In the social media community we talk about having an audience of one. I see Human Networking 2.0 as having an audience of "one at a time." Twitter is just talking and Scott Stratten reminded us of that recently, at the #unGeeked conference. I conduct myself the same way on Twitter, Facebook and … [Read more...]
Info*Flex – Social Media Test
Tomorrow morning I board a plane for the Info*Flex trade show. Time for a social media test of the strategies I have utilized over the past six months. My social media test parameters will be to keep track of the number of comments I get about blog posts, Facebook and Twitter activity. My intention … [Read more...]
Twitter Follow Friday I find 'em you follow 'em
Want to know the secret to making this list? Read on young Jedi master. It starts in my "mentions" column in Hootsuite. It's all about interaction and engagement. I sit down for a few minutes before creating this list and scroll back through my mentions column. The names I see that make me go "ah … [Read more...]
March Madness 31 posts in 31 days
Thirty-one days ago I set out to write 31 posts in 31 days. This is it, the thirty-first post. Thirty here and one on QuickInternetPages.com (or QIP.com) the blog idea that was created by the 31 posts exercise. Now, I am going to ramble a bit. I learned a lot about me, writing and the fine art of … [Read more...]
Fast Failure Breeds Success
That idea you have, try it. Develop a quick plan, with low cost and get a prototype whipped together quickly. Is fast failure really easier in the software world? I read a story years ago about the first Palm Pilot prototype being carved from wood and carried around by the inventor. He pretended to … [Read more...]
Social Media and Customer Service
Recently I received this email from Matt Peters and it got me thinking... ...when we strip away the technology and the tools (like twitter, facebook, 4square etc.) and look at the “social” part of the term “social media” – aren’t we really talking about really, excellent customer service? Maybe … [Read more...]
Transparency in Social Media Communications
Warning this post is written to be Googlelicious and contains an above average content of sarcasm. (Hey, it's the weekend and I feel like having some fun.) I try not to obsess over my web stats (OK, that's a lie but I'm a blogger so cut me some slack). So after obsessing over my web-stats for … [Read more...]
Social Media 101 (by Chris Brogan) Book Review
I just finished reading Chris Borgan's Social Media 101. This is a must have book for anyone who has a blog, a web-site, a Twitter account or even just an email account on the internet. Chris covers it all. It's been a long time since I used this many post-it page markers and highlighter ink … [Read more...]
Social Media Has Changed My Business
Social media is not my business. Over the past six months, however, social media has radically changed how I do business. I've become a solid practitioner of this craft. No I don't have 10,000 followers on Twitter but if that's what I wanted, I could accomplish it within a month or less. Instead I … [Read more...]
Ignite Speaking Engagement for MKELive
Here is the video from my speaking engagement at the MKELive Ignite event. I'm in and out of the picture a little at the beginning but do me a favor and hang in there for a few minutes. I was the first speaker and Katie Felten and her team recovered quickly. I enjoyed the format of the event, … [Read more...]