“Master Social Media… without leaving your desk!”

Hello gimmick.  Yes, I mean you.  You are a recent headline from one of my email newsletter subscriptions.  And you’re trying to sell me something with a gimmick.  You got me to click through, to open that email.  Which is often the hardest part.  But what made me open it was the fact that you’re [...]

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If it’s not a community… then what is it?

Sometimes it’s just difficult to get a whole idea out in 140 characters or less.  Even in a whole bunch of short bursts of 140 characters or less.  Today is one of those days.
@amacisaac had an interesting tweet earlier today.   Her statement:  FYI: Social media is not a ‘community’.  It’s a technological platform.
My question:  Is [...]

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Dear web people

I am a person too. Every morning, my alarm is set for 545. I never actually saunter out of bed until 745…
I never have people over to my apartment. Why? Because I hate cleaning and my place is already a mess.
I don’t make my bed in the morning because I [...]

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HR, company reviews and social media

I value a genuine answer over an answer that’s been spun off in a certain way.  I think there are definitely times and places for each case, but when it’s something like ‘What do you like about this?’ or ‘What don’t you like about that?’ I will value the answer that doesn’t sound spun.
This, my [...]

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The start of my Go To people – #followfriday

A few recent events and blog posts have me thinking about who my trusted sources of information are.  They come from all places, online and offline.  But most recently, the post from @ChrisBrogan LinkedIn Want You to Make INtroductions and an analogy given at the last Third Tuesday Calgary (#ctt) from @shelisrael have me thinking [...]

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