Uttercast: Social Media Intrusions
Doug Haslam There is lots of talk about social media etiquette these days, and the only hard rule I can come up with is there are no hard rules. That doesn’t mean…
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Social Media Top 5: Social Change, Etiquette, and the Facebook Generation hits DC
Social Media Breakfast Boston Fights Hunger, Virtually: Even a Kool-Aid swilling social media enthusiast like me was impressed at the power of a small act multiplied. The breakfast, themed “Social…
Uttercast: Sync Up w/ the Rest of Your Company
It seems obvious that a company should speak with one voice, but if you are a company with several departments with external audiences, you know how hard that is. I…
Uttercast: I don’t want to monetize my blog!
A random Twitter note passed by last night: "10 Ways to Monetize Your Blog in 2009!" My response: "I don’t want to monetize my blog. I want to monetize my…
What to do when your boss is younger and cooler than you…
…you congratulate him! SHIFT Communications Principal Todd Defren was named to PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” list this week. (link, subscription required). Having moved on from the frivolity (ok, I’ve moved…
Uttercast: Is the Search Culture Making Us Boring?
Reading a post By Lois Kelly this morning on New Creatives/Old Creatives (http://blog.foghound.com/386/) made me think about how search has changed how we produce content. Rather than catch the eye…
Uttercast: My How Media Have Changed
I have been reading a heft biography of CBS chief William S. Paley. I always find it fascinating to read about the births and evolutions of various media. This is…
Uttercast: Invasion of the Bad Communicators
I was listening to an Utterli post from Paisano and heard some frustration with how some people are using social media as blunt marketing and PR tools. A couple of…
Uttercast: How to Blog
Ok, that’s a presumptuous post title. However, I think a lot about what makes good content and what keeps people from blogging themselves. One possible complaint: "Not everyone likes what…
Uttercast: Happy Thanksgiving
I love vacations and days off, but while I can rest, I know the rest of the world is still going full-tilt while I’m off. Holidays are different. The whole…