Archive for May, 2011
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Blogworld: Spam is Spam No Matter Who Sends It
I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Blogworld Expo in New York City this week, moderating a panel on social media in the financial services industry. I also attended the opening keynote, featuring author and winer Gary Vaynerchuk, former Kodak ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Last Saturday (May 21), we said goodbye to my father, Kenneth Haslam, who passed away May 14 after fighting cancer for a year. My brothers and I eulogized him, as did several people in the congregation who spoke extemporaneously. A great tribute to a man I already miss. I would ...
Posted in family, Pan-Mass Challenge | 13 Comments »
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Trust for Trust's Sake? I Don't Trust That Notion
There has been a lot of talk about Trust in social media circles over the last few years. I agree that trust is important in business (not just social media- let's stop isolating broad concepts, shall we?), but does a company try ...
Posted in Social Media Top 5, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
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Gamification and Game Mechanics
I am getting a little tired-- ok, I was instantly tired when the word surfaced-- of the application of "gamification" to everything new in social media. In most cases, I see gaming as more of a gimmick. Did the idea ...
Posted in social media, Social Media Top 5 | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
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My Social Media Top Five posts are back!
Did you miss them? I don't care. As it turns out, I did.
I stopped doing the Social Media Top 5 for a few reasons:
I didn't think the posts were meaty enough, at least not consistently
I ...
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