Archive for August 22nd, 2009
CEO’s and Social Media
I’m sure you’ve heard about the storm clouds gathering around Whole Foods and their CEO John Mackey regarding comments he made about healthcare reform. What was he thinking?
This is a man familiar with the trials and tribulation of social media. It was just a short time ago Mackey was sued for posting comments under an [...]
Why March?
March on Washington – it that the only thing people can come up with when it comes to getting the attention of those is Washington.
Has everyone forgotten the economy just hit bottom, we hope and the recovery for most Americans is still yet to come. So how does former labor secretary Robert Reich expect us [...]
Social Media and Sports
The SEC and CBS who have a new policy about social media.
“Ticketed fans can’t “produce or disseminate (or aid in producing or disseminating) any material or information about the Event, including, but not limited to, any account, description, picture, video, audio, reproduction or other information concerning the Event.”
Basically, the SEC is saying because CBS has [...]
Information Overload?
Today is Information Overload Awareness Day – While I’m sure you are very aware your are overloaded what can you do about it.
Beth Kanter wrote a blog about things to do to get you overload back in line - Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the [...]
Three Steps into the pool of Social Media
I’m a coach and consultant to small to medium sized business and organization who are interested in developing a presents on the internet through social media and marketing. To be honest, most of my clients don’t have the money to spend on doing a full analysis of their situation or creating a full-blown marketing strategy.
I [...]
Facebook and nonprofits perfect partners?
Over the last year, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of non-profit organizations (NPO’s) utilizing Facebook as a fund raising tool. The thing that has surprised me most however was how ineffective these organizations have been at leveraging Facebook, many it’s many development tools. Facebook is about community – Plain and simple. Facebook is [...]
12 Ways to Use LinkedIn Today
This article was written by Ari Herzog on July 16, 2009 and distributed by Social Media Today
I wrote one of my best evergreen articles on using LinkedIn eight months ago–when I shared 10 tips to use the networking site professionally.
Recollecting last night’s social media workshop led by Tyson Goodridge when more time was spent [...]