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6:00pm: I put dinner in the oven. 6:05: Sit at kitchen island with laptop, Logged into Facebook. Hear that sucking sound? 9:00pm: Jolted by smoke alarm blaring. I hear, “Mommy! Mommy!” My dirty faced kid is starving, homework still not done, husband threatening to pack his bags. Promise to try harder tomorrow. linkscolor = “330000″; highlightscolor = “FF6633″; backgroundcolor [...]
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Yes, my company “Black Dog Social Media” was named after a Dave Mathews Band Song. My first love was a black lab , I named him after DMB’s “Crash Into Me.” Crash was from a great breeder: honest, smart, loyal, fun and strong. All the things that are important in social media. Corny, but true. Black [...]
How cool would it be to tell your boss you aren’t comin’ back to work on Twitter? That’s what Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun Microsystems did. So the next day he tweets that he wants to write a book about the experience and asking his followers to tell what they want him to write about. [...]
A Blog is not a Newsletter. It is a conversation starter. Here are my top 10 tips: linkscolor = “330000″; highlightscolor = “FF6633″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;
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Rude Awakening #2: Kids know more about social media than us! (Could this be true? Do you care?) Here’s my thought process: I’ve been working on launching the Virginia Beach chapter of www.SocialMediaClub.org because I dig their “If You Know It, Share It” tag line. Picture events where all walks of life hang out [...]
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Did you see my last blog video interview “Swimming Against the Tide? Part I”? Now read below and let me know if you’ve encountered or identify with these types: Life Guard people say: “Yikes! I don’t want anyone knowing where I am , what I think or to see pictures of my family” Sunscreen will [...]
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I was reading a great blog the other day called Social Media Scene Kids. It’s about stereotypes who are hooked on Blogging, Twitter, Facebook etc. It got me thinking, what types have NOT jumped into the deep end of social media? My husband points out to me his idea of non-social media types : “Have [...]
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Social media is a 2 way street: It’s not just about you. It’s about engaging with your community through comments. How do you compare? BLOGS: News articles, No. Conversation, Yes. Lame: You read, leave no comments, or simply say, “Great post!” Better: You comment on Facebook or ReTweet. Now We’re Talking: You leave a quick [...]
