I noticed the other day that rather than becoming easier, corporate communications have become significantly harder. The dream has always been one universal way to contact people and share information that allows everyone who needs…
Google + and Facebook both present an interesting question to us eventually; what do we do when we are asked to (or already have) friend someone we’d really rather not have amongst our friends. Blocking…
Okay, I’ve used Google + for a couple days now which makes me utterly qualified to render summary judgement on it. I like it. At least enough that I’ll keep using it for the short…
Most of us never even realize it, but Facebook allows us to moderate the comments that show up against our posts. In the base usage, it is very important as it allows you to remove…
I’ve got a long and storied history with Twitter. At first, hated it. Then loved it…and recently have been somewhat ambivalent. Personally I think the short form blog, which is what Twitter is, appeals to…
It’s may be well trod ground, but it’s still a topic that needs to be considered: What to do about reputation-damaging tweets or critics mobilizing on social media websites like Facebook. This week we get…
Possibly the funniest social media bit I’ve seen in the past year… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8g3AFnT_Hk[/youtube]
Okay, all you wanna be corporate social media flacks, repeat after me: Brands don’t blog…people do. A new theme doesn’t make up for lack of compelling content. Do not expect your developer/designer to make up…
I’ve been using Twitter now for 2.5 years. Honestly, I’m still grappling with the question: what the heck is Twitter? Wikipedia, never short for answers has this: Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service, owned and…
It’s been a while since I’ve dealt with the substance of Social Media. There’s a reason for that. Mostly its become that which I always said it would: simply a tool in the toolbox of…