This was originally posted on the Meta-Activism Project (MAP) website as part of our discussion on digital technology shifts since the beginning of Arab Spring. The wave of protests that swept through the Arab world last year – what we all call the “Arab Spring” – involved various methods of mobilization and communication of citizens [...]
Gary Vanerchuck tells us the “real deal” with Social Media
@garyvee says that social media is the same thing as the internet. I disagree. While some of what he says is true – that the amount of “things” on the internet that can be called social media is humungous – social media still encompasses the parts of the internet that allow you to connect directly [...]
Forbes Women highlights the 10 Most Interesting Women of 2011
Please note that the title is “Most Interesting”…. they’re interesting for better or worse reasons than others, but it’s still a good list. Some of my favorites: Cannot go wrong with Leymah Gbowee, the influential women’s peace activist from Liberia who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, along with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkul [...]
New exclamation point guidelines, as proposed by Entrepreneur
While I can’t claim to never use exclamation points, I can claim to cringe every time I over use them, and certainly cringe more when others overuse. That’s why I appreciated so much this handy chart from the January edition of Entrepreneur magazine, which was part of their overall clip on email etiquette (also well [...]
Get Your Tweet On!
I was on WSYR Bridge Street this morning having a casual discussion on Twitter basics with Kaylea Nixon and Chris Brandolino. Dan Klamm then joins me to chat about the professional aspects of using social media in the second clip.
Thoughts on how we’re embracing social media at @SyracuseU
I was able to chat with Nancy Spears at genConnect while at BlogWorld a few weeks ago about some of my thoughts on social media use at Syracuse University:
The Role of a Social Media Communicator During a Crisis: A conversation with @Chrisbrogan
Chris Brogan brought up a good question on his blog earlier today – using myself and our SU social media team as an example. “What’s the role of a social media communications team during a crisis situation like alleged sex abuse scandals? What do you think is an appropriate amount of content about a story [...]
Getting Your Published Content Read: Some thoughts during #bwela
There were a lot of great opportunities at BlogWorld LA this year to sit down and chat with some of the media. Here are some thoughts on content production…. More WebProNews Videos
Content Curation, What Does it Take to be Successful in 2011: WebProNews interview #bwela
WebProNews ran an interview with me over the weekend in the lead up to BlogWorld LA later this week. They wanted to delve more into the topic of content curation, which I’ll be speaking on with colleague and friend Jeff Cutler. You can catch the article here!
Why are Women Funded Less Than Men? A discussion…
This 9-minute video is loaded with insight from across the industry on this question. Whichever viewpoint you hold (there is a problem, there isn’t, it’s a mix), this is really interesting.
