This just in: there are 15,740 Social Media Experts on Twitter. What does this mean? In case you don’t feel like clicking through and reading that link I’ll sum it up for you: it means that we’re all in danger of being hoodwinked by some of these self-professed “experts.” How do we solve this problem? […]
End of Year Musings
I don’t know if it’s because it’s the holidays or because I have barely been out of the house in weeks and the recirculated air is beginning to rot my brain but I’m finding myself at a bit of a social media impasse recently. More and more, the concept of “social media” is being paired […]
Why Brazen’s Top 50 Gen Y Companies List is Horse$hit
I have to start by saying that I LOVE Penelope Trunk—love, love, love her. Which is, I guess, why I’m so surprised and disappointed by her company, Brazen Careerist’s, Top 50 Gen Y Companies list. These were among the criteria companies had to meet to be considered for this list: Had to have more than […]
What if Your Big Idea Meant You Were Out of a Job?
This question from Peggy Hoffman got me thinking–because of course the answer to her question is yes, we absolutely spend more time talking about innovation than actually innovating because talk is easy and fun and safe and social. Change isn’t easy and people don’t like it; in fact, they go to great lengths to avoid […]
More Traditional Gender Bias in New Media
There is a theme in my universe today and it is that women are apparently pretty much permanently screwed when it comes to equality. Why else would these two items come up nearly back-to-back on Twitter? New Media Embraces Old Media’s Male-Centricity Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants I’ve already blogged about the gender gap […]
What if associations required every staffer to work at ANOTHER association for 3 days?
Ok, I’ve procrastinated long enough: time to get my head together and try to add to the incredible discussions initiated by Acronym’s Big Ideas Series. I won’t even try to link to all the posts from here because I’ll inevitably leave some out; Acronym is doing a great job of keeping track of the posts […]
I Can Only Imagine How Tiger Woods Feels…and Why I’m Going Back To ASHA
I do not envy Tiger Woods right now. I can only imagine how it must feel to be a public figure and have your personal life exposed for the world’s comment. Ok, granted the guy is a celebrity and the stakes of his indiscretions are high: so far he’s already lost Gatorade as a sponsor–who […]
One Prediction and Three Actions for 2010
I just read Amber Naslund’s post in which she forgoes predictions for 2010 in favor of planning some actions for the coming year. Rather than write a huge long comment on her post I figured I’d just write a post about it myself with a big hat-tip to her for inspiring me. I LOVE the […]
I’m Thankful for….Blogcation
Among the many, many things in life that I’m thankful for–good health, a wonderful family, a great job despite a rough economy, material comforts, scads of interesting friends both on and offline, to name just a few–I’m thankful for the opportunities blogging has brought me. To me, blogging is one of the few pleasures in […]
Forget Traits–4 DSM Diagnoses of Social Media Mavens
Social media people love them some lists. 5 Qualities of a Good Social Media Manager. 3 Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Community Manager. Social Media Folks to Watch in 2010. Twitter lists…for chrissake–don’t even get me started on Twitter lists. In short, there are LOTS of lists out there related to social media […]