This week, Jim and I came up with a tough topic: What social media network will become obsolete first? Will it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gowalla, Foursquare, etc.? I had to put a lot of thought into this one and decided the answer is complex enough for a blog post; although I'll be happy to … [Read more...]
See #shehechat in person on National Social Media Day
Jim and I knew that, no matter what time we picked for our weekly #shehechat, we would sometimes have conflicts. Jim travels frequently and we both have much going on in our professional and personal lives. A couple of weeks ago, we realized we had both signed up to attend an event on a Thursday … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Weiner Tweets
Congressman Anthony Weiner's recent troubles with Twitter got me thinking about how many times I've done the same thing. Well, not exactly the same thing; but you know what I mean: sending what was intended to be a private message (a DM in Twitter speak) as a public message (an @ message in Twitter … [Read more...]
On Political Conversations in Social Media – Jim Says
Yesterday, Shelby Sapusek weighed in on this topic which is another in our "she said, he said" series of posts where we weigh in on social media related topics. Today I get the last word. Remember that rule of thumb about what we are not supposed to talk about at a bar with friends? You know, … [Read more...]
How to maximize the value of your event
It's been about a week since we completed a successful event for ColorMetrix. The thing is we are not done creating and deriving value from the event yet; not by a long shot. So, it was with great interest that I read "Beyond Your Event" over on the M-Bossed blog. If there is event planning in your … [Read more...]
Follow Me, The Right Way
Several times in the last week I've observed signs, napkins and place mats that all say "Follow me[us] on Twitter[Facebook]." While I think this is great, I find it both amusing and alarming that more than half these messages do not contain the handle or URL to follow/connect with. The image above … [Read more...]
My Why
"Do you love your job? Why?" That's what my friend Jill Felska threw out there as a Facebook status the other day. I didn't even have to think about my answer it was almost as if my fingers typed "Because it's not a job, it's my life" out of reflex. This caused Jill to ask me a few followup … [Read more...]
Why fear should not keep you from publishing
Every blog you write does not need to be perfect. Want to know why? Because every blog I read is not perfect or in some cases even finished. That's the nature of blogging. The point is to get the idea out there while it's still fresh and perhaps even a little bit raw. It is the ideas I am looking … [Read more...]
Four online business tools I love and use most
There are several online business tools I use as a blogger and business person that make my life both easier and more successful. I've written about all these business tools before so you may wonder why I'm utilizing this post to do so again. There are a couple reasons: As time passes, I have come … [Read more...]
Jim's social media strategy: I swear sometimes
Yesterday, Shelby had her say with "My social media strategy: I swear I don't swear." Today it's my turn. If you read this blog regularly none of this information should com as any surprise. I've just compiled many of the thoughts I have about social media into an actual strategy. Shelby gets thanks … [Read more...]