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 […]
Is Your Association Equipped to Integrate Social Media With Member Service?
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wicked writer’s block this week for some reason; luckily I have tons of half-baked blog posts just lolling around unpublished.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 […]
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 […]
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. […]