I just started using Foursquare. I know, I know. You hate it. Or you love it, and you can’t believe it took me so long to get onto it. Here’ s my take on the benefits of location-based social networks like Foursquare from a work standpoint: Read More »
Bio:Web pioneer and founder of the first woman-owned Internet company, Cybergrrl, Inc. and the first global women’s Internet organization, Webgrrls International; strategic social media consultant with Conversify; author of seven books including “The Everything Blogging Book” and “Streetwise Ecommerce;” blogger; podcaster; TV and radio producer; Cybergrrl Oh in Second Life. Connecting from Alaska.
Recent Posts
I was inspired to write this post because of something that just happened on Twitter. The Twitterstream of one of my Twitter friends, @markdavidson, went awry. Instead of his typical tweets, there were random bursts of symbols such as “JJJJ,” “[[[‘ and the like. At first,… Read More »
So many changes on Facebook, so little time. Just when you think you understand the differences between Profiles, Pages and Groups, and the functionality and features of each, Facebook changes the landscape — seemingly on a whim. How can any of us keep up? Here’s a short… Read More »
In the wide world of business there is still an enormous resistance to embracing newer communications tools such as blogs, microblogs and social networks as part of fully-integrated marketing strategies. Here is how that can, and should, change. Read More »
As 2010 opens its doors, I wanted to take another look at my Golden Rules of Social Media, published back in May of 2009, to see if I could consolidate those rules into five actions we can take to work better in — and through —… Read More »
I’ve been thinking about the idea of “free,” and not in the context of freemium business models and tangible products or services being given away, as explored by Chris Anderson in his book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price.” I’ve been thinking about how many… Read More »
In a previous post where I discussed the concept of a social media calendar to manage your social media outreach and messaging, Bob Hazlett commented and offered up his calendar to use as an example. I’ve downloaded it and thought it might be useful to show… Read More »
