Written by Karen D. Swim Have you ever felt like you were straddling the top of a runaway train, hanging on for dear life? Okay, well maybe that’s just me but stay with me. One of the hazards of virtual workers is the pace at which we receive information. It seems that every two seconds [...]
The One About Trains, Tweets & Lying Down In Public
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: social networking
What I Learned From Crying on My Blog
Image by Cayusa via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim I pierced the veil of secrecy and shame daring to reveal a heart filled with pain Silencing voices in my head, moving past fear and dread Like a swiftly moving current support rolled in, as I was enveloped in a cocoon of love by my [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: friendship, Marketing, Social Media
What I Learned from the “Why Girl” and How It Can Help your Business
Image by Liquid Lucidity via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Years ago, I had a colleague who we nicknamed “The Why Girl.” It was not one of those mean, behind the back nicknames whispered in the corner by the water cooler, she knew and embraced our good natured ribbing. She earned the nickname because [...]
Filed Under: Insights, Social Media Tagged With: Business process, Leadership, Social Media
What you Talking ‘bout Willis?
Written by Karen D. Swim As if we had not tortured and twisted the American language enough, an entire new lexicon has arisen as a result of social media. Our language is now populated by pop culture colloquialisms, abbreviated text speak and social media-isms. Add industry jargon to the mix and you have a communication [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: communication, Social Media
The Walking Wounded and Socially Fatigued
Written by Karen D. Swim The other day I received an email notification that one of my Twitter followers was no longer following me. I clicked through to the follower’s twitter page and the most recent tweet (message) indicated that he was changing his twitter account un-following everyone and only following those who could have [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: Social Media, Social network, Twitter
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