Social Media Top 5: DisLike-sia and Other Facebook Stuff
Doug Haslam Dislike-sia Is Facebook finally implementing the long-discussed Dislike Button? Of course not. It’s a silly idea that makes no sense, not to mention that Facebook has long said it wouldn’t…
Social Media Top 5 – Slacktivism is Awesome & So Might Be Facebook Mention
Avatars-For-a-Cause, Now with Extra Lazy Added In general, I am not a fan of monkeying with profile pics on social networks. Your avatar is the way people recognize you, especially…
Something Fishy About “Top Marketing Influencer” Lists
It seems to be “list season” in the marketing world, as bloggers and companies merrily link-bait their way through the usual suspects in the hopes of mentions, thank you’s and…
Social Media Top 5: Eat Whopper and Die!
A bit of variety in this week’s Social Media Top 5, starting with the Burger Wars, even if it’s not strictly a social media story: McDonald’s to Burger King: Eat…
Social Media Top 5: I Get Positive About Brands Online
As the New Social Media Top 5 gathers momentum, this week I noticed a number of stories about brands online and how they handled a situation well or did something…
Social Media Top 5: The Triumphant Revival
I’ve laid off the blog so long – not to mention the “Social Media Top 5” semi-feature – that one might think it was “dead.” I dislike when people in…
Swearing as Business Model – Bad Idea or Good For You?
Anyone who knows me know I can out-swear any sailor, and be creatively obscene in the process. However, when it comes to speaking or writing in public, I very rarely…
Stop Using “Humblebrag”
It has been a few years now, and people are still using the term “#humblebrag.” I have about had it. It’s not a word. The very use of this non-word…
“Serial” Does Not Portend a Podcasting Boom
“Serial,” a podcast from the producers of the public radio show “This American Life,” is a runaway hit. That’s awesome. What’s not awesome is the leap of logic people are…