I’m a social media geek so I guess the first reason is: “I have to.” I wasn’t intrigued by Foursquare until I checked in at the Ben and Jerry’s in Harvard Square and got a great deal. Now I check in pretty often – who doesn’t love a discount? I also like seeing real-time tips…
Have you ever attended a social media class? Do you have a bachelor’s degree in social media? Well now you can at Birmingham City University in the UK. Initially, I approached ” Is a university course in the use of social media a degree too far? ” with a bit of skepticism. How do you…
If you work in social media, I’m sure you’ve gotten the question: “I signed up for that Twitter thing. Can I get a 101 or a Twitter dictionary?” I tried to search for one and didn’t find anything that broke down the Twitter language and defined its value proposition. So, here’s my best attempt. Twitter…
I love great ideas and this. Well this is a fantastic idea. It’s a YouTube video that allows the user to rewrite the ending to their experience. Yes. I said pick your own ending YouTube video. The video came from the tippexperience’s YouTube channel. It starts with the title “A hunter shoots a bear.” 5…
Yes, I said it. Rules. Now, this is probably common sense but just in case: Shorten the content of the text before you delete the twitter name of the person who RT’d. It’s important to give credit where credit is due. Write for the RT. Make sure there are at least 15-25 characters unused of…
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at Geekend in Savannah Georgia about social networking and the job search. I got quoted for saying “Don’t be stupid”. I like to keep it short and simple and if you know me in real life, you’re probably not surprised. One of the topics…
