Mack Collier asked if I was going to post my presentation from the Web Community Forum. Is it ironic that I met Mack in a group in Facebook? And later I learned that he has a smashing marketing blog called The Viral Garden.
It was a panel so we didn’t have a formal presentation. Instead [...]

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Teresa Valdez Klein, Steve Broback, Jason Preston & Kim of Parnassus put on a great conference. It was wonderful to meet so many bloggers & Facebook aficionados!
Tris Hussey was live blogging & provided great commentary on the following sessions:
Jeremiah’s Keynote was excellent. He put his slides up on his blog.
Mari Smith also provided comprehensive coverage [...]

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That was the topic of my first presentation as a Community Manager/Social Media geek at Web Community Forum 07 in Seattle. It was also my first opportunity to meet bloggers in person. (more on that to come).
Tris Hussey of BlogNation did some great live blogging. He covered our session on Facebook Groups. Jake McKee [...]

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Yesterday the new Facebook advertising plan was announced. It’s logical that it’s going to be integrated right into our newsfeeds. Maximum exposure is the goal. And I think that the premise is that if it’s transparent, then it will work? (that part I’m still trying to understand). But let’s keep in mind that it IS [...]

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Utilizing social media requires a huge paradigm shift for people. In previous posts I’ve talked about people overcoming their fear of ‘talking to strangers’. For a corporation it’s an even bigger step! For an organization to adopt the use of social media tools there are many facets. First the enterprise needs to commit to [...]

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Teresa Valdez Klein over at Web Community forum tagged me in her meme. So I will join in.
Here question is:
What do I have in my applications bar & why?

It’s a good question! And in looking at my app’s I realized that it’s maybe time to do some housekeeping again. I am fairly selective about what [...]

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I met Mari on Facebook & she’s been interviewing people in regard to Facebook.
Here’s a link to my interview in podcast format & I thank her for allowing me to share it with you! The addition of voice definitely adds another dimension.

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I was tagged in a photo, so I knew Clay Newton was playing in Facebook again. To be honest I’m not really big on many of the app’s, but this one was quite interesting! Facebook totally intrigues me because when befriending people or thru random befriending, I see the SAME mutual friends over & over!
Today [...]

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Recently I posted tips on Befriending in Facebook & elsewhere, but today I had a conversation that prompted me to think about the psychology behind being shy of social networking. So I want to come at it from a different direction & ponder why people feel uncomfortable with social networking. These ideas are my own [...]

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My post on ideas for befriending received a great response & I’d like to build on that. InSeries is one of my favorite plug-ins in WordPress (& probably most vital to my readers because I can type a lot!). It really helps me blog in manageable chunks. I think it also connects new readers with [...]

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