Category Archives: twitter

5 years of blogging and 4 years of tweets!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

I have been blogging for 5 years and Tweeting for 4 ! My 21,272 tweets, assuming 23 words per tweets, would total 489,256 words: the equivalent of 5 books. This comparison to books raises the relevant question: is it worth it? Continue reading →

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#soslam: Great Talks! Live Networking!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

What is so special about Social Slam? The presentations are excellent and motivating. Attendees have the opportunity to speak with social media luminaries, online friends they have never met in person before, and other people just as enthusiastic as they are about social media. Continue reading →

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SMM Case Exercise: Public Shaming & Hostile Environment

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

The world of high-tech start-ups is often referred to as a “boy’s club” where women have difficulty being taken seriously and treated fairly. These series of questions concern a sexual joke at a high-tech conference resulted in public shaming, a DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, and a couple firings. Continue reading →

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Teaching SMM – METRICS #2 Activity Measures

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

A starting point to the measures and metrics for social media is an overview of an organization’s activities on social media. It is easy to track activity and it is becoming easier as the social media sites improve their tracking summaries. Continue reading →

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Is Jeff Bullas really a BOT? Are you?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

I argue that we are all cybergs – part human and part auto – at least most of us who are active on social media. But we must continue to consider what authenticity means, to retain our social media soul. Continue reading →

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Does Facebook CAUSE narcissism?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

… or are narcissists just drawn to social media? I started asking this question on Twitter a couple weeks ago, in order to gather some ideas and thoughts from my online friends for this post. Most of the comments suggested … Continue reading →

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Is #FF Follow Friday SO 2009?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

I have noticed a decline in #FF and #MarketerMonday activity among my online friends. Have the Friday and Monday call-outs become passe? Am I one of the last to figure it out? Continue reading →

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