Some great posts this week about hiring for social media jobs: one by Amber Naslund and one by Tom Humbarger. My favorite quote from Tom’s post: “There are only so many social media gurus and rockstars – If you specify that you are seeking a social media guru or rock-star, then expect to pay a […]
The Recession Isn’t What’s Wrong With Blogging
I read this post yesterday and feel like I’m living in some kind of parallel universe since them. There are scads of comments but not one person seems to be concerned with the following passage: “I still remember that in 2008, I got a really incredible contract via my ad service company (I have a […]
Forget Twentysomethings; Let Carol Brady Teach You Social Media
I thought I’d gotten it out of my system–my weariness about constantly reading/hearing about how “young” people are the only ones who can inherently “get” social media because they’ve grown up with it….but like a pesky stomach bug that seems to go away only to return with a vengeance, I had to stumble on this […]
Social Media Ageism Rant
I’ll start this post off by acknowledging that it’s admittedly probably half-baked because this issue is a hot button one for me. That issue being the perpetuation that social media careers are for “young” people. I was thinking I just had a chip on my shoulder–what with me being 41 and a social media professional–but […]
From Rogue Member to Board Member…Reform At DMA
I meant to blog about this last week when I first read about it but never got around to it. Sometimes procrastination has its virtues, however–now you get not only the set-up but also the resolution… Every month I look forward to receiving Associations Now, for one main reason: Lisa Junker’s fictional case studies. I’m […]
Infidelity 2.0 Redux
Guy Kawasaki just tweeted this: And all I could think was “I called that!” According to this article, there has been an “astronomical increase” in Internet-related affairs over the past 3 years. Did I not blog my prediction of this back in March? Between this and the fact that I had a psychic feeling that […]
Why I Went With a MacBook Instead of a Netbook
Ok, well, truth be told, the real reason is that the decision was made for me when my husband–henceforth to be known as BEST HUSBAND IN THE UNIVERSE–arrived home last week with a big box for me. Inside? A shiny new MacBook. We’d been hemming and hawing about this purchase for a long, long time. […]
All That is Wrong With Social Media: House Party
I guess it goes without saying that by writing this post I’m probably killing my chances of being given the privilege of ever hosting a House Party. But I just can’t hold my tongue so here goes. Last week a friend posted a link to a video on Facebook, asking whether we all thought it […]
Have I Sold Out?
Yesterday Maddie Grant tagged me in a timely meme: The Gen X-er Meme–Have we sold out? Timely because I had just received a total spanking from the awesomely snarky blog, Ask And Ye Shall Receive. Actually, spanking is too kind a word; double penetration with a large blunt object is a more accurate description. But […]
Wait, Who’s the Idiot?
Is it just me or is this rant by a stodgy old-guard communicator absolutely scary, crazy and hilarious–all at the same time? Or is it just crazy and/or scary? In case you don’t feel like clicking over to that post, I’ll sum it up for you: a “a 20-year communications professional” is raging on “idiotic” […]