Source: Uploaded by user via Maggie on Pinterest While checking out Google Voice I landed on their blog and was intrigued by the Dynamic View theme, so I’m trying it here on Mizz Information. See those tabs across the top of the blog now–“Classic” “Flipcard” “Magazine” etc? You can click on those to view this […]
Why Having Staff Be Facebook Emissaries Is a Bad Idea
Lately I’ve been seeing social media pros suggesting that, in light of recent changes to Facebook’s algorithm, organizations start focusing less on Facebook Pages and more on having staff members use their own Facebook profiles to promote the organization’s agenda. Call me cranky, but I think this is a terrible idea. The rationale behind this […]
Community Manager Appreciation Day
Photo by elkokoparrilla, on Flickr Unless you are a community manager (and maybe not even then) you probably don’t know that today is Community Manager Appreciation Day (CMAD). Well, guess what? It is! Two years ago Jeremiah Owyang suggested that the fourth Monday of January be a day to “take the time to pause, recognize, […]
Movie Recap 2011
Photo by ToastyKen (I originally posted this on my other blog but am reposting here) It’s that time of year again…time for my movie recap. In case you don’t know this about me, I’m obsessed with going to movies. Not watching movies at home–too many distractions. But going to the movie theater. In 2008 I […]
I Will Stop the World From Ending in 2012
Ok, sike, but I couldn’t resist that headline, because the subject of the world ending in 2012 has been a hotly debated subject in my house for the past three or more years, ever since my daughter (now 15) saw the trailer for the movie 2012 on YouTube and became obsessed and freaked out. Did […]
If This is What Being an A-List Blogger is, I’m Happy to be on the D List
I swore I wouldn’t write about this and send traffic to her blog, because that’s the last thing I want to do. But I can’t stop thinking about it and feel stupid for being so affected by something written by a person I don’t even know–or at least barely know (I did meet her once). […]
Association Swing and a Miss–CEA Tech Enthusiast Membership
Last March, I got an email from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) informing me of a new member category they had just created: Tech Enthusiast. I believe the dues were $30 a year and the benefits included the following: As a CEA Tech Enthusiast (TE) member you will receive hot deals and incredible opportunities from […]
5 Predictions; 5 Resolutions
What would December be without the obligatory predictions post? Or, for that matter, the new year’s resolution post? I’m kicking it FIO style and combining the two into one post. Predictions: Hiring for community and social media managers will continue to rise. And confusion about the differences between the roles will persist. Burnout and disillusionment […]
Klout Still Suggesting Users Invite Minors
So remember when I wrote about how Klout had created a profile for my 13 year-old son? And how the story made it to the New York Times? And how Klout apologized and “rolled back” the changes, and vowed they had “no interest” in attracting minors to their site, and had supposedly set up some […]
Book Giveaway: Humanize!
What better way to kick off the holiday season than with a giveaway? And not just any giveaway–an awesome one. My friends Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter recently published Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. I was fortunate enough to review a few chapters while it was still being written and was […]