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What Will You Leave Behind?
Nancy Davis is a freelance writer. She is also a content editor and social media blogger for Melen LLC. Follow her on Twitter. Thanks for the wonderful post, Nancy! My Godfather is going into hospice. He has battled with alcoholism most of his life. Gangrene claimed his right leg above his knee back in 2005, and […]
Your Inner Critic Needs A Vacation
Mimi Meredith suggested I check out a post she wrote about refraining from criticism for a whole month. Being an obliging soul, I did, and I must say, her post really has me thinking. I have been maintaining that a lot of the strife we encounter online and in the real world is based on […]
Four Important Lessons from Jurassic Park
The other day, Dr. Susan Giurleo left a profoundly interesting comment on one of my blog posts. She noted that our expectations in Social Media may have been set based on what some of the original users of the technology set forth as what could be possible. The problem, Susan notes, is that not a […]
Engaging Ads: An Oxymoron?
If there’s one word in Social Media that seems to drive everyone nuts in a weird, Pavlovian kind of way, it’s “advertising.” Trying to talk to people fully enmeshed in Social Media about advertising is kind of comparable, I think, to walking into Woodstock saying, “Hey, check out these great books on accounting and life […]
The online world needs Karma police
Back in the 90s (who ever thought we’d have to say “back in the 90s?”) Radiohead had a hit song called Karma Police. I’m sure everyone has their own interpretation of the lyrics. “Phew, for a minute there I lost myself.” The song rushed through my head today as I was contemplating the online world […]
I don’t feel like blogging tonight
Sometimes, I sit down at my computer with the idea that I can write my blog post for the next day, but when I sit down, I really don’t have an idea in mind. Sometimes, I sit down at my computer when really I want to sit down in front of my television and watch […]