Social Media

The power of story – National Novel Writing Month

November 5, 2011

November is National Novel Writing Month. While I may not be a novelist, I can’t ignore the community that pops up surrounding story. No matter who you are stories are what bind us together and help us get through tough times. Originally stories were passed down in an oral tradition. Now pass we pass on tales through writing, [...]

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Boundaries & self censorship

December 12, 2010

Boundaries. Important for any relationship, from business to personal, and it’s important to identify them in the beginning and even as you go. But what about boundaries with yourself? There are people that blog, tweet, or facebook EVERYTHING that is going on in their life. I know, everyone overshares sometimes, but I’m reminded of the [...]

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Snow, twitter, & MN shuts down

December 11, 2010

Today we (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN & the state) have been hit by a storm. Seriously. This picture is from my window. The area where the seats and table are located, was clear… yesterday. Now? We’re missing a bench. Oh wait, this was taken around 1pm. It’s almost 7pm as I’m writing this and it’s still snowing. [...]

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The Wikipedia Effect

November 21, 2010

I subscribe to the paper. The Star Tribune to be specific. Some people might find that peculiar since I’m a digital marketer, I blog, and I pretty much live online (so much so that my husband comments about my tweets sometimes). Despite those things, reading the newspaper is one of the highlights of my week. It’s a time [...]

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Professional Crush: Erin Blaskie

November 3, 2010

It’s time for another professional crush (see ‘em here)! When I started to learn about working online, and getting paid for it, one name kept coming across my search results, Erin Blaskie. Blaskie is not only described as being in a ‘hot, passionate love affair with the Internet’ but she is nothing short of a digital media [...]

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Social Media Training-Active, Engage, Learn

November 2, 2010

When I work with people or organizations on social media, I learn very quickly that (usually) groups don’t need a lecture on the usefulness of social media, but a plan. They need identifiable action steps to start learning and using the tools. It’s intimidating and scary to think that somewhere out there, people aren’t going [...]

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The Social Network- PART 1

September 10, 2010

Thanks to Social Media Breakfast (and Columbia Entertainment) I was able to attend an early showing of The Social Network. This movie has generated tons of buzz, at least online and in the news, and I was excited to get the opportunity to have an advanced showing of the flick. The experience: Violated? Check. I arrived [...]

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Who am I? I donno, but do not just ask Google.

June 9, 2010

Today, if people want to get to know a client, potential employee, consultant or even a date, we can Google them. From there you might be able to see college activities, their current employer, wedding pictures or blog posts. However, there’s so much that Google isn’t able to find… even with their mad search engine [...]

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Digg becomes even more social OR Twitter 2.0?

May 30, 2010

Digg sent out a ‘sneak-peak‘ email last week that goes over some of the new features of the Digg website. Inside the email was a ‘private’ YouTube link talking about the new layout a features. Now, Digg seems to be following the Twitter/social networking concept. Soon you’ll be able to follow certain people and organizations [...]

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A Professional Crush: Eric Qualman

May 17, 2010

Come on, everyone has one- or a dozen. My best friends have them and even my fiancé. They are the people that you stop tweeting, talking, and blogging for so you can watch their latest update, buy their new book or read over their latest post. You know, the professional crush. This crush transcends gender, education and  understanding. I couldn’t [...]

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