my perspectives on the social web, personal branding, and connecting people
Posted in social media on May 14th, 2008
You want in don’t you? To know the secrets of social media and how to use them to your advantage. If only someone would share the secret handshake to that awesome tree-house where all the cool kids hang out. To unlock the secrets and use them for your business - how could you do [...]
Posted in conference, social media on Apr 30th, 2008
Hey everyone, we finally have concrete news on the next Twin Cities Social Media Breakfast. SMB-TC3 will be held at Concordia University in St. Paul on May 16th.
After the fantastic turnout & and small space of the last event, we’ve been looking for a better space for the next one. It seems like [...]
Posted in Social Networks, Web 2.0, social media, technology, twitter on Apr 27th, 2008
It’s something that I’ve been thinking about recently. For how much all these nifty tools have helped us become more productive, I think there is a percentage of creativity or inspiration that we give up. All productivity tools are things that can do harm to our work habits as much as they simplify a [...]
Posted in blogging, social media on Apr 22nd, 2008
Sometimes it gets too easy to look for that “easy button” in the social media landscape. That all-powerful, easy to use, fast, tool that lets us quickly grow valuable & worthwhile relationships with fellow social media explorers. I say “explorers” because there are no real experts in social media, but there are many knowledgeable [...]
Posted in social media on Apr 17th, 2008
So you’ve got your blog. You’re on Twitter. Accounts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing, Plaxo and countless others are kept up to date and keep you networked with your peers. The question keeps coming back… what’s next? What does all this time interacting and connecting with people accomplish?
After all the hours [...]
Posted in Communication, social media on Apr 16th, 2008
Are missing what’s right in your backyard? Many “social media” types (explorers I like to call them) are connected with peers across the country and around the world. That’s great! Connecting with people from different places, with different views is great way to learn new things and discover new possibilities.
What about the people in [...]
Posted in happiness on Apr 11th, 2008
Trying new things - like live vlogging the Social Media Breakfast - Twin Cities 2 this morning at 8AM(CT)!
Posted in social media, twitter on Apr 10th, 2008
So I just found out that Hugh MacLeod of GapingVoid deleted his Twitter account today. There is bound to be talk far and wide on how this is a sign that Twitter’s popularity is waning. I’m going to disagree with those assessments, but I do know one thing - Hugh says that [...]
Posted in Communication, social media on Apr 9th, 2008
Today I was curious about business cards. I asked my Twitter friends just how simple (or minimal) in design or information they felt they could go with their business cards.
Of course most businesses include their corporate or brand logo and color scheme on the business card. Information on the business card has grown from [...]
Posted in conference, social media on Apr 1st, 2008
I’d like to let my fellow SMBer’s in Minneapolis & St. Paul know about the next SMB-TC event! It’ll be held at the Caribou Coffee in Roseville, just off Snelling Ave. They’ve got a dedicated conference room that may be more conducive to being able to talk with everyone, working WiFi, and great coffee.
Although [...]
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