A New Mission for the Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders of Social Media
Doug Haslam When I was in Boy Scouts as a teen, serving as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader or some sort of youthful post of authority, I had a moment that made me…
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Can You Have Thought Leadership Without Thought?
Having worked in PR for more than a dozen years, one of the unkillable buzz-phrases has been “thought leader.” For PR clients, it’s a simplified expression for being known for…
Pay for Twitter? Of Course!
Back in early 2008, I participated in a Social Media Breakfast in Boston about Twitter. Actually, the title was half tongue-in-cheek, half serious: “How Twitter Changed My Life.” One of…
Are the Smirking Jackals Hoping to Kill Foursquare in the Cradle?
Those of us in the social media and marketing industry have seen the reports over the last day or so: “Only” 4% of US adults who go online are using…
How to Format a USB Thumb Drive for Your Car: A Solution to a Nagging Problem
I drive a Honda Fit (2009 Sport model), and love the USB connector in the dash. Not being an iPod owner, I use it to connect a thumb drive that…
Figured Out the Conspiracy on NBC’s “The Event”…
The Wiggles are poised to take over the world. You heard it here first Posted via email from doughaslam’s posterous UPDATE: More evidence!
Pan-Mass Challenge: 3-Year Fundraising Review & Thoughts on Doing Good, Well
For the last three years, I have raised money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston as one of 5,000 riders in the Pan-Mass Challenge. Due to the fact…
Facebook Asks Too Much Just to Have a Little Fun
I thought the latest (UK-based) Skittles campaign, where they ask fans to bury some guy named David Phoenix in Skittles, was amusing enough to check out. However, when I tried…
A Side Effect of Using Location in Tweets; Credibility
I noticed in a Wall Street Journal Tweet that they included location, which of course was the WSJ headquarters. My reaction? That it further legitimized the Tweet, showing that it…
Social Network as Research Base: NPR Polls Twitter & Facebook Followers/Fans
This month, National Public Radio released the results of a study of their Facebook and Twitter followers. Rather than prattle on about the results (which you can read here for…