Image via Wikipedia Sigh. I was not planning on writing a post on Facebook although I have been sharing extensively on the issue. Still, I was not going to step out on my own and say a word until Brad Shorr and Joanna Paterson double teamed me. Okay, they did not intentionally double team me. Unbeknownst [...]
Facebook, the Illusion of Privacy and Loud Mouth Quitters
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Online Communities, Privacy, Security, Social Media, Social network
Age of Conversation 3 – Available Now
Age of Conversation 3, published by new digital publishing company Channel V Books is now available through all major online retailers, as a Kindle e-book and will soon be available as an ePub for other digital readers. The book features 171 authors (including yours truly) discussing social media practice with bite sized lessons that instruct in [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: age of conversation, business, Drew McLellan, Gavin Heaton, Social Media
Social Media: Will the Free World Begin Charging Admission?
Image by jking89 via Flickr One of the early attractions of social media was the low barrier to entry. Basic access to all of the platforms was free and many services did not even have a premium option. The accessibility empowered small to medium sized businesses who had felt outspent in other areas of marketing [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Ning, Small business, Social Media, Twitter
Child’s Play?
I had a consultation with a small business owner who was looking for advice on reaching his market through social media. A trusted colleague had advised him to “find a kid 18 – 22 years old” to manage it. I suppressed a groan as I explained that unless the “kid” was a marketing professional that [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: business, Marketing and Advertising, Social Media, Strategic management
Trippy, Tragic, Triumphant
Image by pdjs-photos via Flickr Q1 2010 is now in the record books. It moved fast and there was no shortage of challenges and cheers. In the first three months we have witnessed historical moments, the launch of a good product with a bad name, and natural disasters that united and divided us. It was non-stop news as [...]
Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: branding news, marketing news, pr, Q1 2010, Social Media
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