Archive for February, 2009

Uttercast: More Emphasis Needed on Listening

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

A notion about business approaches to social media struck me yesterday during a webinar hosted by a client, Powered (www.powered.com). Chris Barger of General Motors (www.twitter.com/cbarger) said, in effect, that social media is above all a listening platform. With all the preaching about interaction- speaking with your audience- it was ...

Social Media Top 5: Twestival, Can Twitter be Digg, and Pulver Pokes

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Twestival: I had been hearing quite a bit about Charity:Water over the last few months, from a semi-mysterious mailed invitation to a New York fundraiser party in December (I got thrown off by the lack of social media context) to my good friend Laura Fitton's fundraising via TipJoy and Twitter. ...

Uttercast: Hope for a Social Media Presidency?

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

After reading a piece about President Obama and th Web in the latest Wired (print!), I thought more about the idea of a "social media presidency." I still don't think we'll see a true two-way administration, but I do see some of that thinking in the staff and had a ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update February 2

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

A mere six months to go until this year's Pan-Mass Challenge, and I though I would share a few updates on my preparations: - First off, please consider donating to sponsor me in the ride. Click here to join the ranks of my generous sponsors. All proceeds (every dime!) go to ...