Category Archives: Social Media
The Disaster that is my Twitter Account: Twitter Rules
Over the past two posts I’ve shared some of my “rules” for how I connect to others via social media. I’ve saved Twitter for last because I use it in a very specific way–for disasters. No, not of my making. … Continue reading
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Looking for Business in All the Right Places: LinkedIn Rules
My last post was about finding that delicate balance between friends and foes on your Facebook page. Today I want to address my personal rules for who I connect to on LinkedIn. Again, these are my rules, feel free to … Continue reading
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Looking for Friends in All the Wrong Places: Facebook Rules
I am frequently astounded when people post hate-spewing diatribes against unnamed but “you know who you are” friends on Facebook. Leaving aside the issue of the right time and place for everything, Why even converse with (or spew at) people … Continue reading
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Crisis Camp Haiti LIVE Feed
Techies from all over the country got together yesterday to use their powers for the greater good. Over the course of one day they created a variety of tools that will help in the disaster relief mission in Haiti. Some of the projects that they worked on include an iphone app for English/Creole, a localized, real-time, texting program for first responders in Haiti and a mash-up of Red Cross/Google mapping to help find missing persons. Continue reading
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Social Media Vacation
I realized I had gotten into this weird loop of living my life as though it didn’t count until I tweeted, posted or wrote about it. Talk about screwed up! I was so focused on thinking about how I would share what was happening to me right that minute, that I was missing a lot more interesting minutes. I clearly needed an intervention! Continue reading
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Student of Social Media
You’ll never hear me call myself a guru of anything. I have been schooled enough (painfully so), but I’m more of a life-long learner type of person…curious about the things I don’t understand. Continue reading
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The Social Media Conundrum
At the risk of sounding obtuse, it only occurred to me a couple of days ago, that if you surround yourself with social media gurus and early adopters, you tend to start thinking you are behind the curve. And the more you read blogs and white papers and struggle to catch up, the further behind you feel yourself falling. This vicious circle has been going on in my life for a little over a year and I’m not too proud to admit, I’m tired. Continue reading
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Dames SocMed Basics Boot Camp
Lots of questions were raising in a recent Social Media training, so we’ve arranged a Dames SocMed Basics Boot Camp for Wednesday, October 7 at Franklin College from 5:30-7:30 PM to help provide answers. Continue reading
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