I’m having wicked writer’s block this week for some reason; luckily I have tons of half-baked blog posts just lolling around unpublished. This one is from several months ago and I’m not sure why I never finished it, but it seems sort of relevant after today’s #assnchat that focused primarily on whether or not associations […]
Archives for February 2010
Guest Blogging on Socialfish
I’m so excited to have been asked to do a monthly guest post for the awesome Socialfish blog. Today was my first post–Curating Content for Social Media Outposts. The post looks much fancier there than it would here! Even more awesome is that they also have an iPhone app. I need to carve out about […]
Does Social Media Really Mean Big Opportunities for Women?
Playing a quick game of catch-up on Facebook, I nearly scrolled right past Mashable’s post–but the words “social media” and “women” caught my eye. Why Social Media Means Big Opportunities for Women. Does it really? Last time I checked, the news wasn’t so great for women in social media. Traditional gender bias seems to be […]
Snocial Media, #UnTech10 and Social Media Salaries (Yes, Again)
It’s been a long week. TWO blizzards, a 48-hour power outage at my house, kids out of school all week–and my husband’s been out of town the whole time. The positives? Shoveling snow is a good workout. Lots of time spent with the kids–AND they did most of the shoveling after the second storm. And […]
If I Were Mayor of Dunkin’ Donuts…Oh Wait, I Am
Lots of buzz about Foursquare lately–in the association world, the marketing/social media worlds–and of course, my personal world, as my friend/co-worker Janet and I battle it out daily for mayorship of ASHA’s National office. Meanwhile, on other, not totally unrelated fronts, Dunkin’ Donuts is investing significant amounts of money and time into social media marketing. […]
Why Businesses Should Think Twice Before Investing Money or Time in a Facebook Page
Not to be all “what if”–but the more integral to companies’ social media efforts Facebook becomes, the more leery I am about the idea of putting business eggs in a basket over which one has no control. Twitter has already announced that it’s testing some business features; Facebook pages, however, while clearly a business offering, […]
You’re a Douchebag if You Think Foursquare Won’t Sell Out
I recently read this post about Foursquare’s quasi-offensive “Douchebag” badge. Apparently non-nerds find the term “douchebag” to be offensive and are imploring Foursquare to consider the delicate senses of the masses if they want to go mainstream. The author of the post, MG Siegler, asks: “This brings up an interesting dilemma for Foursquare: do they […]
List of Nonprofit Social Media and Community Managers
Every time I see Jeremiah Owyang’s list of corporate social media strategists and community managers I wonder when he’ll do a similar list for companies with fewer than 1,000 employees–or nonprofits, for that matter. I’m realizing he has his hands full trying to keep up with the list of enterprise social media types since the […]
