Reading: Social Media tips, stats, and updates. What are people talking about?

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My friend and colleague Zahid Lilani recently posted links to eight articles he’d found interesting. So I thought I’d do the same — and get through some of my emails at the same time. If you read any of the suggested articles, please feel free to comment below — that “tip” is also recommended in [...]

Is Social Media THE ANSWER when traditional marketing “sucks”?

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Five incredibly talented and deeply entrenched social media THOUGHT LEADERS fielded questions about “How to get the word out” and win more business now that there’s so much FREE stuff out there. THE VENUE: Grand Hyatt in San Francisco THE SPONSOR: San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association THE “WHY”: To discuss whether or [...]

How am I doing? My online presence roadmap 2-week checkup

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Two weeks ago I made a commitment to manage my online presence. Discipline is key, but broadcasting intentions into cyberspace has a way of keeping one on the straight and narrow. Too many people to make excuses to if objectives aren’t met. So how have I done? Below is my “roadmap” list, followed by my [...]

What to Blog? My story about Peter

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Many of my students have begun blogs, and their first questions seem to revolve around, “How do I get more readers?” and “How do I get people to comment?” My standard answers have been these three: * Comment on other people’s blogs * Announce your new posts on Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, and LinkedIn * Enable [...]

10 Reasons Why Baby Boomers Like Me Should Embrace Social Media

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The Future is NOT just “in the future.” The Future is NOW! Just after New Year’s, a friend told me she was spending three hours a day on Facebook. “How could you be wasting so much of your life!” I’d asked her — genuinely concerned that she was “stupid” for getting caught up in all [...]

Facebook is a Waste of Time

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. . .  and Twitter is for Dummies, and Friendfeed, well, that’s way over the top! Just how is one supposed to counter .  . . and even live with . . . people who just don’t “get it” i.e., that the world has changed dramatically? “Everything never changes. Something has changed and it impacts [...]

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