Month: March 2011

There is a tale from China about two young brothers. The younger brother’s name was Chang. But the older brother, well, he had a very very long name, as was the custom. His full name was Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sa Rembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Peri Pembo. Now, even though they had been told… Continue reading The Social Media implications of Tikki Tikki Tembo

When you think of Social Media, you probably do not think about a man who lived several centuries ago, who wore foofy collars and who, if one can believe the paintings, had very well trimmed facial hair. However, when you are thinking about how to engage with people in the online world, just such a… Continue reading Four lessons on engaging from William Shakespeare

Awhile back, Becky McRay wrote a post called Improve your small business blogging with a 100 post series. She in turn referenced Chris Brogan, who had written a post back in 2007 called My next 100 posts. You might have guessed at this point, but I’ll just go ahead and lay it out there for… Continue reading The Engagement Series is go for launch

There is one struggle that I keep coming back to when I think about building a personal brand in the wild and wooly world of Social Media. That is the struggle to keep your eyes on your own prize, whatever that may be, to keep your feet on your own path, whatever THAT may be,… Continue reading Are you a bonsai or a sunflower?

This excellent contribution is by my friend Cristian Gonzales. Cristian Gonzales works in Digital Strategy for Socialarc. You may contact him at cristian.gonzales@socialarc.com, or on Twitter @galactic. You can also visit his Tumblr blog. I used to work for one of the largest PR firms in the world. I was hired for an entry-level position… Continue reading Twitter: My friendly pain in the…