Social Media Top 5: DM Spam, Infographic Pain, & Naughty Words
Doug Haslam Blogworld: Spam is Spam No Matter Who Sends It I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Blogworld Expo in New York City this week, moderating a panel on…
Kenneth Haslam: 1934-2011
Last Saturday (May 21), we said goodbye to my father, Kenneth Haslam, who passed away May 14 after fighting cancer for a year. My brothers and I eulogized him, as…
Social Media Top 5: Trust the Clowns & More Blather
Trust for Trust’s Sake? I Don’t Trust That Notion There has been a lot of talk about Trust in social media circles over the last few years. I agree that…
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.…
Social Media Top 5: The Return
My Social Media Top Five posts are back! Did you miss them? I don’t care. As it turns out, I did. I stopped doing the Social Media Top 5 for…
Pan-Mass Challenge- 1st Training Ride, 2011
April is a tough month for getting ready for my annual ride in the Pan Mass Challenge (this will be my 4th), but it is also a great month. Tough,…
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…