When Did Mashable Lose the Plot?
Posted on March 23, 2009. Filed under: Business, Observations, blogging | Tags: Blog, Mashable, Pete Cashmore, RSS, Social Media, WordPress |
I used to think Mashable.com was a pretty good online publication. Certainly enough to pitch them ideas and actually have a few posts published by them, but of late, I really think that Pete Cashmore and his organization has lost the plot. Mashable used to be “All That’s New on the Web”, now they are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Paying Bloggers – Right or Wrong is Not the Question
Posted on March 3, 2009. Filed under: Marketing, Social Media, blogging | Tags: Adsense, Blackberry Storm, Blog, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, twitter |
An article on Read Write Web caught my attention yesterday because of its position on a Forrester report on why companies should pay bloggers to write articles about their products.
Now my first impression is that the RWW article is an “opinion” post, these are always good for driving traffic. Take a stance and put it [...]
Does Twitter Need A Lesson In Being Social?
Posted on February 19, 2009. Filed under: Observations, Social Media, twitter | Tags: Blind carbon copy, Blog, Human resources, Social Media, twitter, ValleyWag |
I am sure you have seen the story circulating about Twitter’s mass rejection email that was sent out in an open manner.
I came across this story on a couple of different blogs Koo’s Corner, ValleyWag and a few others. What piqued my interest in the story was less that the HR manager didn’t know the [...]
Is Social Media the latest lifeline in a downturn economy?
Posted on December 10, 2008. Filed under: Business, Marketing, Social Media, blogging, twitter | Tags: Blog, Chris Brogan, Corporate blogs, guykawasaki, Increasing Twitter followers, LinkedIn, Robert Scoble, Social Media, twitter, Twitter followers |
In times of economic uncertainty people instinctively look for some way in which to add additional value to their position, either within an organization or within the broader business environment.
The Rise of The ‘Expert’
In 2007/2008 SEO & SEM became attached to almost any position that vaguely involves some form of online activity. Marketers, PR, [...]
Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?
Posted on November 20, 2008. Filed under: Observations, Social Media, blogging | Tags: Blog, blogging, Branding, Business, celebrity, Media, personal brand, Social Media, Writing |
Personal Branding was long the preserve of the Hollywood celebrity. To have a personal brand one needed a publicist, a manager, a PR agency and of course the ubiquitous “People”, as in “I’ll have my people talk to your people”. Social Media is changing all of that. People who would have once gone [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )No Bull Shiitake: Why I follow Guy Kawasaki
Posted on November 12, 2008. Filed under: Observations, Social Media | Tags: Blog, darrenrowse, guykawasaki, ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income, Social Media, twitter, Writer |
There are lots of tools and articles that provide recommendations of people to follow on Twitter and elsewhere in the Social Mediaverse.
But few provide the why. For new users and experienced alike, finding new and interesting people to follow is part of the excitement of being engaged in Social Media / Networking. Only yesterday [...]
Influencer or Celebrity?
Posted on November 11, 2008. Filed under: Business, Marketing, Social Media | Tags: Blog, Paparazzi, Social Media, twitter |
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There has been a lot of discussion recently about how to attract more followers on Twitter, how to drive more readers to your blog and how marketers can and should be reaching out to key influencers in the social media world.
As the number of Social media platforms increase and the number of Social [...]
Twitter and Automated tools
Posted on November 4, 2008. Filed under: Observations, Social Media | Tags: auto response, Blog, Engagement, Social Media, twitter |
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I was engaged in a Twitter conversation yesterday about the use of Auto-Twitter tools, like Tweetlater. I have had this discussion a few times and its interesting to me that the debate is quite polarizing. Some Twitter users are adamant that you should not use any form of auto generated Tweets. Others state that [...]
