Image by paganites via Flickr There is a growing movement of people that seem to believe that selling is equivalent to the old style peep shows frequented by dirty old men. They’d rather we all hold hands and sing songs around the campfire. I love a good round of Kumbaya as much as the next person [...]
In Defense of Selling
Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: business, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Online Communities, Social Media, social networking
Facebook, the Illusion of Privacy and Loud Mouth Quitters
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 [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Online Communities, Privacy, Security, Social Media, Social network
The World’s Not Small It’s Just Sliced Really Thin
We often remark how much smaller the world has become. Technology has facilitated our ability to seamlessly connect with people around the globe. Social media has added a new depth to this ability by allowing us to connect around common points of interests. Yet, while the world seems small, it is vast and largely unexplored. [...]
Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: micro communities, Online Communities, tribes
It’s All About You
Image by janusz l via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim “I’m not addicted to FaceBook. Or Twitter. Or LinkedIn. I’m addicted to you. Your energy.” @manicactive, via Twitter The above tweet was sent out yesterday by the infectiously enthusiastic Laura Bergells. (Side note: Whether sharing information, links or just chatting, Laura has a way [...]
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