The support for Social Media Breakfast here in NH has been amazing. I couldn’t do it without the sponsors, speakers and attendees who come forward each month to help out (not to mention Kevin Micalizzi, who has been helping plan these since # 3 and who runs the live cast each month). June 19th is [...]

Everyone uses social media tools for different reasons. Everyone uses social media tools in different ways. There are people that, by nature, feel a need to have the world around them conform to their world view, and theirs only. This post won’t change those people – they are unbending, and seek reasons to complain and [...]

It’s easy in social media to find people talking about all of their clients who are doing well. It’s a bit more rare to find people talking about their clients when they struggle. To assume that you won’t struggle with implementation of your strategy in a social media campaign is a huge mistake, however.
I’m fortunate [...]

I talked with colleague Alex Howard (@digiphile) about #fixreplies and other recent Twitter changes like the new email notifications and URL tracking via email. We posted our discussion on @pistachio’s TouchBase blog today. You can read it over there.
I may end up pasting a different piece for my clients on how the removal of this [...]

If you are a business on Facebook that set up a personal profile page, you should probably go back in, delete it and start over with either a fan page or a group. If you are a business or brand with a personal profile page who has tried to add me as a friend, you’ve [...]

It’s time to open the tool box again, and talk about tools for solopreneurs, entrepreneurs and business owners or CEOs who are always on the go. We discussed before that a good tool kit for managing social media is essential, but your business is about more than just engaging online. If you are like me, [...]

Since Twitter has been reaching the mainstream in a big way lately, there are more and more ways people are trying to “game” the system. The most popular method for this is the follower/following count scam.
There are a variety of ways to pull this off. There are several “programs” and “systems” that promise thousands of [...]

Are you prepared to be hired or to find freelancers, consultants and employees in this Hire 2.0 world? You may have a leg up if you follow Aaron Strout or others who preach Hire 2.0 strategies, or if you’ve read my thoughts on the matter here and elsewhere. But there is a key component to [...]

Social Mic is a way to bring the indie musicians around the country in to your hearts, ears and out there in live shows. I do rep musicians, but not all indie musicians can afford (or need) a social media campaign. Sometimes they need help getting heard and a little education. I thought the idea [...]

I adore Twitter. I spend a great of time on Twitter. I have made lasting, valuable connections on Twitter. I’m one of the biggest Twitter cheerleaders you will hear (heck, I just wrote a book about Twitter with Laura Fitton and Michael Gruen called Twitter for Dummies). So why, then, do I not automatically include [...]