Archive for February, 2010

Social Media Top 5: Links for my Friends

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Flickr Photo by Ravages"][/caption] I, among many others, get sick of the same people talking about the same things, linking to each other's posts, and generally turning the echo chamber into an eardrum-ripping feedback loop. However... However, at the same time that doesn't mean don't link to your friends ...

Social Media Top 5: Olympic Chaos, Making Mistakes, and Losing Your %&*#

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

It's not about quantity, but the gold you can get from the chaos you create. I joked during the Olympics that some of the duller (to me) sports could be "crossed up." That is, have four or more athletes compete at once to create excitement, as in the snowboard cross ...

Help a PR Pro Out Day: Profiles in HAPPO (Boston)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It has been fun being involved with Help a PR Pro Out Day, and now the day, February 19, is upon us. Be on the lookout for the "#happo" hash tag on Twitter (and the #happobo tag for Boston) particularly between 11 am and 3 pm ET, as well as ...

Posting directly to WordPress from mobile

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Wow, I think I like this Mark mobile Android app for posting to WordPress. I shall experiment more, though. UPDATE: Gotta watch the autocorrect spelling on my phone-- has a mind of its won sometimes, though it is mostly helpful

Beatrice Family Update– House Will be Saved

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Thanks to the many folks who sent their best wishes, and even contributed to the Beatrice Family Fund this past fall and winter. Great news- the Newton Tab has reported that the Fund's efforts have been successful, and that the Beatice family will be able to keep their house. This is an incredible story ...

Social Media Top 5: Buzz Buzzi, Forrester Blogicide, Trolls Don’t Need Anonymity

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Buzz, Bizz-Buzz (Buzzi?)... So, there's a lot of talk about Google Buzz online-- are they going after Twitter? Facebook? (Personally, I think maybe they can finish off Jaiku if they want to try). Why should I even bother writing about it? I, like many longtime social media users, have been baffled by the stream ...

LaunchCamp: 101 Cantabrigian Mornings

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

My first post on Voce Communication's Voce Nation blog is up-- and has some thoughts on the continued need for basic ("101") social media tutorials. The thoughts came from me after attending LaunchCamp in Cambridge, Mass. last week. The trick is to prepare the crowd (which I thought Todd Van ...

Help a PR Pro Out Day – February 19

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

As someone who just went through a job search and remains grateful for the help offered by an amazing network of friends, colleagues and (not-quite) strangers, I eagerly jumped on the opportunity to join up with "Help a PR Pro Out" (HAPPO) day. Arik Hanson asked me and several others in cities ...

Social Media Top 5: Vanity iPhone Apps, Facebook=AOL?, Grumpy Old (non) Twitterers, and More Lunacy

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

I don't want your Phone app I have seen a rash of custom iPhone apps, announced and/or realized, for specific content feeds. Two of them are from folks I consider friends and industry colleagues: C.C. Chapman, and Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson of the For Immediate Release podcast. Having an iPhone (or ...

I’m a SNCR Fellow

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

As the Society for New Communications Research announced this morning, I have joined an otherwise impressive group of new research fellows at SNCR. Don't believe me about the impressive list of fellows? Look here: http://sncr.org/fellows/. The official description of SNCR is below. It is sufficient for me to say that I have benefitted from attending ...