Online Behavior
Getting Back on the Horse
I recently posted about routines and how you should ideally be checking your social media accounts on a regular basis and creating content effectively and efficiently. It is good advice and it really does work, but let’s face it sometimes things are just not going to go as planned. Schedules and life get in the [...]
Lost in the Clouds
Today was a bad day for social networks, both Twitter and Facebook were victims of denial of service attacks which caused them to not be available or act inconsistent throughout the day. Quite honestly, you get what you pay for with these services since they are free. Unlike when you host your Web site, you [...]
Silence Is Not Always Golden
Since BlogPotomac last month, something that Scott Monty from Ford said really stuck with me. He was talking about a situation they had, which you can read about in detail here, and the one thing that really hit home with me was how he let the community in on his process. While Scott and Ford [...]
Slowing Down the Game
With the NFL draft coming up next week I thought I would put a slight football slant to this post. I know, sports cliches are overused, but this one really scored a touchdown for me. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. As I have been using Twitter, I have tried several tools both out of personal curiosity [...]
No Time or No Goals?
Almost every time I speak to a group or an individual about social media, they interrupt to tell me that there is no way they have time to spend using social media tools, especially Twitter. I read a post over at “It’s Just Gabe” where I left a comment that I thought people felt it [...]
Listening Between the Lines
Life and work keep us busy and multitasking all day and night. This constant activity and the associated noise cause a lot of us to not really take a moment to listen and observe what is really going on around us. I know I am guilty of it quite often. I will “listen” to my [...]
“Doing” Social Media
I had a conversation with the head of a company the other week about working with them to strategically plan their social media marketing. I was met with the comment that they are already “doing” social media. He said he could show me an entire spreadsheet with all the social sites for which he had [...]
How Twitter is Like is Standing in Line at Disney
Honestly, I have not lost my mind, there really are similarities between a trip to Disney and social media. Last week, my family and I were in Disney World for vacation. Usually I don’t pay much attention to how people relate to each other in a situation and location such as Disney, but this time [...]
Sometimes it is Good to Break the Rules
Yeah, you can read everywhere about what you should and should not do using social media tools, such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. While there may be some guidelines and basic etiquette, I think that the great thing about this evolving industry is the opportunity to completely break the rules. Sure, some marketing folks will [...]
Acronym Primer
I thought we would have a little fun today and so I put together a basic glossary of acronyms used in texting, Twitter, instant messaging, discussion forums and other places throughout the Internet. As you read and interact, you will see these acronyms, so I thought I would give you a head start in case [...]
