spam bot
When the going gets tough, what do you do?
A few years ago, if someone, sorry, when someone made a disparaging remark about Akron, Ohio, my hometown, I could say, “Oh yeah, well, this is the hometown of LeBron James! The Black Keys! Take that!” It was nice to be able to say something nice about my hometown. When I was a kid, I… Continue reading When the going gets tough, what do you do?
Can we talk about not talking about religion and politics?
When I got my very first Social Media account, which happened when Social Media was just web 2.0, I was really excited about the opportunity to exchange all types of ideas with my friends. My account was a Livejournal blog, and I figured, “Hey, I’ll post about things I’m interested in and like discussing, people… Continue reading Can we talk about not talking about religion and politics?