My Top 5: Time for Tiktok, Dark Mode, and…Influencers?
Doug Haslam Time for TikTok? I don’t typically get over-excited about new social platforms, but I do check them out when I can. Thanks to a prod from Shel Holtz of the…
Seven Fundamentals for Professional Communicators: A Series
I have decided, with encouragement by Very Smart People, to lay down my fundamentals for professional communicators. After <redacted> years in the industry, I find it helpful to myself- and…
My Top 5: Pandora Stories Can Reward Creativity, and Thoughts on Ending Loyalty
I am back with my marketing and PR Top 5, which this time around is 3 (sorry, no refunds): Another “Stories” Feature? But Wait, I Have Thoughts About Pandora Stories…
Pan-Mass Challenge Fundraising Update – 2018
This past summer, I rode in my 11th Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual 2-day ride to fight cancer for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Every year, I take a look at my…
My Top 5: Tumblr Clamps Down on (Sex) Fun, How Dare LinkedIn Try to Be Interesting, and Quitting Social Media
My weekly thoughts on communications, marketing and social media, published weakly. Why You No Blog? Nobody actually asks me this, but it’s time for me to exercise my blogging muscles…
My Top 5: How to Prepare for April Fool’s Day, Blockchain Spam, Snapchat Never Learns
April Fool’s Is Just Around the Co… Wait, No. Some brands and marketers just can’t wait to do some sort of gee-whiz fun prank online on April Fool’s Day. Too…
The Real Solution for the Oxford Comma (and Revisiting Owning Your Stuff)
Oxford Commas Are Rarely Necessary There is no argument more fun on the Internet than a grammar argument. People dig in their heels, refuse to budge, and in the end…
My Top 5: Nothing to Worry About
This past week has brought some news from around social media and digital marketing, but I don’t think we need to wrry (too much)… Embedding Tweets is Copyright Infringement!!!! Don’t…
My Top 5: Insta-Posting, Bot-tunes, Career Medi-ocracy, Cut-and-Paste THIS
Businesses Can Now Post Incessantly on Instagram This is not the most exciting story, but it is the most relevant to people operating social media accounts day-to-day; Instagram’s API now…
My Top 5: Hustle This, List That & Whither Contributor Networks?
Hustle This! There has been a culture (or cult) of “hustle” in the entrepreneurial space that I find about as exhausting as an 80-hour work week. I am truly happy…