Archive for August, 2011
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Yeah, right-- you think there's a "social media lesson" for everything? Get a life. Have fun once in a while. Hope those of you in the Northern Hemisphere had a chance to enjoy yourselves this summer.
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
A Bad Headline is Still Bad Journalism
When I was starting out in public relations, I helped a client, a games web site, get a nice article n the local paper. The article was indeed very positive, but the headline made a reference to gambling-- something the client wanted to be ...
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Two short weeks ago, I finished my fourth Pan-Mass Challenge. As always it is a great, well-run event, a 2-day ride to Provincetown to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (you can still sponsor my ride here: http://bit.ly/2011pmc).
What was special about this year?
The last year was a tough ...
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
Periodically, I have mentioned "Personal Brand" on this blog. It's a controversial term, partly because the idea of having a personal brand brings with it the danger of putting your ego in front of anything else of value you do. Of course it doesn't have to be that bad, but ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
"I've Moved to Google +"
I know I keep thinking I'm going to stop posting about Google +, but this annoys me a lot; people announcing they have left Facebook for Google Plus. I didn't know it was a choice, and the market will lead individuals, not the other way around, ...
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
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A few weeks ago, I wrote over on the Voce Nation blog, pleading for patience regarding the new Google Plus social network; patience from users, businesses, social media marketers and Google itself.
It seems that everyone but Google failed to listen to me. ...
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