Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for reading, commenting and asking questions in 2011! I appreciate it so much!! I want to wish all of you a very happy Christmas, and a fantastic 2012!
New, New Twitter
Am I the only one around here that is starting to suffer from Social Media Exhaustion?? Over the last few months, Google has launched its own social network, Facebook rolled out an extensive revamp, Klout changed it algorithm, YouTube changed […]
Infographic: Social Job Search
Here’s a little something you may or may not know about me (depending on how long you’ve known me for): I spent a chunk of my career as an employment counsellor. Yep. Resumes, interviews, networking, resources, I worked with people […]
Ticketing Options
One of my (probably way too many!) volunteer positions is that I organize a thrice-yearly meeting of all of the arts marketing folks in the lower mainland. This happens via The Alliance for Arts and Culture. A couple weeks back, […]
Should You Buy Fans, Likes & Views?
So, I got this email the other day: I’d like to advertise on your website for our speedysocial.com site. It wouldn’t be anything obtrusive. I’d like to get either a mention & link in a post or a link on […]
Google brings Interaction to Education with Google+ Pages
Guest Post by Cyndi Laurenti. Google has launched Google+ Pages which brings a new dynamic to the web for internet users. Google+ Pages is free, allows easy creation of visually appealing web pages, and doesn’t require downloading any programs to […]
Facebook Introduces “Sort” Button
Well, I don’t know about y’all, but I was NOT happy when I discovered, during the last major Facebook update, that they removed my ability to choose either “Top Posts” or “Most Recent.” You see, you basically had two ways […]
WordPress Pro
I left my WordPress-hosted blog just over a year ago, for the beautifully-designed layout you see before you today (thanks, Janet Baxter!). If you aren’t familiar with WordPress, it’s a web-based blogging engine, and when you get a WordPress blog, […]
Average Lifespan of a Post: Facebook vs. Twitter
What I’m about to say next will probably not shock, or come as a surprise to you: Social Media moves fast. Over the last couple of years, I have discovered more breaking news through my Twitter or Facebook streams than […]
Gaffes in Social Media this Week
It’s been an interesting week in Social Media. I love looking at case studies, and today I have two for you. ChapStick Chapstick recently launched a new ad campaign. It’s a photo of a woman’s butt (wearing jeans) as she […]