Social Media

Social Media and Integrity

What does it say about the integrity of our press corps when things that are said off record are blasted on Twitter? Especially when it’s the President of the United States.
Are we telling people in public office that they are no longer able to trust members of the press or the people that they work [...]

Social Media for Silicon Valley Businesses

This month iSHOUT interactive is introducing “Silicon Valley HOT”
This page will be a listing of deals and specials from around the Silicon Valley.
To get the page started we are offering a free 30 day listing with related deals and specials.
iSHOUT interactive will  promote your business, deals, specials and page free of charge for 30 day [...]

The Internet, Activism and Southeast Asia

An article in this mornings Wall Street Journal, written by James Hookway, talks about the crack down of some Southeast Asian governments on  bloggers expressing themselves freely on the internet.  It’s a good article which can be read here: Web Censoring Widens Across Southeast Asia.
The thought of having my personal thoughts, watched, tracked, captured and [...]

Burgers and Social Media

Yesterday, I posted an article on the seven worst foods to eat.  On that list were several things most of us would expect, one of which was favorite of mine -  cheese burgers.
yesterday afternoon, my co-worker and I were starving after a late afternoon meeting and decided to stop for a Burger.  I know, I [...]

A Socail Media Quick Start

Two new programs to get you engaged in the conversation utilizing the two most widely used social media products today!

Meeting Donors through social media

The obvious place for a nonprofit to look at social media is in donor relations.  As donors become more savvy about researching and selecting charities online to make donations. The questions is not if charities will join the social media world, but when and how.
Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research offered figures showing that 92% of [...]

Who do you love?

Social media, networking and communities are booming.  For many of us utilizing the Internet is part of our daily lives.  We communicate, get informed, meet new friends and stay involved via the web.
As all of these platforms, software and product shift and shape around us;
What is your favorite social media tool?  What community platform do [...]

The Feeling is Mutual

I wrote a post yesterday about the article in Tech Crunch regarding a PR firm using employees/interns to post fake product reviews.
Evidently, I wasn’t the only one put off by the idea of posting fake or false product reviews  See this post by Brian Solis “Why Authenticity Matters”

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Cheaters never win

Tech Crunch reports that a well known PR firm has thrown ethics out the window.  The firm has evidently hired interns to pose as community members and users in Apple’s App Store.
Where did the whole concept of transparency and honest communication go?  There is only one direction for this type of behavior and it’s not [...]

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 [...]