The day has finally come: as of this Saturday morning at 12:01 am, you can claim a vanity url for your business on Facebook. That means instead of having to hand out coupons that look like this: you’ll be able to, instead, just use “www.facebook.com/Nest”(I’m just using this one as an example because it happens […]
More Power of “Huh?”
I still hadn’t stopped scratching my head over the whole Power of A thing when the latest issue of ASAE’s inTouch newsletter arrived in my inbox just now. Headline: “ASAE Offers New Health Care Resource”–sounds good, right? I click on it and get this: ASAE now has a new health care and association policy resource […]
Is Summer the Season for Social Media Malaise?
Recently I just haven’t been feeling it as much–blogging, tweeting–just the whole social media thing. Life is too busy and sometimes I question why I put all this other stuff on myself when I already have a more-than-full plate with kids, a husband, a full-time job, etc. I blogged about it last week with regard […]
Twitter Honeymoon Period=Over?
I’m wondering if my love affair with Twitter is starting to wind down. I’ve been at it for well over a year now, basically addicted and loving every minute. Learning stuff. Meeting People. Promoting my blog. I’ve gone from thinking Twitter was a stupid waste of time to seeing it as a tool that has […]
What’s New In Nerd World
There’s lots of excitement in the air if you’re me–cool new tools, ongoing blogger drama and an awesome conference coming up: Google Wave–basically “a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web” that apparently originated from the question ““What might e-mail look like if it were invented today?” I’m having trouble wrapping my head […]
Why “Sponsored Posts” and “Authenticity” Don’t Mix
Here’s the thing about sponsored posts: they are NOT authentic. Marketers think that they’ve discovered the way to customers’ hearts and wallets through what Chris Brogan calls the “Everyman.” That is, instead of paying actors and copywriters and buying TV spots or print ads, all you have to do is put your product in the […]
Mommy Blogger Drama
I posted this in my other blog (the one where I can use the “F” word and talk about stuff other than social media) but figured I may as well save myself some time this holiday weekend and make it do double-duty over here. Fear not: no use of the “F” word in this particular […]
Who You Calling A Nobody?
Today was my daughter’s 13th birthday so I let her skip school and took her to the mall. While I was stranded in the hell that is Hollister/Abercrombie/Pac Sun/Aeropostale (e.g. loud music and lots of perfume in the air) I was thankfully able to entertain myself with my iPhone. And, naturally, Twitter. The Washington Post […]
Bloggers Who Heart Jurassic Park
I admit it–I’m obsessed with the movie Jurrassic Park. I’m loving that I’m not the only one who has managed to weave it into a blog post recently: My post about Groundswell and Jurrassic Park Maddie Grant’s post, Cluetrain-Plus-Ten: On Social Media Policies Scott Brinker’s post about marketing automation and Jurassic Park Hey–does this qualify […]
Where’s The Line Between Blogging and Splogging?
First go read/watch this “review” then come back here. Now, what was that–Chris Brogan and his daughter having a spontaneous love-fest about a $329 messenger bag or Chris Brogan doing a paid endorsement for the bag? While he does offer a “very special thanks” to someone for “connecting” him with the company that makes the […]