Category Archives: twitter

Chris Brogan will do anything to get me to follow him on Twitter

The other day Chris Brogan tweeted the following: When I saw the tweet pointed out to me by a friend I joked that Chris Brogan will do anything to get me to follow him. Truth be known, he won't and his tweet is just part of ...

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In Social Media Communities Size Matters – Inversely

When I work with groups on their strategic use of social media I assure them, "size doesn't matter" and they look at me funny. We have been told our whole lives that bigger is better.  As it turns out, when ...

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Saxum Social Media Summit in review

I couldn't attend the Saxum Social Media Summit but I followed along, while I could, on Twitter. The chatter seemed to be positive and as I scrolled through the tweets I ran across one ...

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Free Software Every (PR) Student Should Have (Fall 2009)

The beginning of another school year is right around the corner and I have a feeling it isn't just the students who are financially strapped this year. Parents, take notice, you might not need to shell out several hundred dollars for software this year - although I would suggest you purchase a smart phone for ...

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Morgan Stanley doesn't know bupkis about teen (JB4520 Alumni) Tweeters

The recent Morgan Stanley Report regarding teen usage of social media has generated a lot of discussion. What caught my eye was twitter and the statement, "Teens don’t use Twitter because no one is reading their tweets. Twitter is totally different when you have thousands of people following you versus only ...

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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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#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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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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Mike Koehler is a social media guru

I say this in jest and Mike knows it. We talked earlier about the concept of social media gurus/experts/consultants/etc. (by the way, @mattgalloway has some great social media consultant jokes) and both agree when we hear these terms used in conjunction with social media it makes us cringe. Then again, maybe ...

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