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Justice Marshall aka @SocialNature on Twitter believes that relationships are the foundation of business and happiness, and that makes lots of sense as Justice and I are Tweeting one another — learning from one another — and supporting one another.
When Justice recently Tweeted about a conference he’d attended about …

 Featured, Future of Marketing, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media Marketing         13 comments

Social Media Marketing is the BUZZ these days, and that IS what this article is all about: However, according to Axel Schultze. Chairman of the Social Media Academy, and my instructor for the first Leadership Class of 2010:

“Marketing is only ONE component. We must shift in all departments. Social Media …

 Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media         6 comments

This summer I’ll be teaching a social media course for journalism students at Laney College in Oakland, and I got the opportunity to promote the class for the students in the Mass Media & Society course.
Here is the lovely story written by campus newspaper editor Tracey Tate:
Weiss spreads the …

 Blogging, Facebook, Getting Started, LinkedIn, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media, Social Media Basics, Twitter         21 comments

My Laney College students are participating in social media to build writing and reading skills. For many of them, however, this is a significantly new experience, i.e., creating blogs and signing up for Twitter.

What is Social Media and why is it important?

and . . . here are many of their …

 Blogging, Future of Marketing, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media         8 comments

Chatting with friends has long been one of my favorite activities — and meeting new friends to chat with increases the joy.

Is it any wonder, then, that Social Media is my Passion?

My online activities in the past year have introduced me to so many wonderful new …

 Listening, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media         14 comments

Two months ago I was in a yoga class where I sensed a whole host of similarities with my other passion — social media; hence, Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Yoga and Social Media.
Today, ten days into my Puerto Vallarta vacation, I can see how Social Media is, indeed, …

 Best of 2009, Career Moves, Getting Started, Personal Branding, Sharisax Is Out There         16 comments

Since I subscribe to the philosophy of “Intention,” my 2010 Predictions Article will be geared to Setting Some Goals and Making Them Happen. Here are three ways to do just that:

Follow a Role Model, who’s also a Friend

Find a Buddy — or Seven

Figure out Answers to the list of Questions …

 Best of 2009, Facebook, Getting Started, Personal Branding, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media         10 comments

“To be or not to be . . .”
“To DO, or NOT to do . . .”

I got a “dressing down” the other day when I asked a question on various social media platforms.
This was my message:
“ARE PRESS RELEASES DEAD?  I would like to publish an article …

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Getting your LinkedIn ???s answered is a piece of cake

It all started because I couldn’t “link in” to the new Twitter/LinkedIn sync.
I checked “here” and I checked “there” and VOILA, I found that Help [in the upper right hand corner of the LinkedIn home page] has 728 Frequently Asked Questions …

 Facebook, Future of Marketing, Getting Started, Personal Branding, Reading, Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media Marketing         2 comments

Twitter is like my personal bookstore, but so is most of Web 2.0
photos by Howard Blum
Sharing is one of the amazing benefits of Web 2.0, so it’s no wonder that Twitter is so important to me — both as a source and a repository. Here are some of the …

 Sharisax Is Out There, Social Media         10 comments

OK, I’m not David Letterman or Johnny Carson, but I think I might be able to come up with my own
“Late Afternoon Top Ten List”:
Why I LOVE Social Media & Yoga

They are gathering places for like minds, hearts and souls.

Someone gets up on a platform, and people follow.

I …

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Hi Folks,
I’m certain you’ll forgive a new grandma her digression once in awhile, but here’s what greeted me in this morning’s email box:

Tyler says HI, Mom

Hey all, see how pretty Mommy made my room!
OOOOPS!