Social Media Evangelists – The Special Forces of New Media

Posted on December 18, 2008. Filed under: Business, Marketing, Social Media | Tags: , , , , , , |

2008 has seen the rise of the term “Social Media” appearing in a variety of places that it hasn’t appeared before, most notably in the list of skills claimed by individuals, whether as in house evangelists or external consultants. So what does it take to be a Social Media Evangelist?
Special Forces Training
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HOW TO:Connect LinkedIn to Twitter

Posted on December 11, 2008. Filed under: Observations, Social Media, Technology, twitter | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Someone recently expressed the hope that some day there would be a way to connect LinkedIn contacts to Twitter.  Actually what they asked was if there was an application that did this.
I set to thinking about this and after a few hours figured out the solution – ok when you see the solution you will [...]

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Is Social Media the latest lifeline in a downturn economy?

Posted on December 10, 2008. Filed under: Business, Marketing, Social Media, blogging, twitter | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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, [...]

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Who I am I reading?

Posted on November 16, 2008. Filed under: Observations, Social Media, blogging | Tags: , , , , , , |

Most people know who the “Rockstars” are in blogging these days. With an estimated 1 million blogs being created everyday in the US you would think that it would be very hard to get noticed or have your voice heard. Those who have been blogging a long time have already managed to differentiate [...]

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