Social Media Top 5: Bad Headlines, More Google Plus Concerns and Hopes
Doug Haslam 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…
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Personal Brands at Companies Solved; What Everyone Needs is a BJ
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…
Google Plus: I Thought I Told You All to be Patient
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…
Social Media Top 5: (Mostly) Nice About Infographics, Blog Topics, Sock Monkeys & Brand Control
1- I Don’t Hate All Infographics I have posted here grumpily about infographics in the past. People rely on them too much, many of them are too busy, and rather…
Social Media Top 5: Through Being Awesome, Content Quality & My Checkins Are Interesting
One: OK, You’re Awesome- Now Get to Work We hear a lot in the social media world about being “awesome.” some of the people who espouse this are great friends,…
Social MEdia Top 5: Game Over, Evil PR, Scoville Burnout
Gamification and Game Mechanics I am getting a little tired– ok, I was instantly tired when the word surfaced– of the application of “gamification” to everything new in social media.…
The Iconoclast’s Guide to Social Media
There are many guides, books, ebooks, blogs, podcasts and conferences about how to use social media effectively. “Influencers” make this world go around. However, I think people, at times, need…
A Wide-Eyed First-Time Attendee’s guide to SXSW Interactive
I attended South-by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive for the first time this year (yes, the first time, despite what several people seem to think), accompanying Voce client Monster.com. What did I,…
A Brief Word About Facebook Naysaying and Taking the Long View
I look at Facebook’s moves with a cynical eye, I really do. I think a lot of the changes and features they unveil are done so without fully thinking through…
How to Fight Social Media Book Fatigue
I had the pleasure recently of reading two books by people I know. Two *more* social media books by people I know quite well. So, how am I supposed to…