I Made Fun of Upworthy Headlines; What Happened Next was Amazing*
Doug Haslam I like to be grumpy online about things that bug me; however, I try to be fair and limit my (usually) good-natured condemnations to an element that bugs me, rather…
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This is Why People Hate “Social Media Authors”
Ok, first of all, the hyperbole of the post title is designed for attention. Perhaps my next post will be “This is Why People Hate Bloggers Who Write Hyperbolic Post…
Less Grumpy About Vine, Google Plus & Social Business (But Still Grumpy)
I like being a curmudgeon. How much? This much: When new ideas, phrases, and tools come out in the social media world, I am not normally the first to jump…
The Internet of Flings: Taking Care With Buzzwords
Having been in PR and social media for many years now, I have witnessed up close the love/hate relationship my profession has with buzzwords. I define “love” in this instance…
What is an Agency? Social Media and Corporate Voice
For the last 15 years, I have spent most of my working time with agencies (PR, social media, communications). While in the PR world it was expressly the job, or…
#FailingAgenda: Social Media Lessons From– a Social Media Screwup*
As a Twitter user, I have never been a huge fan of promoted hashtags. I get that it is a way to buy exposure and discussion around a topic or…
The Busy Trap Trap, Productivity and Distractions. Solved
I decided I would refuse to be “too busy” to write this blog post… For a while, I have seen friends and others struggle with the Productivity Question: are they…
The Facebook Password Conundrum, or Why I Shouldn’t be an Eagle Scout
I have been reading lately about employers asking for job prospects’ (or even employees’) Facebook passwords as a part of the interview process. I’m not going to try to judge…
Social Media Top 5; Pinterest Copyright, PR Defined, More Infographic Atrocity
Pinterest and the Copyright Bogeyman Pinterest has captured the hearts and minds of social media shiny-object navel-gazers. It’s great, it’s simple, it’s visual.. but back in January, I couldn’t help…
Why Aren’t We Experimenting More?
If you bother to check out my blog regularly (thank you), you’ll notice a couple of odd posts recently. The first was in some ways an accident. Being a smartass,…