Blogging 101

Like that question has never been answered before! So why am I addressing it? Well, someone asked my opinion & after coming up with 5 steps & prioritizing them I thought the process should be shared.
Here is my advice for starting a blog along with some resources to get you started.
1. Branding

Who are you & [...]

eCommerce on Twitter

Twitter is a bird of many colors. I’ve seen it used in many creative ways:

Job vacancies are posted that I doubt ever hit traditional boards
requests for sightseeing & restaurant recommendations
tweet-ups (people meet at a certain place when attending an event)

Recently I had won an iPhone. AT&T doesn’t offer service in my area so I blogged [...]

Community Manager Role

It’s interesting how many people that I’ve gotten to know are shifting to positions in social media. Following the evolution of the industry is also fascinating. Two have become social media specialists in advertising/PR firms. I’m not sure what Chris Brogan’s new title is? And most recently another friend is pressing his exec’s to add [...]

Twitter forces us to fly to Pownce

Last night Twitter was taken down for a bit. There was a warning sign & some of us hung around just to see what would happen… What would happen to all those people addicted to Twitter? That was the question.
I suggested that we take the conversation to IM, but I saw some Pownce usernames [...]

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect & express appreciation for what we have:
Adam Darowski tagged me on a meme to express 7 things I’m thankful for.
1. I’m thankful for my family & my daughter’s boyfriend. It’s great that our family is growing.
2. Our pets provide comfort & entertainment at times.
3. I’m very fortunate [...]