http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:30:16 -0700 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:53:41 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Are-you-running-a-Facebook-contest-that-could-get-your-page-suspended?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner We were on a conference call with a new client this morning, doing some discovery about their current social media efforts. The client is a very large, national home entertainment provider, and they're running a photo contest on Facebook, wher... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:53:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Are-you-running-a-Facebook-contest-that-could-get-your-page-suspended?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Dont-use-autoDMs-when-people-follow-you-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner People, enough with the auto-DMs, already! My team handles Twitter for some of our clients, and I’ve been watching the automatic direct messages come in as we follow more and more tweeps. I thought it was well-established that auto-DMs... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:37:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Dont-use-autoDMs-when-people-follow-you-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Employers-are-blocking-social-networking-when-training-would-be-better?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner   It's time for me to start writing again on a regular basis. I'm excited to share info about the next big things on the way (my favorite being augmented reality right now), and in my panel talks, training sessions, and presentations, I've star... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:22:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Employers-are-blocking-social-networking-when-training-would-be-better?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d22-More-thoughts-on-the-social-media-expert-question?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Last week’s piece about whether you need a social media expert got a lot of attention. Sadly, most people who commented were in the industry already — that is, they’re social media workers and/or acolytes with an agenda. Which mean... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:19:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d22-More-thoughts-on-the-social-media-expert-question?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Should-You-Hire-a-Social-Media-Expert?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Pretty graphs = ultimately meaningless unless you know what to do next There’s a lot of chatter about how to identify someone well-versed in social media best practices (this is pretty good, though I don’t agree with many of the author... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:16:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Should-You-Hire-a-Social-Media-Expert?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d24-New-Denver-Ad-Clubs-Size-Matters-event-is-Thursday?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner If you haven't yet registered for the NDAC's "Size Matters" networking and speaking event, you really should. It's tomorrow (Thursday, June 25) from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Gates Concert Hall (in The Newman Center for the Performing Arts... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:56:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d24-New-Denver-Ad-Clubs-Size-Matters-event-is-Thursday?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Top-five-reasons-why-I-havent-been-writing-about-social-media?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner My favorite kind of social networking. Ugh. I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything on Examiner for so long. I have my reasons. We’ve been busy. I’m not complaining, but between meetings and writing new proposals and soc... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:19:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Top-five-reasons-why-I-havent-been-writing-about-social-media?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d12-eMarketer-proves-annoyingly-obvious-once-again?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner If you say so...Guess what? Ad spending is down. I know, I know — you’re so very surprised to hear that. Yet again, our friends at eMarketer have the numbers to prove what everybody already knows. I’m waiting for the study that sho... Tue, 12 May 2009 16:36:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d12-eMarketer-proves-annoyingly-obvious-once-again?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Content-has-always-been-king-Just-ask-Sherlock-Holmes?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Never seen a Holmes flick? Never read a story? You still know whose hat this is.I’m back on the soapbox about how creating sharable, mashable, evolving content that can hop from platform to platform is a key to any sort of sustainable and succe... Thu, 07 May 2009 13:05:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Content-has-always-been-king-Just-ask-Sherlock-Holmes?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Content-and-Conversation-The-Only-Things-That-Matter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner   I say it every day, whether I’m talking to non-profit organizations, large corporations, inspired people building their personal brands, or, sadly for them, my friends:The platform is not nearly as important as the content and conversati... Mon, 04 May 2009 16:01:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Content-and-Conversation-The-Only-Things-That-Matter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d1-This-is-why-Im-not-going-to-have-time-to-write-an-Examiner-piece-today?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner I've been bad about writing Examiner pieces lately (my own staff tells me I need to create the kind of editorial calendar we put together for our blogging clients), so I was all set to compose something insightful, or at least mildly funny today. May... Fri, 01 May 2009 13:29:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d1-This-is-why-Im-not-going-to-have-time-to-write-an-Examiner-piece-today?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Dominos-responds-quickly-and-the-generation-tech-gap?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Two stories I read this week should be required reading for anyone interested in leveraging conversational media:1. How Domino's responded to a very icky YouTube video.Take-home message: you can't control your brand, but you can definitely keep track... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:33:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Dominos-responds-quickly-and-the-generation-tech-gap?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Preparing-for-recovery-part-III-LinkedIn-recommendations?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner The young professional is still at it, building awareness about his company and his own expertise. His employers still don’t get it, but that hasn’t stopped him.His recent request for a recommendation reminded me of another way to used Li... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:28:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Preparing-for-recovery-part-III-LinkedIn-recommendations?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d13-A-short-diatribe-dont-get-too-hung-up-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner There's also the dependability issue...I use Twitter every day. I use it to gather and share information, I use it to keep in touch with friends, colleagues, secret crushes and total strangers all over the world. My company uses Twitter to help our c... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:34:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d13-A-short-diatribe-dont-get-too-hung-up-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d10-Counterpoint-Best-Buys-not-flawless-but-started-with-internal-social-media-culture-first?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner    I enjoyed the give-and-take that came from yesterday's piece about Qwest's entrée into social media. Like I said, I applaud the fact that such a large, traditional corporation recognizes the need to become part of the conversatio... Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:28:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d10-Counterpoint-Best-Buys-not-flawless-but-started-with-internal-social-media-culture-first?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d9-Qwest-launches-social-media-area-FAIL?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Yawn. Full disclosure: my company pitched social media efforts to Qwest in tandem with a search guru a couple months ago, but they already had a plan in place and politely declined our services. No big deal. And kudos to the company for recognizing... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:31:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d9-Qwest-launches-social-media-area-FAIL?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d30-What-are-you-doing-Who-cares?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner The martini = the ultimate social networking tool I was having cocktails the other night with a savvy advertising pro — super-smart, very opinionated, with lots to say about her perceptions around the success and evolution of social media in o... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:55:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d30-What-are-you-doing-Who-cares?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d23-Position-yourself-for-the-recovery-right-now-part-II-Other-peoples-blogs?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner I didn't have time to post an image today. It was something I thought about right in the middle of my talk about making the most of social media at the Create Denver Expo. I was giving a whirlwind tour of social media tools, and trying to keep every... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:33:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d23-Position-yourself-for-the-recovery-right-now-part-II-Other-peoples-blogs?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d18-Create-Denver-Expo-a-mustdo-for-creativetypes?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here My excuse for not posting until Wednesday of this week is that I've been busy. Not just with new biz pitches and overseeing current projects, but with putting together a good presentation for this weekend's Crea... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:18:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d18-Create-Denver-Expo-a-mustdo-for-creativetypes?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Great-Twitter-search-tools-article?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner  Crap, I'm writing about Twitter again.We are always recommending that our clients track Twitter users and conversations, so I was stoked to see a tweet from @MariSmith about this cool article by Loren Baker, editor at Search Engine Journal, on ... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:57:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-301-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Great-Twitter-search-tools-article?cid=exrss-Internet-Business-Examiner