Sports Teams Getting Cheeky on Twitter – and I Love It
Doug Haslam It is tiring to hear story after story of athletes doing something dumb on Twitter or other social network. That is hardly the only case, but those are the most…
2013
Friday Fun – Vine and Infographics, Together Where They Belong…
…in hell. Actually, a nice quick reminder of the recent history of social networks, with fewer nausea and seizure-inducing properties than the Conversation Prism (even though it’s a Vine). via…
Am I a Brand Whore?
I try not to get caught up in the whole “online influencer” game, in that I don’t put myself out there as an “influencer?” Do I influence people? Probably some,…
A Few Observations for June 7, 2013
In lieu of a “real” blog post, some thoughts that leaked out of my ears: If you Tweet that people are “doing it wrong” – you’re doing it wrong People…
On Nitpicks and Fun
Recently, the creator of the “gif” image format brought attention, while accepting a Webby Award, to the correct way to pronounce it, with a soft “g.” Many people, myself firmly…
A Prayer for Passive Aggressive Resistance
Often online, and especially in the social media marketing biz, people resort to what we like to call “passive-aggressiveness,” which I will oversimplify by defining it as crabbing about something…
Critics Gonna Crit – on Google Glass and other Silliness
Google Glass is coming out, and the early ambassadors have their copies. They look ridiculous- the glasses and the people wearing them – but that doesn’t stop the debate over…
The Problem with “Global” Social Media Statistics
You have heard them, you have seen them – the data that tells the “right day and time to Tweet,” best days for Facebook engagement, how many times a week…
On the Death of the QR Code
So, my good friend Aaron Strout, who knows a thing or two about location-based technology, declares the “death of the QR code.” I get it. That said, I am always…
What a Facebook “Like” Really Means
I know, you are probably expecting some sort of metrics-focused deep analysis of the value of a “Like” on Facebook or some other easily-debunked claim. No. Goodness no. I am…