As part of my once-a-month email blitz wherein I blast through emails while slurping large amounts of decaffeinated mochas (a luxury, for moi) to reduce my respective inboxes down to below 100, I found some tidbits of useful gold. Here’s a list of useful Twitter webpages that can help you do everything from file a [...]
Did you remember I have a podcast? Here’s episode 6, and it’s all about social media marketing. Specifically I’ll be telling you the top ten social media marketing mistakes I see individuals, brands and organizations making every day. Hopefully you’re not making them — and if you are, stop. Now. This podcast is based on [...]
This week, more than two strangers sent me emails outlining their apparently deep personal offense at the fact that I had not yet responded to their emails to me asking for things they want. The emails were much more dramatic versions of the following: “This is my second email in one week to you. Frankly, [...]
And the technology gods have struck again. Today, I had the fine task in front of me of presenting some work stuff for a small group via a Google Plus hangout. I do not have the best history with Google Plus, but was eager to work with her to put aside our differences so that I [...]
So I wrote a manifesto. And it’s all about the rules of being social in life and work. How, why, when, and where. Want a free copy? Enter your email address below to download the PDF. (Or, buy it on Kindle here.) What’s it all about? How to Be Social [...]
When I told my husband he’s the one that convinced me to finally use Google Chrome as my search engine of choice, I lied. In reality, it was Delta. For over a year, my husband had been telling me that my browser speed sucked. Through research, he had identified the two clear reasons: I operate [...]
This is an article about declaring bankruptcy on Twitter. Not the other kind. Act accordingly. Five years ago, the maximum number of starred emails I allowed in my Gmail inbox was 100. Over time, that has creeped up. And up. Now, I regularly work hard to keep the number of unread or starred messages staring [...]
In the first ten of my social media pet peeve videos, I’ve managed to talk about why you shouldn’t talk too much about yourself a full three times. So it must be an important one. Here’s installment there of why you shouldn’t talk about yourself on social media too much. Listen and learn.
I’m hosting an unconference all about how to best excel on Twitter. Based on the content of my book, Twitter for Good, the unconference will go in depth to tell you exactly how to best use Twitter to to build your movement. If you’re not new to these parts, you’ve heard me tell you about [...]
This week’s social media pet peeve is all about talking about other people’s profile pictures. Don’t do it. Why? It’s simple. Anyone who puts up a profile picture onto a social media site puts up that specific profile picture because they think it is good, and they they think it is a good representation of [...]
