Rebecca Coleman 3 New Twitter Features
There are three new things I want to share with you about Twitter that have either been released, or will be quite soon. 1. The new Firefox add-on for Twitter. If you already use Firefox for your web browser, you […]
Growing Your Numbers: Do Contests Work?
Meet Sue Edworthy. I did. For reals. I have photographic evidence that we are more than just “Facebook friends.” Sue does lots of the same kinds of things that I do, just in Toronto, so we immediately bonded over that. […]
Geo-Locating
I was prepping for my Tuesday night class the other day, and I realized that I have been remiss. Yeah, I’ve talked a bit about Geo-Locating, specifically FourSquare, but really, not as much I should have. Geo-Locating can be a […]
Facebook Can’t Take the Place of your Website
Last night, I was hanging out with my son at Science World. He was playing with one of his classmates, and I was hanging with her mom. Her mom asked me what I do. This is always a tricky thing […]
Social Media is NOT the Panacea
Whenever I do a social media marketing workshop, I always start out with a segment on Marketing theory. It’s important to me that everyone in the room, some of whom may not be marketers, gets onto the same page (or […]
New Page Administrator Feature in Facebook
In its constant bid to up the ante (and to make my life a continuous challenge trying to keep up with all the changes), Facebook has recently introduced another new feature. I really like this one: it makes my life […]
It’s an Honour Just to be Nominated
I was doing something on my computer a couple of weeks back, and I heard a ding that means someone has sent me a direct message or an @ reply on Twitter. I checked it out, and found this tweet: […]
The Facebook Share Button
A couple of days ago, I sent out my monthly e-newsletter. I like to share a really good social media tip every month, and this month, I showed my subscribers how to install a the new Facebook “Share” button on […]
Courting Controversy
On Friday, I attended Northern Voice, an annual personal blogging conference here in Vancouver. Last year, I presented at #NV10 as part of a panel discussion on using Social Media in the Arts. In March, Lorraine Murphy, Kazia Mullin and […]
Social Media 101: A Teleclass
A few weeks back, I did a teleclass for Hollyhock. Located on Cortez Island, Hollyhock is a retreat centre that offers workshops in the areas of wellness and the arts. Many of the instructors are artists, writers, and keynote speakers, […]