Not too long ago, I wrote a post for someone’s site as a guest post. After a bit of a slow start, the post really started taking off, and it was really exciting. Then something interesting happened. A big name, someone who I don’t interact with a whole lot, retweeted the post, but they tweeted… Continue reading What kind of star are you?
Month: March 2011
Five great ways to meet people you’ll like
OK, I know what you’re thinking. “Margie, engaging is fine, but people are generally just nasty boogers. Everyone on Social Media is just trying to promote him or herself, plus I’m an introvert and don’t like putting myself out there with just anybody. So…how can engagement possibly work for me?” Well, have no fear. We… Continue reading Five great ways to meet people you’ll like
Four ways to handle a great idea (that isn’t yours)
Have you watched the movie Talladega Nights, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly? If not, I have to say I can understand the decision. I love it, but goodness is it stupid! Anyway, there is one particular scene that I was thinking about. John C. Reilly’s character has come up with an awesome idea… Continue reading Four ways to handle a great idea (that isn’t yours)
Women and Social Media – a 7 part exploration
A couple of months ago, Daria (aka @mominmanagement) told me that she was putting together a series on Women and the Executive Image. She wanted to know if I wanted to participate. Sometimes things happen in your life that are a complete and total blessing, even if you don’t realize the full implications right away.… Continue reading Women and Social Media – a 7 part exploration
What is your value?
A few weeks ago, I had one of those sudden needs to run to the grocery store. I told myself that I just needed 1 thing – something like salad dressing, I think. Of course, as always happens, I ended up needing a cart, and I found myself wandering up and down each and every… Continue reading What is your value?
How to use retweets as an engagement tool
One of the first things that really confused the heck out of me when I first started on Twitter was the stream of RTs I saw on my homepage. I couldn’t figure out what on earth RT stood for. As a fan of Richard Thompson, the only thing that came to mind was that everyone… Continue reading How to use retweets as an engagement tool