Social Media Best Practices: Just Do It (Chris Brogan is Not Smarter than You)
Doug Haslam I’m not going to lie. “Meme-tag” – when bloggers write about a particular topic, then “tag” several others to do the same – is fun, at least until it comes…
September 2008
Uttercast: You’re Surrounded
I often remind myself that we are products of our surroundings, and we solve our problems and generate our ideas based on our surroundings. The risk is getting stale. How…
Social Media Top 5: Social Media High School Meets the Real Thing
Social media news and observations I came across while studying up for my appearance on the Media Bullseye Roundtable podcast this week: Social Media High School meets the real thing:…
Uttercast: News Shortage?
I was surprised to hear via Utterli last night about gas shortages in North Carolina. Later a neighbor told me her friend in Georgia is experiencing even worse shortages. I…
Uttercast Stephen Baker’s ‘Numerati’
Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to a book signing for Stephen Baker’s (longtime businessweek reporter) "Numerati." Thanks to Scott Bauman (http://twitter.com/sbauman) of Greenough Communications for inviting,…
Uttercast: Point of Reference
Do you remember where you parked? We all need a point of reference to keep us from getting lost. Similar to my idea of learning the rules before you can…
Uttercast: PR & New Media Channels.
In the rush by many of us to embrace all things social media, sometimes we in public relations need to step back and ask- is this productive? Why should we…
Social Media Top 5: I’ve Gone Missing, Yammer & Twittering Free Speech
time for another Social Media Top 5. A lot going on this week: Social Media/Web 2.0 Trade Shows: I haven’t been in attendance lately. Am I slipping (by the way,…
Uttercast: Mixing Politics, Social Media & Biz
Well, well, well- here we are in the first presidential race in the Twitter Age. While some candidates used Twitter- John Edwards did it best I thought- it’s the discussion…
Utterzcast: Afraid of Cat-Blogging?
Are you afraid you are cat-blogging? I don’t mean literally (heaven forfend), but are you afraid your content is trivial? Don’t be, for two reasons. First, better to get your…