Monthly Archives: April 2009

A compliment to my Social Media (jb4520) students

Anyone who knows me well knows I don't hand out empty compliments. You get paid/rewarded for your work and, in my GenX world a compliment is handed out when it is truly deserved. Last week the students of OKState's JB 4520 Social Media class took over the reigns of PROpenMic. Their goal was to ...

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Shelli Holland-Handy, AXO TAAP Woman of the Year

Today I had the honor of introducing my wife as she received an award. There were many women honored today and I was the only man and husband to introduce his wife. My words came from my heart and afterward it was suggested I post what I shared with the audience. Here it is: As you ...

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The Social Media Classroom

I'm writing fast and should be working on a few other projects but Matt Galloway sent me a graph, similar to his ...

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My wife isn't on twitter – and that's okay

Image by Jill_Ann via Flickr It's true, she can't be found on twitter, brightkite, flickr, jaiku, identi.ca, linkedin, digg, magnolia, pandora, stumbleupon, tumblr, vimeo, youtube, ebay, ...

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#PSATuesday Winners

As you might remember I said, in my original post about #PSATuesday, I would "personally donate up to $250 of my own money to an organization or organizations which those tweeters I follow support and will do so giving the tweeter full credit." I had planned on a more eloquent approach to announcing the winners ...

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Good vs. bad social media is a short sighted question

I get this question a lot, "what are some good and bad examples of social media?" It is a great question because the answer really requires some thought and a visit back to the traditional public relations/communication model. Most people expect the quick answer and many will give it to them, Skittles - Bad, Zappos ...

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#PSATuesday reveals… something

A word of warning, what follows is a work in progress - I have barely scratched the surface of the data and more updates to this post will follow. If you see an error/have a thought, please let me know. Regarding who gets my money, I will announce that tomorrow as part of #PSATuesday. Last week ...

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April 7 is #PSATuesday – Win my money for your favorite cause!

Thank you Abby Waumbaugh for the gentle reminder it had been thirty days since my last post. Trust me, I haven't been slacking (aren't you following my tweets??). Far from it and I hope my short blogging sabbatical will benefit my readers as much as it has benefited me. During my time ...

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