Word of Warning: This post contains 73% more snark than the average post here at 42 Points. My tongue was buried so deeply in my cheek while writing that I nearly choked on three separate occassions. Readers are advised to refrain from consuming liquids (or to wrap their keyboards in some sort of cling wrap)… Continue reading Death of Social Media?
Category: Web 2.0
How open is our community?
Quick warning first – this post is based on my experiences last night at Third Tuesday Ottawa but it’s most certainly not a recap, review or extrapolation on the themes discussed. My twitter-sized review of the event itself would be something to the effect of “Awesome discussion at #TTO; interesting to see what GoC is… Continue reading How open is our community?
Top 5 SM Trends That Should Die Before 2009
This was going to be another rant in the style of my ‘grinds my gears‘ post of a few weeks ago but then I thought, hey, everyone loves a top-five list, right? And isn’t that the New Year’s thing to do, really? I already wrote the requisite post looking forward to 2009 after the last… Continue reading Top 5 SM Trends That Should Die Before 2009
You know what really grinds my gears? Vol. I
This post has been building in me for awhile now. There are, of course, no hard and fast rules for how people should comport themselves in the online world. Jackassitude is a purely subjective (and entirely made up ) measure. Nobody has asked me to be the arbiter of good conduct and I don’t profess… Continue reading You know what really grinds my gears? Vol. I
Reflections on SMBOttawa 5
Tell me and I’ll forget Show me and I may remember Involve me and I’ll understand Rather than recap the most recent Social Media Breakfast Ottawa from memory, I will just point you to Mel Gallant’s great post and stick instead with my take-away thoughts based on what was discussed. I think the key theme… Continue reading Reflections on SMBOttawa 5
Today is my good people day
Way back in April, my good friend Ryan Anderson wrote a post called “today is good people day” and he was gracious enough to include me in the list. He was inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk, who suggested April 3 be dedicated to recognizing good people. In the spirit of late adoption, I’ve decided to go with… Continue reading Today is my good people day
It’s like an intimate chat with 1,304 of your closest friends
In the last year or so I’ve become something of a Twitter addict. While I was originally skeptical of the utility of micro-blogging, I’ve come to recognize the benefits of the service as a professional development and community building tool. By following others in my industry (and by having them follow me back), I am… Continue reading It’s like an intimate chat with 1,304 of your closest friends
Thoughts on SMBOttawa v4.0
NB: Are you a communications or PR person who works in a non-profit, academic or government environment? Please read (or skip) to the bottom, I have a question for all y’all. First and foremost, many big thanks to the awesome organizers of Social Media Breakfast Ottawa. The fourth installment went off wonderfully in the comfy… Continue reading Thoughts on SMBOttawa v4.0
In praise of segregation
With a title like that, I wonder what kind of stumble traffic I’m going to get? I speak, of course, not of the segregation of people by gender or race, but rather the segregation of content, of information. One of the things that is often praised about this whole web 2.0 doolie is… Continue reading In praise of segregation
Best Practices in Social Media
Mitch Joel, who is infinitely smarter and more saavy then I can ever hope to be, had a great idea. He has challenged like-minded bloggers to put together a best practices guide, of sorts, to social media marketing. I’ve only dabbled at best in using social media as a marketing tool but Susan over at… Continue reading Best Practices in Social Media