Month: January 2011

Have you ever watched the movie About A Boy, with Hugh Grant? It’s a really sweet little movie. In it, Hugh (you’ll never believe this) plays a kind of rotten fellow. He’s never had to work a day in his life because his father wrote a Christmas carol that took the world by storm. It… Continue reading The Curse of the Popular Post

At the end of The Order of the Phoenix, Lord Voldemort, the arch-villain, possesses our young hero, Harry Potter, trying to destroy once and for all Harry’s mind and spirit. For awhile there, it doesn’t look too good. Harry sees that his powers make him kind of similar to Lord Voldemort. Harry has been feeling… Continue reading A potent lesson from Harry Potter

Are you a stats fiend? I’ve never been much of a fan of stats myself, but there is one stat I’ve been unable to avoid in the Social Media world lately. Statistically, as you get to know more people, your blog views, your blog comments, and reactions to your tweets increase. Crazy, right? But how… Continue reading Ten tips for carving community

During a #blogchat chat not long ago (remember they happen on Sunday nights starting at 9 PM EST), someone tweeted out, “Your goal should not be comments.” Or something like that. It got retweeted a lot. I raised my hand, then I remembered no one could see me, so I tweeted instead. I said, “Well,… Continue reading Who cares about comments?

You know how when you learn a new word, that word suddenly seems to show up everywhere? Apparently, the same thing happens in the Social Media world. Except in a slightly different way. This week I am averaging one person a day telling me that I am covering already covered ground. I am treading where… Continue reading I’ve got nothing new to say

Are you thinking about starting a new blog? Are you real new as far as the blogosphere goes? Maybe you’re asking yourself if there’s a point. After all, look at how many people are blogging already. Or maybe you’re asking yourself if you have what it takes to be a blogger. You have what it… Continue reading Have you asked yourself these 20 questions?