Month: December 2010

There are people in the Social Media space whom we call “great bloggers.” How do you define those people? What traits do they have? Is it telling a story, as Brian Clark discussed this past week? Maybe you judge a blogger in a more monetary fashion. Maybe you’d look for someone who would follow the… Continue reading How do you define a “great” blogger?

Over the last several months, I’ve shown you a lot of lists. People I admire, posts I found useful. Now it’s your turn! From now until Friday, December 10 at 6 PM EST, I’d like you drop me an email. with your nomination for Social Media MVP of 2010.You can include more than 1 person,… Continue reading Your nominations, please!

Yesterday, Shama Kabani wrote a post detailing why she unfollowed everyone on Twitter. She makes some good points. Twitter is a huge metropolis instead of a small cozy town. There are a lot of spam bots. There are more mean-hearted people – statistically, that happens when numbers of people increase in general. Shama mentions that… Continue reading Who would you unfollow?

I have been listening lately to One, interspersed with my holiday music. One was the CD George Martin produced a few years ago that mashed up different Beatles songs, enhanced others – really a pretty amazing work of art. As I was listening to it in my car today, George Harrison’s While My Guitar Gently… Continue reading Are you like George Harrison?

Do you remember the movie The Usual Suspects? It came out back in the mid-90s. It was the first “surprise ending” movie that I really really liked. I wasn’t quite ready for The Crying Game back then. If you still haven’t seen it, let me summarize the non-spoilery parts for you. A handful of men,… Continue reading How to blog like Keyser Söze