In my work with clients I spend a great deal of time assessing, developing and executing social media strategies for business. Yet, there is a very real personal benefit to social media and each platform offers something different. In recent weeks, I had been largely absent from the social media scene. There were no new [...]
Personal Uses for Social Media
Filed Under: Insights, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: Social Media, Social network
March of the Illiterati in E Flat
Written by Karen D. Swim Two weeks ago, my Grandmother retired her old school TV Antenna for a digital converter box. If the FCC had not mandated that the US switch to digital on June 12th, my Gran would have kept using the rabbit ears. In the world of early adopters one might say my [...]
Filed Under: Social Media, Writing Tagged With: communication, literature, online writing, Publishing, Social Media, Twitter, Writing
Let’s Connect – Maybe
Image by simonech via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim The invitation arrived in a velvet box tied with silk ribbon. Inside the box atop dupont silk was the quirky greeting inviting me to join the party. Excited to meet new friends, I dressed in my best party clothes and showed up on time. I [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Add new tag, Privacy, social media etiquette, Social network
Of Unicorns and Rainbows
Written by Karen D. Swim I sat at my desk watching the steam from my morning cup of coffee curl and dissipate in the quiet morning air. Technically at work but not fully alert I gazed out the window as command central booted up for the day. I closed my eyes and inhaled the aroma [...]
Filed Under: Insights, Social Media Tagged With: Add new tag, community, digital community, groupwrite project, middle zone musings
Buck up or Break Down?
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Have you ever spent a day or two fighting off an illness? You feel sort of lousy but solider on at half speed not wanting to give in to being sick? Finally, you decide that it would be better to admit defeat and spend a day or [...]
Filed Under: Inspiration, Inspiration for Life, Social Media Tagged With: challenges, managing challenges
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