As Facebook increases its foothold on word domination (the most recent case in point is the recently revealed “Like” feature that will allow any piece of content on any website to be pulled into the Facebook), not having a presence on Facebook is becoming more of a liability for businesses. Why would a business NOT […]
Archives for March 2010
Rant Time
What’s a Friday without a little ranting? I have to say, even though social media is my chosen profession at the moment, sometimes the BS of the whole thing just starts to get to me. In that vein, here are a few choice reads: Even though Facebook is currently being investigated by European regulators, they’re […]
The Big “O” for Women in Social Media Is Not In Their Paychecks
If you know me you know there’s nothing I hate more than “top 10” lists of social media people. So naturally I clicked the link in today’s Ragan’s Daily Headlines email “Top 10 women working in social media” so I could revel in the stupidness of yet another meaningless “top 10” list. The title of […]
Charlene Li Says My Job Shouldn’t Exist
I don’t know if anyone has noticed but I haven’t been posting much lately. First I was away at ASAE’s Great Ideas conference, where I presented a fun session with Lynn Morton “Choose Your Own Social Media Adventure” and participated in Maddie Grant’s fun fishbowl session about social media managers. Not to mention attended some […]
Would You Pay Extra to Socialize at Your Next Conference?
My friend who’s an HR director and member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) sent me a link to a post about SHRM’s new pricing model for their annual conference and I’m curious to hear what others think about it. Basically they’re offering a “premium package” that’s an upsell from their regular registration […]
Yet Another Rant on the New York Times Mommy Blogger Thing
First I wasn’t going to blog about this because I realize that the last two posts I’ve written have been about a similar topic. Then I remembered why I blog: because I want to, and why I don’t blog for money: so I don’t have to answer to anyone else about what I want to […]
How Much is a “Day of Your Time” Worth?
A few days ago I blogged about how mommy bloggers undervalue themselves; today Chris Brogan told the world that he charges $22,000 for a day of his time. This may be sacrilege but I can’t help but think of the (awesome) HBO show, Cathouse, when Chris talks about how much he charges for “a day […]
Who Needs Money When You Can Work for “Prizes and Rewards”?
I was so excited to see Beth Harte’s post about Nestle’s “special offer” to join their digital think tank because it confirmed that I’m not crazy thinking mom bloggers are getting shafted. For a while now I’ve wondered if I’m just bitter or crazy for thinking that mom bloggers are being totally exploited by big […]
What if Facebook Becomes the Next Monsanto?
I love nothing better than a good “what if?” So when I saw this news about Facebook patenting the news feed, I couldn’t help but think of the movie I’m now obsessed with, Food, Inc. Specifically, the part about my worst nightmare company, Monsanto, and how they are systematically suing farmers who don’t use their […]