Behind The Firewall – Multifaceted
Much of what social media is can be viewed differently from different angles. There’s a marketing side, a public relations side, a technical side, a communications side, and a human side. It’s these different aspects of social media that combine to confuse what “it” is for. It’s so easy for people working for an organization to mistake the varying degrees of social media for things that seem frivolous or unneeded. Instead, focusing on the one facet that appeals to them or their role in the organization without recognizing the opportunities of a fully integrated...
Read MoreFollow Friday – May 28th, 2010 #FF
Another Friday, another chance to share some recommendations with you of the folks who really inspire me to do, create, and share. Rather than put a flood of twitter names in a handful of tweets where I can’t tell you why these folks are great, I’m putting them together here in a post with a bit more about each person and links to their Twitter and blogs (where available). This week, I’ve listed 5 of the top Women Twitter users in Minnesota. They’ve got unlimited ideas, knowledge and passion for what they do. I invite you to follow them and see for yourself how great these gals...
Read MoreHappiness with Headway
I’m so tickled with myself after getting something done yesterday that I can’t help but post about it. I finally was able to split out my Happiness series of posts from the main blog feed, populating them on their own page here on the blog. Longtime readers will remember I started posting almost-daily on things that occurred to me at the time. Mostly these were a sentence or two on something that made my day, or made me smile, or something along those lines. I’ve not done many this year (or late last year) because of workload and such. I also started refraining from posting...
Read MoreHappiness CCCXL
When talking with employees, listening and acting on what they say is the important part.
Read MoreAnother step down the path
As in all endeavors, there are many steps involved in accomplishing our goals. In transitioning from corporate social strategist to independent consultant I had a number of directions I was hoping to go. It’s finally time to launch one of those directions – I am now offering training courses through Social Media Breakfast. While I’m working on additional courses, I now have the initial training session that SMBMSP is offering: Social Media 101 – Where to Start. While a large number of the Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul members are beyond this level,...
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